Steve Bush - What Lovers Say  FOD 028 With a wry smile etched firmly on face, What Lovers Say brings vulgarity to the surface in truly splendid fashion. Coming on like Bristol's answer to Beck, with more than a devil's haircut in his repertoire, Sugarshack's enigmatic lone star, Steve Bush has crafted a song that is reminiscent of those awkward moments that you would rather not have the pleasure of remembering, let alone witnessing. With its semi-industrial beats and funk-fuelled rhythms, What Lovers Say is a truly perplexing hybrid of Daft Punk's Da Funk spliced with the diversity of Beck's Odelay, and delivered with the aplomb of Bill Pritchard's Jolie. This, of course, wouldn't be feasible without Mr Bush being able to wrap his sharp tongue around this compelling choon with a wicked seal of approval. On the other side, and left alone to his own devices, Steve Bush has shaken and stirred his own cocktail to provide value for money with a completely different take of the original song. The kitsch delivery of weird beats and keyboard doodling, complete with its facetious address to the original song title, is memorable for all the wrong reasons. The finished article sounds like a collaboration between Damon Albarn and Jarvis Cocker after a night spent on the tiles. The brooding, Colours Don't Mean Love with its spinal support of jagged guitar barely keeping the fragility of the song together as it threatens to collapse under its own weight, provides an indication of the direction Steve Bush is likely to move in after the jazz-influenced moments, and splashes of pop, found throughout his debut album. In the meantime, What Lovers Say is a delicious reminder of a gifted talent at the heart of a currently diverse music scene. One question remains though, how much longer can this Blossom Freak remain a closely guarded secret?

TRACKS... WHAT LOVERS SAY WHAT LOVERS SAY - (Wig lifter remix) COLOURS DON'T MEAN LOVE RELEASED 11/06/2001 SUGAR SHACK RECORDS FOD 028  CD single

Steve Bush - Blossom Freak  FOD 024 'Nice tunes, weird words, big beats,' aptly describe this eclectic set of songs from Bristol's Steve Bush. Blossom Freak is the kind of album that places a comforting arm around your shoulder one minute only to leave you floundering the next. Once you've succumbed to the various (wicked) delights on offer here - the twisted, dark tales of vile mouth's, split-personalities, and lascivious desires - you won't be able to leave this album alone. A truly weird cocktail of Daft Punk; Bill Pritchard; fragments of Beck skipping through the backdoor; and a dash of Gerard Langley's poetic tongue make Blossom Freak more than a compelling experience.

TRACKS... 1  WHAT LOVERS SAY 2  VILE MOUTH 3  THE LADT IN THE LAKE 4  SALOME 5  CHINA GATE 6  CONFIDENCE 7  ITS ALRIGHT TO SUFFER 8  WOODENTOP BLUES 9  MYTHS AND LEGENDS 10  WEAKER THAN YOU 11  66-5-4-3-2-1 12  BLOSSOM FREAK SUGAR SHACK RECORDS FOD 024  CD LP