[dubman]

Hell of a thing to try listening to it as a stand-alone. Almost wanna make a thread on how perception changes from what an album is expected to be, and how these tracks were revealed to us. I’m almost certain I would have a different reaction to these tracks if this was presented traditionally, which I think is the point of their frustrations with the format!

As a statement on its own, the samplbum works, which is a relief, and I’d definitely place it in the top half of their output if released on its own. But it wasn’t! And it isn’t that! The box set is the real object, and it’s fucking great even if a fifth of it is ridiculous! I love it, and that contrast must be part of the point of doing this.