An above-average soundtrack to a mediocre film, this dance-oriented album hits more than it misses. The title track by
David Bowie is fluff by his standards, but as it's produced by Nile Rodgers (a year before their collaboration on
Black Tie White Noise), it's danceable fluff. Further in, the album samples the beginnings of the '90s techno revolution, with excellent tracks from
Future Sound of London ("Papua New Guinea"),
Moby ("Next Is the E"),
Ministry's Bush-era primal scream "N.W.O.," and
Mindless's "Mindless."
Brian Eno's exclusive track "Under" is one of his best from the '90s. ~ Ted Mills