Goo has certainly absorbed a ton of influences somewhere along the way -- on "Bomboclat Elements" he draws on jungle, reggae, and jazz to produce a piece of atmospheric and dub-inflected funk; "The Greatest" (here in a version remixed by DJ Cam) is a breakbeat tribute to Muhammed Ali; "Amour Bleu" takes lazy, jazzy beats and marries them to a ragbag of samples and virtuosic turntablism.

The end result is a constantly fascinating album that dances lightly on the boundaries between acid jazz, breakbeat funk, and abstraction. Highly recommended.

Rick Anderson, All Music Guide/ August 01.

Ink magazine N.Y.
GOO aka le Gooster-Elements I'm hesitant to attach a "post" label to this unique hip-hop, because post-anything gives a record a hipster reputation that it may or may not be deserving of. But in the Gooster's case, these Elements are the just the exhumed resources needed to revitalize my faith in such experimentation.
A close relative to the stylings of France's DJ Cam, Elements is an uptempo saga featuring all the heavy-hitters in the industry, hip-hop, funk, jazz, electro, dub, and country (just kidding). "Shot" literally smokes your psyche with its Meat Beat Manifesto meets Miles meets Herbie Hancock sound.
Cam even drops by for a visit on "The Greatest," a pitter-patter trip-hop, sample-ridden number guaranteed to get some heads bobbing. But this might even be the David to every other track's Goliath, as cuts like "Double Trouble" and the choppy "BBMQ 2001" provide more than enough muscle to support the record.
Forget "post" this or "experimental" that. These Elements are just plain-old essential for your progression, whether you're a listener or an aficionado. Shadow Records, 26 W. 17th Street, Suite #502, New York, NY 10011; http://www.shadowrecords.com

Kiran Aditham