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Tracklist (Vinyl)
| A01 | | Deep Down & Dirty | | 4:20 | | A02 | | We Belong In This World Together | | 4:37 | | A03 | | Breeze | | 4:24 | | B01 | | Running | | 4:52 | | B02 | | Graffiti Part One | | 2:33 | | B03 | | Graffiti Part Two | | 2:48 | | B04 | | Sofisticated | | 4:12 |
See more tracks| C01 | | Traffic | | 5:12 | | C02 | | The Right Effect | | 4:38 | | C03 | | Stop At Nothing | | 4:01 | | D01 | | Unconscious | | 4:03 | | D02 | | Shameless | | 4:51 | | D03 | | Deliverance | | 3:22 | | E01 | | Deep Down & Dirty (Instrumental) | | 4:42 | | E02 | | We Belong In This World Together (Instrumental) | | 4:48 | | E03 | | Running (Instrumental) | | 4:54 | | F01 | | Sofisticated (Instrumental) | | 4:22 | | F02 | | Stop At Nothing (Instrumental) | | 4:00 | | F03 | | Graffiti Part One (Instrumental) | | 3:15 | | F04 | | Deliverance (Instrumental) | | 2:20 |
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Review
England's Stereo MC's hit big in 1992 with Connected, an irresistibly danceable amalgamation of breakbeats and soulful hip-hop sensibility. The album won the band acclaim (not to mention awards) at home, and radio airplay in America, but the Stereos couldn't maintain the momentum, and they took a time out -- one that lasted for nine years. Now the band has -- without much fanfare -- returned with Deep Down & Dirty. And, as they make clear from the first note, they're back with a vengeance. With its preponderance of loping beats and… Read More funk-infused grooves, the album does little to update the Stereos' sound, but no matter: The band sounds as vital as ever. Frontman Rob Birch always delivered his lyrics in a controlled sing-speak that barely hid his latent aggression. Here, he infuses the same raspy raps with a confident, street-smart swagger. The others, meanwhile, back his bravado with beats both trip-hop and hip-hop, adding fuel to Birch's fire with abrasive keyboards, thumping bass and the odd trumpet blast. "I stop at nothing/At nothing I stop," Birch cries on "Stop at Nothing." With a revitalized Stereo MC's behind him, he sounds entirely convincing. NINA PEARLMAN
(June 11, 2001)
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