Cornershop Handcream for a Generation

3.5 stars out of 5 - "...A festive crash of cultures, a Babel of loops and ethnic body language. Dixie, R&B, Bollywodd kitsch, Crooklyn hip-hop, Eurotrash electronics...Singh shakes 'em all up like rats in a box, finding kicks and connection in aggresive pastiche..."
6 out of 10 - "...Singh...leads an erratic audio tour of an ultra-contemporary London...[weaving] tracks full of hip-hop corssfades, meandering techno interludes, and cryptic political jibes sung by children's choirs..."
"...Cornershop [sound] even more like Quentin Tarantino directing a Bollywood SUPERFLY starring Beck..." - Rating: A-
Included in Q Magazine's "The 50 Best Albums of 2002."
4 out of 5 stars - "...A meaty, truly multi-dimensional project...with a chugging, confident heart..."
Ranked #64 in Uncut's "100 Best Albums of the Year"
8 out 10 - "...A foot-stomping, bum-shaking good time from beginning to end..."
"...Cornershopt still draws from everything and the multi-cultural kitchen sink....this is a fun, multi-dimensional album that unpeels like an onion, revealing one surprise after another..."
Ranked #13 in Mojo's "Best Albums of 2002"
"...[Handcream...] embraces hip hop, funk, house, DJ-style reggae, '70s rock, [and] disco...and still manages to provide a more coherent and enjoyable listneing experience than mainstream dance bods..."
"...zigzagging between sounds and ideas with a joyous warmth....fizzes by in a flash..."