Latest pop, indie, rock, soul, folk, dance and electronica CD reviews from the Bournemouth Echo

The Time And Space Machine - Set Phazer to Stun (Tirk) ****

3:00pm Friday 12th March 2010

WHEN you’re as steeped in the backwaters of British proto-psychedelia as former Bam Caruso label compiler Richard Norris is, there has to come a time when the music must talk. And it’s talking pretty loudly here as Norris takes a break from any residual Grid activities and messing about with Erol Alkan in BTWS.

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Serj Tankian - Elect the Dead Symphony (Serjical Strike/Reprise) **

1:30pm Friday 12th March 2010

THIS Edwardian affair sees the System of a Down frontman’s solo record reimagined live with the accompaniment of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, curating a beautiful clash of heavenly symphony and darkened lyrics.

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Ellie Goulding - Lights (Polydor) ***

12:42pm Friday 12th March 2010

ELLIE Goulding topped almost every “Big in 2010” list and now we can judge if the hype was worthy.

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Pavement - Quarantine the Past (Domino) ****

2:00pm Friday 5th March 2010

FROM early vinyl-only scratchings to the fully rounded grown up production of their last recordings, Pavement always had a little something extra that set them apart from countless Dinosaur Jr copyists and Nirvana wannabes. In fact, such was their quirkiness, they managed to feed back into the British guitar pop they were obviously in thrall too.

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Gorillaz - Plastic Beach (Parlophone) ****

12:00pm Friday 5th March 2010

MONTHS after reviving Blur in the collective conscience, Damon Albarn is back with Jamie Hewlett’s cartoons and a band that doesn’t exist.

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Sugababes - Sweet 7 (Island) ***

11:46am Friday 5th March 2010

THE Sugababes are dead, long live the Sugababes.

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Sugababes, Sweet 7 (Island) ***

9:00am Friday 5th March 2010

The Sugababes are dead, long live the Sugababes.

Gorillaz, Plastic Beach (Parlophone) ****

9:00am Friday 5th March 2010

months after reviving Blur in the collective conscience, Damon Albarn is back with Jamie Hewlett’s cartoons and a band that doesn’t exist. The Gorillaz website carries details of the back story to enhance your listening pleasure, but in truth there’s plenty here to occupy ears, hearts, feet and minds.

Pavement, Quarantine the Past (Domino) ****

9:00am Friday 5th March 2010

From early vinyl-only scratchings to the fully rounded grown up production of their last recordings, Pavement always had a little something extra that set them apart from countless Dinosaur Jr copyists and Nirvana wannabes. In fact, such was their quirkiness, they managed to feed back into the British guitar pop they were obviously in thrall too.

Johnny Cash, American VI: Ain't No Grave (American Recordings) ***

9:00am Friday 5th March 2010

Last Friday would have been Johnny Cash’s 78th birthday, so what better time to review his last gift to our ears.