Although there are so many trip-hop outfits from the Bristol area,
Crustation proves there's room for yet one more with this intriguing collaboration featuring Irish poet/singer
Bronagh Slevin. The album focuses on the ambient and dub side of trip-hop, with an overwhelmingly apparent studio prowess that leaves many bedroom boffins in the dust.
Slevin proves an integral part of the proceedings as well, and her inspirations (
Sinead O'Connor,
Suzanne Vega) provide a vivid counterpoint to the aural molasses cooked up by
Crustation. ~ John Bush