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It's hard to imagine that any city in Australia -- a country that's enriched the world with thousands of exotic spiders, the Outback, the Great Barrier reef, boomerangs, kangaroos and Kylie Minogue -- is really this boring. British label Global Underground made its name by taking its favorite house, progressive house and trance DJs to far off locales around the globe -- this time, Melbourne -- to capture the spirit in a studio recorded mix. DJ Dave Seaman's languid, taxing intro mulls its way through most of the first disc, despite spun-in production numbers from usually dependable geezers like Orbital, Cass and Slide, and the prodigious James Holden. Disc Two strives for last-minute salvation, using the delicious vocal coos of Louise Rhodes of Lamb on "What Sound." It's pleasant enough for a lazy afternoon, but it won't have you jumping.

JOLIE LASH
(May 21, 2002)