The latest from U.K. drum-and-bass duo Spring Heel Jack mates aggrêssive, low-end rhythms with disturbing instrumental textures; the timbres and sonorities favored here recall soundtrack composers such as Elmer Bernstein, Bernard Hermann and Carl Stalling. When anchored by the pair's beats – imagine a jackhammer with the hiccups – the jarring impact of blasts of brass ("Happy Baby")...

The adage "immature artists borrow; mature artists steal" is a popular-music truism, but nowhere is it truer than in the U.K. electronicdance scene. From the rock-influenced boogie of the Chemical Brothers to the harrowing jungle corridors of Goldie and his Metalheadz, the search for unique samples and fresh beats has produced a vigorous scene where new styles emerge with startling regularity.