I'm going to give this one a neutral rating, seeing that its not good nor is it bad. It's good breakbeat music with nice classic Orbital sampling, but at the same time it feels as if there's no message, no soul, in the music. It's just music for the sake of being music, and its happy tone makes it seem very unserious. But this shouldn't stop you from giving this album a chance, because it still has the production talent we've come to expect from one of the major pioneers of electronic music.

Just a small snippet of trivia. The track "I Don't Know You People" samples the 1973 movie "The Legend of Hell House" extensively, especially at the beginning of the track. The vocal and the eerie droning sound are taken from a scene where a psychic medium is possessed by a spirit. The drones were produced by electronic music pioneers Delia Derbyshire and Brian Hodgson, who were heavily involved with the Doctor Who theme that Orbital also covered !

I can't really agree with the other review... Not really a great Orbital album, unfortunately. It has beautiful moments, but I think the tracks are too long and they rely too much on discordant sounds. What makes it even more difficult on the ears is that the discord seems to dominate the beauty. I just listened to it, and I think a few tracks (ie #2) would be far better with some edits made to trim the fat.

For me this LP is one of the all time favourites!
It sounds sophisticated and is brilliantly produced.
A fantastic ride with wicked beats and a whole lotta soul, a beautiful, paranoid, relieving and warm composition that will give you goosebumps!
Listening to it almost 10 years after it's release the message is still valid, just open your heart and mind.
Just pop it in the player and the first 30 seconds will make you want more!
This album truly is a timeless classic!