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Chris Coco's track selection on "Listen Again" has a leaning toward indie and pop flavors (Josh Rouse' "Oh, I Need All of the Love" and Acid Casuals' "Bowl Me Over") but isn't without its more pure electronic offerings, such as the smooth dub of Coco's own "Andy Warhol" and the dark techno of "Cash Machine" by Hard Fi. A standout is the keyboard retro soul reggae piece "Nina's Dance" from Prince Fatty. Amping up the eclecticism of this idsc is "Speed Date" by Arab Strap, a minimalist but driven piece of electronc pop with organic strings and vocals reminiscent of The Whispering Pink Dots. In addition you have Patrick & Eugene's take on Simon and Garfunkel's "59th Street Bridge Son - Feelin' Groovy" and the stadium style mix of "Man of Constant Sorrow" by Skewiff. Rob da Bank serves up a variety of chilled and downtempo pieces covering jazz and retro (The Superimposers' "S'posin"), dub (Richie Phoe's "Sinful"), one groovy acoustic track ("Going Up The Country" by Kitty, Daisy, Lewis), tongue-in-cheek worldish cabaret flaves from Gogol Bordello on "Start Wearing Purple" and more. He tosses in a little R-rated flavoring here and there, was well, with tracks like Uffie's minimalist and oh-so-dominatingly sexy "Pop the Glock". These and other tracks make "Listen Again" a release you will want to listen to again. Here's why: The first time out the listener is caught off guard by a couple of things. First of all, you're expecting an electronic release and you get a surprising amount of organic material. Plus, the eclecticism of the disc can throw you off. Mind you, I'm not fussing about either of these qualities. It simply means that this is a CD you'll have to revisit to fully appreciate. It's a flawed but solid collection of tracks.-- review by Kristofer Upjohn
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