Though disbanded in 2001, their music still feels ahead of its time. Perhaps that's why it took a while for a best-of collection of the band's music to arrive -- and 's musical influence is still felt more actively than many other artists from the mid- to late '90s. 's omnivorous musical tastes (which spanned , , and ), their perspective as transplanted Japanese women living in New York, and their fluency in pairing these wildly divergent influences with universal themes like food and love made a band with a truly global aesthetic. does right by the duo's music, presenting the highlights from their albums and the EP, as well as two previously unreleased tracks and a pair of rarities. Granted, 's body of work is svelte enough that most of it fits easily onto this collection, but it's still a joy to hear 's vibrant mix with more subtly eclectic tracks like Not only is this collection a solid introduction to the duo's music for those who have only heard how cool and influential were, but those who have loved the group since will appreciate the tributes written by and will need the collection's hard to find tracks. gets the remix treatment from a very young (who worked with in the first incarnation of a few years later), while goes in an atypically dark, but fascinating, direction. Die-hard fans might insist that the essential is the band's entire discography, but does a skillful job of distilling their eclectic sound down to its tastiest moments. ~ Heather Phares