"...These artists offer a smooth atmospheric album that transports the listener into a certain state of melodic bliss; it almost brings one into a cognitive state of mediation.

"Much like the Orb, Prodigy, Air, Meat Beat Manifesto and Tricky; these musician/producers are on the pioneering edge of electronic music. Their synthesized sounds are able to change style in a second or groove with a beat to emphasize a feeling.

"'Remixes' has a very underground feel but is revolutionary enough to break thru into mainstream.

"I would classify this electronica album as a menage of trip-hop, drum and bass and ambience. The album is arranged as a realization of a feeling that works up to a frenzied crescendo, and then brings you down very smoothly.

"An interesting thing that I noticed in this album was that [it's] arranged so that the song's beats per minute would increase, peak, and then come down again. It sounds like an experience, doesn't it?

"On this 15-track album I particularly liked 'Curious Foliage,' 'Water Glass' and 'Small Unimportant Requests.' These songs appealed to me because I have heard nothing else quite like it. 'Curious Foliage' has a smooth deliberateness to it. 'Water Glass' employs deep jungle, bass and Bare Wire's bleak, wild vocals, make good use of breakbeat rhythms. 'Small Unimportant Requests' starts out as mellow as a heart beat, then drops fastpaced drum and bass with chilling vocals imploring 'have mercy.' This collaboration is very original and complimentary indeed. Which is usually difficult for two artists with such varied styles.

"This album is very living, very animate and always experimental. Techno is most often very ridged and cool but the collaboration of these complimenting styles really makes the album human. The vocals are the interpretation of the soul's emotion, while the omnipresent beats represent the environment outside one's self.

"Unsurprisingly, the 'Delicatessen Remixes' have received virtually nix airplay in Minnesota, but have been featured on several radio stations and received good ratings around the country. That means that you will have to download these electronic gems at http://www.mp3.com/wiremnky and tell your friends. We can hold the popular radio stations for playing the same crap music lists that are featured on MTV, but we don't have to listen to them. (College radio is the exception. KVSC plays eclectic music of many different styles.)

"'Fresh Cold Cuts: The Delicatessen Remixes' is a really fantastic and unusual album that explores the unknown recesses of groove and spirit, not only is it all original but it is also 'shake yo' booty-able.' If I were Miss Cleo I would predict that this album will soon become huge and massively sampled by other artists. I give it a big, plump 10."

-- Alicia Ohmann, Music Critic