Machine Drum ‎– Urban Biology

Clearly the best yet from Stewart; under his Machine Drum alias, at least. Extremely glitched-out hip-hop beats cut onto some of the most brilliant melodies I have ever heard. The mastery of rhythm and beats present here is simply the epitome of the direction in which Merck was headed during the early-2000's.

We begin with the ambient introduction of "Cream Soda Part 1" and the beautiful soundscape "Cream Soda Part 2", then cut into some of the best examples of glitch-hop in existence, including the phone-infected "Countchocula" and the blasted-in-your-face speedy cut-ups of "Realization". Next comes the hilarious samples of "Jigga Why", and the conclusion with "Kids World", which just simply could not have been topped as the choice for a conclusion.

All in all, this combination of wonderfully emotive leads and drums, which /never/ sound dull, makes this album one of my favorites of all time.