Coded Language

Q Magazine (12/99, p.136) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...dark and sparse, its dry production pulling you up close to the music....ambient gloops and a well-earned change of pace....Competent..."
Alternative Press (1/00, p.76) - 5 out of 5 - "...proves himself as talented a drum & bass composer as any in existence today....demonstrates his versatility in music lying far outside of jungle jocks' constraints..."
Entertainment Weekly (1/7/00, p.69) - "...a beat-heavy brew that'll please purists and open up mainstream ears. His ominous orchestral dissonance and inventive jazz grooves collide with melancholy diva vocals and spoken-word poetics, creating a danceable sonic language." - Rating: B+
CMJ (12/13/99, p.4) - "...follows on that same continuum of ambition [of playing a key role in breakbeat's infiltration of the mainstream]....with its sharp, unforgiving snare construction and warped, alien ambience, [CODED LANGUAGE] is a considerably dense and shadowy affair..."