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Following up one of the few excellent
/
compilations would've been a thankless task for any label. However,
proves to be more than up to the challenge with
, their second various-artist full-length. Unlike
, which went outside the label's stable for all but one of its tracks,
keeps it strictly in-house. This showcases the mix of
, abstract
, pulverizing
-
, and minimal
and its
subsidiary have been cultivating since late 1999, and it also previews some upcoming projects that will extend the label's stylistic reach. Bookended by two tracks from
's
12" -- including
's def(t) Megamix of
highlights -- the filling is all but completely filler-free.
's cover of
is closer to
's version than the original, casting a pulsating gauze over a bassline that could be skipping up a freshly minted vapor trail.
reprised from the
12", features the type of battering rhythms and multiple lines of careening keyboards that only
can provide.
,
, and
represent the
division, an offshoot with its gaze permanently fixed on the dancefloor;
and
's tracks are minimal
productions that are deep and dubby, while
's is easily the most manic on the disc (that synthetic cowbell is out of control). Organic/synthetic indie alt-dance exponents
chip in with two of their most moody yet optimistic songs yet, the second of which is a
remix with contemporary
production nuances. New jacks
-- two home-listening
-style tracks -- factor in, and so does the aptly named
. ~ Andy Kellman