This album is one of the masterpieces of the alternatives, electronic and rap music. Pitchfork counted this album one of the ten best albums of the 1990's. And rightly so! This mix of electronic music like Tangerine Dream and Trip-Hop is awesome and made the tongue flick! The best tracks are Building Steam with ... and Midnight in a Perfect World, many describe this song as one of the best in the field of instrumentation trip-hop. Whoever listens to Portishead or Massive Attack will love this. Also critical songs like Why Hip Hop sucks are plan, Dj Shadow answered with this: ItŽs the money. So for the money. In between comes across a jazz sound, this album would have a total appeal to everyone who can hear. This album is the best DJ Shadow album much better than The Outsider.
Now the question that is better than normal version? The Deluxe version includes the entire album as Alternate Tracks. Practically it is the same song they just sound different. But for the extra cost? Ok, there is "a lot" of money, but if you want an album where even a good Bonus Cd is can grab.