Paul Oakenfold

Oakie's first solo album isn't what you'd expect. While "Starry-Eyed Surprise" contains the thumping crowd-friendly house beats upon which he built a massive DJ career, the rest is a mishmash of breakbeat, pop and hip-hop. A professional chef before becoming a DJ, Oakenfold probably just misses messing with all the flavors. In this sense, Bunkka is his casserole.

American record labels and the producers who work for them have been attempting to
crossbreed techno and pop music for years, usually by spot-welding pop singers onto
throbbing electronic grooves. In that tradition, Bunkka is the sound of DJ superstar Paul
Oakenfold diversifying his portfolio and collecting some melodic options. The guest-star
appearances range from annoying (Nelly Furtado's nasal honk over "Harder The... More >