Customer Reviews

A perfect introduction to the world of xen - By: eskodas@hotmail.com, 03 Nov 2000
From the initial sample, I knew I wasin for a treat. This album was introduced to me by a friend, & I am eternal indebted to him for this startlingly good introduction to the world of all things xen. Coldcut are the people who brought Eric B & Rakim's Paid In Full to the uninitiated. From this, we can guess that the boys are quite fond of the odd sample. This is a journey into sound? Then I can tell you one thing... we must be flying. From Prokofiev's Peter & the Wolf, to some mad b**stard talking about dropping bombs, it is without a doubt samples that make Coldcut's music so interesting. That said, the sampling would be nothing without the mad turnablism foundin such tracks as More Beats 'n Pieces, by far the best of a very good bunch. If you haven't done it yet, go out & buy this CD (or LP) now. Or stayin & buy it. But buy it, for the love of god. If all music was like this, there would be no war.