This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
What do you get when you cross a Cuban-Canadian, a Brit and a sampler? One nation under a variety of very funky grooves.
Big and swirling, slow and dreamy, dark and deadly, smoky and simmering, loping and slinky — just about any other combination you could come up with, chances are Christopher Andrews and Ashley Bates already have. And on their auspicious 12-track debut Leap Of Faith, they let you sample all 31 flavours— and add a few molecules to The Chemical Brothers’ patented Big Beat formula, gussying up sample-driven vibes with live instruments and proving they don’t need off-kilter vocal samples to hold your attention. “Together, we are unstoppable,” goes the chorus in Cross The Line. It’s no idle boast.
