This California dynamic duo releases another raw, bass-droppin', ultra-funked album that will knock your socks off. Cali natives Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland have been an institution in American dance music for quite some time now. This badass new album from this pair shows quite a diverse range of music. Their songs have elements of downtempo, electro, hip-hop, trance, and some heavy filtered effects.
"Starting Over" is the first track and it will get you pumped up for the mystical journey that awaits. They come out of the gate with a broken-beat, electro-styled track with amazing vocals by none other than Rahzel (of the Roots) himself. They immediately flip it on the next track, "Born Too Slow," to a punk-sounding guitar riff and some angry vocals by John Garcia (no relation, I think). The infamous DJ Swamp teams up with Rahzel, Ken and Scott and pulls off a psycho dance rock track complete with scratching and all. "The American Way" sounds like an interpretation of what the The United States of Crystal Method would be like. It is fresh, new and exhilarating. On the fifth installment "I Know It's You" they trance it up a bit and have some smooth robotic and female vocals laid down.
Milla Jovovich lends her vocal cords to this track and she sounds just as beautiful as she looks. Just when you think you've got it figured out these boys take it back to the old school Crystal Method sound. "Realizer" keeps it cool with some funky synth sounds laid on a broken-bass line. The vocals from Lisa Kekaula blend nicely with the edginess of this track. The weapons are brought out on this next track. "Weapons of Mass Distortion" are the musical counterpart to the real thing. This song has a more of a jam band/rock feel but done in the Crystal Method way. These boys can synth it up with the best of them. Rahzel pops back up near the end of this CD on "Acetone." "Acetone" gets real funky with a heavy bassline and a wacky guitar riff. It honestly sounds like they were having a lightsaber fight in the studio. To wrap it up they throw out a chilled-out final track entitled "Wide Open." This track has some spoken word vocals with a simple, flowing synth sound that is quite soothing.
Crystal Method has been defining American electronica with their rhythmic style and hard edge grit. If you think you don't like The Crystal Method, think again and cop this disc…..
