There's something very special about T-Z-U. I'm getting that spooky feeling of unrealised potential. When I use the word 'potential' I don't mean musically, I mean commercially. Musically, this talented 4-piece are already there: a bunch of true technicians who successfully transmit their love for beats and lyrics. The double-pronged vocal attack is more exact than the scalpel of a master surgeon, the subterranean bass growls and snappy beats are premium. Summer Days is an anthem that perfectly evokes the feel of that treasured season when - as TZU say - "we sleep buck naked and leave the fan on", but it was while listening to the throbbing groove of Good Dog that I found the key factor to TZU's appeal: US-influenced funk/soul (including strong hooks) mashed with a truly Australian-styled flow. Wild Stylee, the obligatory love song, features the ultra-smooth R&B; vocals of Mark Pearl and once again TZU challenge radio to have the guts to add an obviously justified inclusion to their playlists. The influence of allies like Curse Ov Dialect and Music Vs Physics doesn't become obvious until Curse Of the Word, which rolls along like an elephant walk and has that trite carnival atmosphere that is beginning to gain prominence with those afore mentioned Melbourne acts. The Horse You Rode In On is about as angry as TZU get and it seems to be an expression of frustration, pivoting on the dangers of national pride and ignorance. As for Bold Digger, it's one of the finest old school funk grooves I've heard in years. I was rubberneckin so fluidly that I almost herniated a vertebrae. And of course, there's the previous single Dambusters, which immediately had my ears reverting from their normal droopy posture, standing more erect than a virgin on Prozac. I can't find a chink in Tzu's armour and this album proves that these talented lads are battle-ready. Position Correction is my favourite Aussie hip-hop release so far in 2004.

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Tracklisting
1 Who?
2 Summer Days
3 Position Correction
4 Good Dog
5 Dam Busters
6 Wild Stylee
7 Curse Of the Word
8 The Horse You Rode In On
9 Back Up!
10 Bold Digger
11 11.Travel Song

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