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Riding on the success of their breakout Fever In Fever Out (1996), they've turned in another smooth 'n' mellow album, but this one is "a more eclectic mix of hip-hop, pop and rock sounds wrapped around sensual vocals" (Tad Hendrickson, CMJ ).
Add the shrill vocals of former Sex Pistol John Lydon, and the result is Leftfield's hectoring "." Drench a track in shadowy atmosphere, and the result is the ominous soundscape of Tricky's "." Combine '50s "space" music, French pop balladeering, and Marxist catch phrases, and the result is such Stereolab confections as "." Transpose the cyclical rhythms of dance music (and work by minimalist composers like Steve Reich) to guitars, and the result is the hypnotic disorientation of My Bloody Valentine's "." Include reggae rhythms and quotations from Indian and Arabic music, and the result is the ethno-techno of Loop Guru tracks like "."
The notoriously potty-mouthed rap/metal quintet matures a bit on the follow-up to its 1997 debut, Three Dollar Bill, Y'All$ . The band occasionally departs from its hard-core speed metal and ventures into "melodic interludes, user-friendly grooves, and actual harmonious vocals" (Lorraine Ali, Rolling Stone ). The lyrics, by singer Fred Durst (who clambers out of a toilet during the band's stage act), are "still the stuff of monochromatic dude talk," but sometimes they hint at something deeper--like when "the formerly promiscuous singer confesses his shame for past recreational nookie sessions" (Ali).
What this means is huge, distorted guitar noise, a thumping backbeat, lots of screechy fuzz, and vocals that are usually droned, occasionally screamed or hissed.
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