Thursday, March 27, 2003
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RECORD REVIEW
by FFWD Staff
HEXSTATIC
Solid Steel presents: Listen and Learn
Ninja Tune
· Explorers. Vanguards. Automation. Telemetry. Astrophysics. Cyclotrons. Computers. This brilliant new compilation from Ninja Tune delivers them all, and more.

Hexstatic has it all – everything from cosmic dub to old school. Ike and Tina bump and grind that "Funky Mule" just like old times, push-pushing Grandmaster Flash & his Furious Five ever closer to "the edge." Ninja Tune golden boys, including DJ Food and David Holmes, rip it up alongside satin-throated singers Shirley Bassey and Dawn Penn. All of the hilarious dialogue samples, hyper-trippy sound effects and too-hot beat mixes make for one entertaining collection, to be sure. It’s a rap album. No, it’s an electronic album. No, it’s a funk album. With 19 tracks of scratched-up fun to be had, this stellar lineup demands multiple replay.

4/5

CHRISTINE LEONARD

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