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So it appears the metal fingered villain, in his quest to become the most widely listened to hip-hop artist on the planet, has set up shop on this side of the pond as well. Released on Big Dada, MF Doom has brought along a host of his fellow Monster Island Czars to bless this transatlantic venture (Including Kurious, who wins the prize for best ever album title for his 90's classic 'A Constipated Monkey'). Unfortunately (probably on contractual ish) the artists have adopted the names of creatures from the-man-in-rubber-suit-era Godzilla movies, so you can't tell who's who. Trust me when I say it won't bother you in the slightest. The former KMD frontman handles all the production duties, and those who crave the zany boom-bap of Operation: Doomsday will not be disappointed. 'Fastlane' rocks a Hendrix-esque psychedelic guitar loop which would chew up and spit out lesser emcees, but Biolante drops insightful verbals all over it. 'No Snakes Alive' is a grimy little number which speeds up until the Jet-Jaguar, Rodan and Doom start spitting double time. 'Next Levels' is laidback jazzy number (featuring Scienz Of Life amongst others) which will instantly transport you back to the mid-90's. So you get the idea. No two tunes on this album are on the same flex yet it remains coherent. Doom even throws in a couple of those spoken word skits he favoured on his '98 opus in the form of 'One Smart Nigger' which debates the use of the 'N' word, and on 'Monster Zero' which is just about King Geedorah (The three headed flying dragon from Godzilla) being dangerous. At thirteen tracks (42 minutes) long, the 'less is more' ethic definitely applies, and this album carries the mark of someone who knows what it takes to put together a product that listeners will feel
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