War Stories

What happens when trip-hop producers stop making credible dance music? On the evidence of James Lavelle’s new Unkle album, they start churning out blustery, radio-friendly middle of the road rock music. Ironically, the insistent ‘Restless’, featuring the vocalist from Queens of the Stone Age, the epic ‘When Things Explode’ and the doomy ‘Burn My Shadow’ – both featuring Ian Astbury – may garner the former Mo’Wax boss his biggest success. Be warned though; it’s a long, long way from the dizzy heights of Headz.