Author: U.N.K.L.E.

Release Date: 08-09-1998

Details: Review ...[A] surreal, melancholy art film that exists in Shadow's and Lavelle's heads. -- Entertainment Weekly The music escapes the confines of disco wallpaper, thanks to such distinguished guest singers as Radiohead's Thom Yorke, who brings a human heartbeat to the growling rhythms and cold piano of "Rabbit in the Headlights." -- USA Today Amazon.ca Psyence Fiction is the epic brainchild of Mo' Wax boss James Lavelle and hip-hop auteur DJ Shadow. Seldom before had a project of such scope and such lofty ambition been attempted. But over three years of gestation, Psyence Fiction became hip-hop mythology, complete with a cast of international players; Thom Yorke of Radiohead, Richard Ashcroft of The Verve and Mike D of the Beastie Boys all offer vocal contributions. Psyence Fiction was blighted by its vast hype but still sounds like a box-- office blockbuster of an album. Shadow's deft orchestral mixing provides a wide-screen backdrop for Yorke's mournful delivery on "Rabbit In Your Headlights" but he proves equally capable of providing scene-stealing instrumentals with the likes of "Unreal" and "Celestial Annihilation". Indeed, sometimes the collaborations seem slightly mismatched; Ashcroft's take on "Lonely Soul" and Mike D's uncharacteristically poor rapping on "The Knock" prove low points on an otherwise fine album. --Louis Pattison

UPC: 731454097024

EAN: 0731454097024

Languages: english

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood