John Bigbooty - The John Bigbooty EP

Any artist who takes their name and cover photo from 1984's The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension gets some interest from me. But the artist name is the most distinctly creative element about the release. "Doin' your duty for the booty" has pleasant, downtempo grooves, livened with the occasional vocal sample and synth noise. "A Second Hand" ( purchase/download) is funky, with a nice steel drum-hook and what sounds like a Cypress Hill vocal sample. The drums are from wherever De La Soul's "Me, Myself and I" got its drums, and it is a pleasant midtempo dance track. "Sonny Daze" ( purchase/download) makes the late-90s big beat sounds live again, and its Bonus Beats (the last track on the disc), would make a great bridge track for DJs. All in all, John Bigbooty makes pleasant, danceable electronic funk. Here's hoping that future releases get a little more adventurous.