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Let Us Play!
Electronic · 1997 · 12 tracks

Let Us Play!

Coldcut

A dense, kinetic collage of breakbeats and jazz fragments. This is the sound of 1997's digital frontier, where every sample tells a story of urban chaos.

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It's like a 70-minute heist movie where the only thing being stolen is every cool sound from the 20th century.

A hyper-active, intellectually curious journey through urban anxiety and playful sonic discovery.

Let Us Play! · vs · Coldcut
Restless+1.5σ

Restless saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Return to Margin
8:31
02
Atomic Moog 2000 (Post Nuclear Afterlife Lounge mix)
7:06
03
More Beats + Pieces (Daddy Rips It Up mix)
6:09
04
Rubaiyat
6:42
05
Pan Opticon
6:59
06
Music 4 No Musicians
7:03
07
Noah’s Toilet
4:34
08
Space Journey
4:20
09
Timber
4:33
10
Every Home a Prison
7:03
11
Cloned Again
4:40
12
I’m Wild About That Thing
7:10
Moments Worth Waiting For
The environmental urgency of Timber where chainsaw samples become the rhythmic backbone of a frantic breakbeat.
The transition in Atomic Moog 2000 where the lounge atmosphere dissolves into a heavy, post-nuclear bassline.
The surreal instructional dialogue on I'm Wild About That Thing that turns a sex-ed tape into a hypnotic dance floor workout.
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