The long-standing sophisti-pop, later turn electronic duo is back after 20+ years of not releasing music. On their last two albums before this new album, we saw the group dive head first into the downtempo and clubhouse trends that were dominating the late 90s scene and it came with great success. The vocals from Ben Watt and Tracy Thorn always came together so well with the hypnotic and looping house/DnB-style production. On ?Fuse? the band continues this elegant and beautiful style of RnB vocals, but now they dive more into the UK garage and bass scene. However, there is quite a bit of rust that the duo needs to brush off because many tracks on here are a bit rough. There are some breathtaking ideas on here, but they really do need some time to get everything back together. But still a decent little listen when you give it a go.
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