In The Mode - Roni Size/Reprazent > Reviews

Advantages: Good tunes- Rahzel great
Disadvantages: done before?

...was an aptly titled breakthrough in electronica with its hypercharged fusion of futuristic drum 'n' bass with bebop jazz. It was, and remains, untoppable. But his long-anticipated followup In the Mode comes as close as anything could. Returning to a dystopic urban-jungle landscape, Size and his backing quintet navigate a labyrinthine funhouse of smacking speed-freak beatboxes, disorienting vocal syncopation and brooding keyboard robotics familiar ... Read review

Advantages: Frantic, hard, infectious
Disadvantages: No Brown Paper Bag

...with a jazz influence. In the Mode on the other hand has a harder edge with heavier beats and a faster tempo. This album has guest vocals from the likes of Method Man and Zach De La Rocha, which probably explains the harder edge. These vocals are a top choice as they work so well with this style of music. If you know the first album, there was an excellent female vocalist, Onallee ('Watching Windows', Heoroes) who does just as well on this album. If ... Read review

Advantages: Rahzel and a few nice tracks
Disadvantages: Borring beats,

In The Mode was a drum and bass album I was waiting for. However I no longer know why. I think this album was totally disappointing to say the least. The album has taken a techstep type approach. The track with Method Man is probably the worse track on the whole album. Snapshot is borring and speeded with vocals does not make it any better. Lucky pressure could be described as a average track. By far the best song on the album is dirty beats. The ... Read review