- Audio CD (13 Oct 1998)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Extra tracks, Import
- Label: Mo Wax
- ASIN: B00000DB3E
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 462,830 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Psyence Fiction is the epic brainchild of Mo' Wax boss James Lavelle and hip-hop auteur DJ Shadow. Seldom before had a project of such scope, and such lofty ambition been attempted. But over three years of gestation, Psyence Fiction became hip-hop mythology, complete with a cast of international players; Thom Yorke of Radiohead, Richard Ashcroft of The Verve and Mike D of the Beastie Boys all offer vocal contributions.
Psyence Fiction was blighted by its vast hype, but still sounds like a box-office blockbuster of an album. Shadow's deft orchestral mixing provides a widescreen backdrop for Yorke's mournful delivery on "Rabbit In Your Headlights", but he proves equally capable of providing scene-stealing instrumentals with the likes of "Unreal" and "Celestial Annihilation". Indeed, sometimes the collaborations seem slightly mismatched; Ashcroft's take on "Lonely Soul" and Mike D's uncharacteristically poor rapping on "The Knock" prove lowpoints on an otherwise fine album. --Louis Pattison
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Even if you have never heard of DJ Shadow or James Lavell (I appologise for all spelling mistakes now), even if you dont like Hip Hop, Trip Hop or music with a definate beat, you actually cant help but be astounded by this album, as well as being hugely diverse in content, from Hip Hop to Punky Metal to scratched over samples it also has a huge range of guest musicians, including Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Mike D (Beastie Boys) and Ian Brown (Ummm, Ian Brown). So its all good, and if youve just stumbled on this some how and have no idea what Im going on about, buy it anyhow, and enjoy music that will actually excite you.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
a good blend of hip hop, trip hop and mellow sounds with a loud of DJ Shadow weird samples, a must for any DJ Shadow or trip hop fan.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A year and a half ago I was totally oblivious to DJ Shadow and the world of MoWax until a friend of mine told me he was psyched up to buy an album by this duo called UNKLE. I decided to accompany him and boy am I glad that I did. As we walked into the Music shop I saw his eyes gleam with excitement :: The Limited Edition CD :: stood on the shelves amongst the others others. People walked by and took less than a second's glance at it. I picked it up and wondered what all the fuss was all about. I put it down again realising that the track info was inside the little package. My friend picked up several CDs examining them looking for the best one and then prompty went to pay for it. It wasn't until a week later that I borrowed the CD from my friend to listen to. From beginning to end every track was really music to my eyes (apart from the quizzical interlude... amusing but annoying at the same time) I went out to buy the CD immediately after that...My favourite tracks being Lonely Soul, Celestial Annihilation and Bloodstain.
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Good but not as good as the others
I think the title says it all really. I came to this band quite late on,so decided to get some of their back catalogue. I chose this one because of the artists who worked on it. Read more
Published on 27 May 2009 by Amanda Bexon
Not bad at all
I enjoyed this album - it's certainly nowhere near as bad as the NME would have you believe, and in places is actually quite funny! Read more
Published on 11 April 2008 by dk32
Psyence Fiction
Bought on the back of seeing them live....Not as good as War Stories which i'd definately reccommend.
Published on 31 Jan 2008 by M. Gribby
NME knows best (for once)
This is from the NME.com site, and I whole-heartedly agree, for once:
"LISTEN: THIS IS WHAT THE MUSIC business sounds like. Read more
"LISTEN: THIS IS WHAT THE MUSIC business sounds like. Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2007 by allmyvinyl
Dem Strings !!
Good but not a great album, originally bought it on the back of one of it's few favourable reviews in Loaded in 1998. Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2004
This is a great album
For some reason this album is hated in the press,the now long-gone magazine Select once including this in a worst albums of all time feature (in amongst some much more worthy... Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2004 by Ted Maul
Fantastic!
Could only sum up this album with that one word. Bought it on the basis of it being the only thom yorke-related music i didnt own and i wasn't disappointed. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2004 by taters
shadow magic
when this lp first appeared it was slagged for being all style and no substance, largely because it featured some top star guest performers. Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2003 by Mr. S. J. Mulcahy
Simply beautiful music...
Trip Hop pioneer D.J Shadow and Breaks veteran/ Mo Wax Boss James Lavelle join forces to create a musical master piece, an album (in my opinion) which is unrivalled in both beauty... Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2003 by Lucas
DJ Shadow member creates more magical music
This album has alot of potential. it doesn't necessarily realise this potential all of the time. But when it does, it pulls it off perfectly. Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2003 by Mr. D. S. Cooke
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