The influence of DJ Shadow has been prominent in underground releases like The Sensory Projects compilation, Ants Farm Aphids, but here we see the full evolution, combined with other notable influences like Kid Koala to arrive at jazzed-up shot at truly cinematic scapes of deeper instrumental beats. A glitch mentality to scratching, similar to Smog, gives an unlikely unnerving relief amid hypnotic, dark layers and loops. It's clear, with an opening track like Main Title Sequence, that Music Vs Physics are striving for escapism. Given that, Underscore easily reaches its goal, helping create an atmosphere by using bizarre garnishes like cocktail music and gospel vocals out of their traditional context. Beats are minimal but solid, avoiding a tag of 'electronica' and still remaining true to a hip-hop philosophy. This is what Mo Wax was all about when no house was without one of their compilations, but Music Vs Physics manage to give the genre a well-overdue tweak and create music for the mind. The trio can easily be aligned with friends, Curse OV Dialect, sharing the same love for stuttering rhythms and that childhood imagery that seems at once a nightmare and strangely familiar at the same time.

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Tracklisting
1 Main Title Sequence
2 Flights Of Theoretics
3 Origin's Theme
4 From A to B
5 In a City Life
6 Inner City Blues
7 Codec's Theme
8 Wolf In Sheeps Clothing
9 Sold Her Sounds To Science
10 Post Op Alley Drop
11 12am @ the Physics Den
12 Phantasmagori
13 Bad Dream Sequence
14 Retribution Realization
15 Return To The Scene
16 Origin's Revenge
17 Closing Credits

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