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• Artist: Coldcut
• Album: Sound Mirrors
• Label: Ninja Tunes
• Year of Release: 2006
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• Reviewed by: dscanland on 2006-03-02

I'm not sure what Jon More and Matt Black, aka Coldcut, have been up to for the past 8 years with regards to recording original material. Obviously the felt that they didn't have anything to contribute to the music scene. Well, the break did them well because Sound Mirrors is one of those albums that shows the band moving into new directions and not following some of their brethren down the rabbit hole of same old, same old. They lead off the album with a very nice electro-pop song called "Man In A Garage" featuring the vocals of John Matthius. It's one of the many great tracks on Sound Mirrors. Next up is "True Skool", an awesome beat heavy track featuring Roots Manuva. Then they offer one of the first tracks that reminds me of the Coldcut of the past, "Just For The Kick" featuring the spoken words of Annette Peacock. I'm sure the track called "Walk A Mile" is sure to be a club hit with the great vocals of Robert Owens. "Mr. Nichols" has the enigmatic beat poetry of Saul Williams. Former labelmate Fog takes on a track called "Whistle & Prayer" one of the quieter songs on the Coldcut album. And this right before the hard hitting "Everything Is Under Control" with both Jon Spencer and Mike Ladd providing vocals. While some may argue that Coldcut is out of their element coming back 8 years after their prime, I would suggest you at least give Sound Mirrors a once over. There are a lot of new ideas that should be fairly easy for any open minded music fan to get into.

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