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| # | Samples | Title | |
| Side 1 | |||
| 1. |
MP3 |
"Acid Rain Robot Repair" | |
| 2. |
MP3 |
"Bleed" | |
| 3. |
MP3 |
"Runnin' Circles" | |
| 4. |
MP3 |
"Space Gangsta" | |
| 5. |
MP3 |
"Nervous Inaction" | |
| 6. |
MP3 |
"Upgrade" | |
| 7. |
MP3 |
"Scream It Out" | |
| 8. |
MP3 |
"The Middle" | |
| 9. |
MP3 |
"Generic Genes" (Spare Parts) | |
| 10. |
MP3 |
"Upgrade" (Grace Period mix) | |
| 11. | "Space Gangsta" (video) | ||
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Review |
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This collaboration of Fat Jon (Five Deez) and Styrofoam is something to treasure - having previously hooked up with Pole, Fat Jon's ability to match his rhymes to less conventional beats is proven. Styrofoam and Fat Jon set about forging their musical perspectives into a cohesive entity. 'Acid Rain Robot Repair' is licked with vocoder, punctuated by Fat Jon's rhymes and Petegem's indie melancholy. Erring towards Styrofoam for 'Bleed', the pairing conjure up drifting electronic reflections that recall some of Mogwai's moves in similar territory. Elsewhere, 'Runnin' Circles' match breaks and melancholy xylophone to Fat Jon's vocals to engender a sparkling indie/hip-hop match up, 'Space Gangsta' is more like Dr Octagon off the Ritalin, whilst album closer 'Upgrade' is heavily influenced by shoegaze, with its opaque vocals and ebbing soundscapes. As a special bonus the video for 'Space Gangsta' is included here.


