Zero 7 – Record (Deluxe Edition)

Why was this Carl Craig mix never released on vinyl? One of his best from this era. I'd say it's never too late...

I just can't stand most of the track in which SIa is singing, this is the very exact type of pseudo 'black soul' vocals that have really become cliché and are tiresome on many Broken Beat, Trip-Hop or Downtempo release. She sounds like her mellow 'cool' come from years of practice rather than an authentic nature and it probaly is so, now I don't want to say that she is a bad singer and hasn't mastered her art but such singing style is as boring as what is today erroneously called 'R&B', it's attempting to feel soothing to a point that it paradoxically only works on nerves, well in my case and trust me I love it when any lady sings the blues. That said, I could understand that some people may fancy her voice but to me it just sound so prefab, like wanting so much to feel soulful it only reminds me that soul istelf most probably doesn't exist. So I often feel or do skip the songs with Sia on vocals and focus instead on stand-out instrumentals such as the amazing 'Polaris' and interesting remixes.