Okay, it's pretty hard to try to write about an album that's a dub version of an album you haven't heard. While I love the hell out of Blue Lines and especially Mezzanine, I've had a hard time finding Protection in stores, so I figured I'd grab No Protection when I had the chance.For those unfamiliar with dub, it means that you basically take a song or album and remove most of the vocals while drenching things in echo and reverb. (Fun fact: Firefox spell check doesn't recognize 'reverb' as a word.)
I spent most of the evening driving around town with No Protection as the soundtrack, and it's definitely well put together, and is great for nighttime wandering music. That said, it's so incredibly mellow and chilled out that it's hard to stay too focused on it if you're not familiar with the original mixes or have a taste for the source material. Otherwise, you find yourself drifting in and out of the songs, while...you...zzzzzzz
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