Grooverider's debut album could not have been more appropriately titled. From James Brown and George Clinton on, the essence of "funk" has long been difficult to dissect. It could never be fully defined, though, because its mysteries are revealed only in the music itself. Clinton also understood that if you free your mind, your ass will follow and that digital tricknology could definitely move your ass. Grooverider knows the mysteries of funk and its technologies, and this concussive album bears witness to a life spent in hot DJ booths, under studio pressure, where he nurtured a good dozen of Britain's most highly respected drum 'n' bass producers.

Even knowing that won't have prepared you for this record, which breaks every rule of drum 'n' bass orthodoxy and has a great time in the process. This 13 track set open with the bullet-riddled acid-bath 'Cybermatic Jazz,' which manages to sample both the original Star Trek series as well as The Next Generation, while never slipping into the derivative sci-fi sampledom that plagues a lot of bad dance music these days."

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