| For the limited edition release, the CD is packaged in a comic book and includes a 7" flexi disc. For the limited edition release, the CD is packaged in a comic book and includes a 7" flexi disc. Eleven years after the last DJ Food album release Kaleidoscope, Strictly Kev and various friends, associates and like-minded collaborators return with a new full-length. The Search Engine distills the best parts from three EP's worth of material into a continuous 56 minute album of unbridled creativity and laser-sharp focus. Collaborations abound in the form of vocal appearances from Natural Self, J.G. Thirlwell (Foetus, Steroid Maximus etc) and The The's Matt Johnson. The latter reprises his vocal on a cover of his own track "GIANT", nearly thirty years after its first release. Styled as a kind of psychedelic rock album made with samplers, Strictly Kev has uses thundering drum work and fuzz bass as perhaps the central musical signature of the work. Collaborative hook-ups include 2econd Class Citizen, who trades sample-attacks with Strictly for the suite of nine tracks that make up the 11 minute "Magpie Music," while Dr Rubberfunk lends his drumming skills to the opening track, and old DJ Food partner PC and Solid Steel's DK add their own ingredients to the mix. | |
