The Eindhoven group Beef was founded at the end of the nineties, as a result of the local radio program The Chop Shop, in which a lot of music was made in addition to radio plays. The group features refined musicians who have previously played in groups that have performed extensively on the club circuit, such as , and . In 2000 there is enough material for the debut album . Like this title (a
… reference to ) suggests the group makes reggae, sometimes combined with rocksteady, funk and hip hop. On the follow-up you can clearly hear that Beef has performed a lot, as a result of that well-received album. The simply titled follow-up Beef comes across as a pure reggae album, again with a few side steps. Only on track nine (Topsecret) some rocking guitars are used. Overall, the album Beef is less surprising, but due to the swinging playing, the excellent sound quality and the excellent songs it is easily one of the best in the reggae genre ever made in the Netherlands. (MS)more
