
We just got our hands on the new instrumental Beastie Boys record, The Mix Up. Our first impression: Manage your expectations. This is a small album that will please anybody who was a fan of the Beasties’ 1996 instrumental comp The In Sound From Way Out. There’s lots of Money Mark keyboard, and some of the grooves are more interesting that those on In Sound, but the guys haven’t made too many tweaks to their Meters-inspired formula. “14th St. Break,” with its quirky building synth swell and relentless guitars would work well in a film noir slow motion chase scene, while the up-tempo groove of “Off the Grid” seems like the perfect soundtrack for space jogging.

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