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Title: worth a listen, but that's about it
Review: Originally released in 1972, this record has been hailed by some as a precursor to hip-hop, trance, jungle, and a host of other currently fashionable musical styles. To these ears, it's a repetitive mess that never gets off the ground. Davis' trumpet is buried in the mix, and there's no real melody to speak of either. The best track on the album is "Black Satin," a cut that Bill Laswell remixed with superior results on the excellent Panthalassa CD in 1998. The sound quality on that album was far superior, and the song worked much better within the context of that CD. Here, it just serves as the theme for the last half hour of the disc. On a historical note, this was the first Miles album to utilize overdubs and multiple tape machines.
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