While webcast concerts and performances swiftly became commonplace by the end of the 1990s, there had to be pioneers somewhere in earlier years, and was among them. Instead of touring for the album in 1994, they instead set up a series of appearances on a variety of radio stations, as well as concert dates involving broadcasting to specific venues. , named after the high-speed connection that made these ventures possible, compiles a variety of cuts from four different sessions, including one with . All four were live performances, with only new material appearing on itself, making it a fine standalone collection of intrinsic value beyond its gee-whiz factor. While not a cohesive listen like by default -- the selections aren't organized in chronological fashion -- all are edited together to provide a reasonable enough simulation of a standalone performance. Stylistically the duo explore both the experimental reaches of ' unsettling approach and the rougher sounds which would come to dominate on . makes for a great taste of the latter, with a steady, aggressive loop mixed with muted trumpet and cascading, unnerving synth swirls and sighs, not to mention sudden guitar stabs. Similarly aggro efforts appear, like the steady, booming breakbeat echo and intense synth bassline on On the calmer but no less intriguing side, standouts include and especially subtle and threatening in atmosphere, resembling a spooked-out track. Besides , there's one other guest on the album -- sort of: gets some of his acoustic bass work sampled for a core loop on which predates the commercial explosion of by mere months. ~ Ned Raggett