Much like the early -related project recorded as , simulates a journey through the outer realms -- progressing from the soaring - of and the stoned (a veiled reference) to and ending (after more than two hours) with the glorious live mix of A varied cast of samples ( , space broadcasts, foreign-language whispers) and warm synthesizer tones provide a convincing bed for the midtempo beats and occasionally -inflected ambience. With a clever balance of Radiophonics Workshop , '70s meister-works by , and , plus the steady influence of 's sublime Chicago is the album that defined the movement. ~ John Bush