| Details | | Contributing Artists: | 3D, Brian Eno, Jarvis Cocker, Josh Homme | | Distributor: | Phantom Import Distributi | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | DDD |
Album Notes
NEVER, NEVER, LAND is the second full-length by James Lavelle's electronic outfit UNKLE and features guest appearances by former Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown, Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme, Primal Scream's Mani, Massive Attack's 3D, and Pulp's Jarvis Cocker.
Includes a limited-edition DVD.
UNKLE's long-awaited 2004 follow-up to 1998's PSYENCE FICTION sees DJ Shadow M.I.A. and mainstay James Lavelle instead employing longtime party pal Richard File, who replaces Shadow's loping, doom-laden vibes with something a bit more psychedelic and free-floating. A plethora of stellar guests solidifies the new sound, including Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja (the synth-laden "Invasion"), Jarvis Cocker and Brian Eno (the 4 a.m. paranoia of "I Need Something Stronger"), and Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme (the urgent "Safe in Mind [Please Take This Gun from Out My Face]").
"In a State" is a smooth, groove-heavy track, with File crooning a refrain that seems like it finally escaped from some mid-1990s dance-floor. Even some Stone Roses get thrown into the mix, with vocalist Ian Brown and bassist Mani reuniting on "Reign." The range of styles and moods here is impressive, considering that it all comes together with the epic scope of a soundtrack to some film too cool to ever be released.
Editorial Reviews
[G]uests galore lace the esoterica with plenty of angsty personality. - Grade: B
Spin
3 stars out of 5 - NEVER, NEVER, LAND pulses with the epic atmospherics of big-room dance floors.
Rolling Stone
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