The Oscillator

James has been the guv'nor of the Hammond groove since he was rocking with Eighties band The Prisoners - of whom the White Stripes' Jack White is a fan. He's still making lush records such as last year's Room At The Top and while he's in an experimental mood here trackes like Jim's Semolina and Bossaoscillator are still pretty damn funky.

OK! Mag - June 2003

Distorted Hammond freak-outs from the band for whom the term "acid jazz" was coined.

Originally the organist in '80s garage punk legends The Prisoners (whose debut album A Taste of Pink! is available again with extra tracks) James Taylor has pursued his obsession with the Hammond organ beyond all reasonable boundaries. Cut virtually live The Oscillator blasts off with an implausibly dynamic cover of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar reaching the stratosphere with a set of distorted R&B funk workouts that explode in shards of '60s spy themes, psychedelia and free form jazz.

Paul Johnson - Uncut Mag - July 2003