Name: An Instinct For Detection by Lionrock
Brand: Lionrock
SKU: 743213428123
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (84 reviews)

ALBUM

There's something joyous afoot throughout Lionrock's excellent, overlooked gem of an album An Instinct for Detection. Equal parts throbbing, frazzled instrumentals and tracks with too-cool vocals, the entire album shines. When things get heavy, Justin Robertson and company throw in hilarious samples, before getting back to the business of creating a soundtrack for city life. The instrumental tracks, abuzz with inebriated electronics, work in a caffeinated vein, repeatedly suggesting a controlled driving force; it's first-class dance music when it goes the dance route. Particularly delightful tracks along this path are the absolutely ominous-sounding dark movements of "Death Valley Clapperboard" and the evocative film noir suggestions of "The Guide." Vocalist MC Buzz B uses a vocal inflection that is entirely infectious on "Straight at Yer Head," "Peace Repackaged," and "Depth." His style is a cross between singing and syncopated speech; the ultra-precise enunciation works as an excellent counterpoint to the aggressive, accessible throttle of the music. Perhaps the album didn't catch on with a wider audience because it came too early in the electronica boom of the late '90s, but it certainly contains massive charms and a handful of tracks that could very easily be hit singles. An Instinct for Detection is a remarkable, wonderful album that shows consistent mastery of the pop and electronica genres. It's the perfect example of an album that masters dance and pop music, and it is perhaps the greatest lost classic of the '90s in any genre.
© Tim DiGravina /TiVo

1. Morning Will Come When I'm Not Ready

by Lionrock

Primary Artist: Lionrock; Main Performer
Vocals: Lionrock; Performer
Composer: Justin Robertson; Composer
Lyricist: Justin Robertson; Composer
Composer: Justin Robertson; Composer
Engineer: Roger Lyons
Aidan Love; Production
Producer: Roger Lyons
Justin Robertson; Production
Author: Justin Robertson; Production

2. Straight At Yer Head

by Lionrock

Primary Artist: Lionrock; Main Performer
Vocals: Lionrock; Performer
Composer: Sean Braithwaite Aka Mc Buzz B
Justin Robertson
Sean Braithwaite; Composer
Lyricist: Sean Braithwaite Aka Mc Buzz B
Justin Robertson
Sean Braithwaite; Composer
Composer: Justin Robertson
Mc Buzz B; Composer
Engineer: Roger Lyons; Production
Producer: Roger Lyons
Justin Robertson; Production
Author: Justin Robertson
Mc Buzz B; Production

3. Peace Repackaged

by Lionrock

Primary Artist: Lionrock; Main Performer
Vocals: Lionrock; Performer
Composer: Sean Braithwaite Aka Mc Buzz B
Justin Robertson
Sean Braithwaite; Composer
Lyricist: Sean Braithwaite Aka Mc Buzz B
Justin Robertson
Sean Braithwaite; Composer
Composer: Justin Robertson
Mc Buzz B; Composer
Engineer: Roger Lyons; Production
Producer: Roger Lyons
Justin Robertson; Production
Author: Justin Robertson
Mc Buzz B; Production

4. Death Valley Clapperboard

by Lionrock

Primary Artist: Lionrock; Main Performer
Vocals: Lionrock; Performer
Composer: Justin Robertson; Composer
Lyricist: Justin Robertson; Composer
Composer: Justin Robertson; Composer
Engineer: Roger Lyons; Production
Producer: Roger Lyons
Justin Robertson; Production
Author: Justin Robertson; Production

5. Fire Up The Shoesaw

by Lionrock

Primary Artist: Lionrock; Main Performer
Performer: Lionrock; Performer
Composer: Justin Robertson
John Barry
Lee Hazlewood; Composer
Lyricist: Justin Robertson
John Barry
Lee Hazlewood; Composer
Composer: John Barry
Lee Hazelwood
Justin Robertson; Composer
Engineer: Roger Lyons; Production
Producer: Roger Lyons
Justin Robertson; Production
Artist: Lionrock; Production
Author: John Barry
Lee Hazelwood
Justin Robertson; Production

6. Don't Die Foolish

by Lionrock

Primary Artist: Lionrock; Main Performer
Vocals: Lionrock; Performer
Composer: Sean Braithwaite Aka Mc Buzz B
Justin Robertson
Sean Braithwaite; Composer
Lyricist: Sean Braithwaite Aka Mc Buzz B
Justin Robertson
Sean Braithwaite; Composer
Composer: Justin Robertson
Mc Buzz B; Composer
Engineer: Mark Stagg; Production
Producer: Justin Robertson; Production
Author: Justin Robertson
Mc Buzz B; Production