Rating: - Even if you don't do dance, you should own this album...
Every so often, an album of truly funky genius pops up and makes you want to write a movie just to set scenes to the songs. Unfortunately for anyone just arriving at the Propellerheads' seminal work, you've largely been beaten to it. Rarely a year goes by when there's no film released with at least a few bars from this album hidden away on it.
Where, to give just one example, would The Matrix have been without Spybreak to accompany the excellent `Government Lobby' scene?
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Rating: - The epitome of "Cool".
The album is stunning. Read on...
Firstly, In case you think you're not familiar with the Propellerheads, you are. 'Spybreak!' was the used in the lobby scene in 'The Matrix'. An instrumental version of 'History Repeating' is the theme tune to 'So Graham Norton'. Another Props song, 'Crash!', was the used in the recent Austin Powers movie. In addition, I've noticed several tracks on this album used on a TV programme or advert.
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Rating: - Really, really, really, really good
Really, really, really, really good This album by the Propellorheads is one of my favourites and will always be amoungst my top collection. It has really good variation from track to track, which is a refreshing chamge from other albums which all tracks sound the same. It has a groovy re-mix of the classic james Bond film 'On her majesty's secret service' which is one of my favourites. The songs can get a bit repetative at times, but it still sounds really class.