Much stronger and accomplished than the first Deadbeat album, SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE sees Scott Menteith exploring the boundaries of dub further, with a keen interest to the space created by reverb, rather than reverb itself. The music itself is warmer, as immediately evidenced by the plaintative piano chords on "Head Over Heels." "White Out" introduces some well-received rhythmic variations on dub. Even the more reggae-oriented pieces like "Steady as a Rock" or "Joyful Noise (Pt. 1)" seem more filled out and less generic. "Fixed Elections" rings with old-skool IDM melodies and rhythms, while "Portable Memory (The Final Cut)" drifts away on echoing static and tones that open up possibilities beyond what is heard.