Liam, said in one of his articles that (as Merlot pointed out) that not only did he upload his 10 yrs worth of Samples into Reason ....But then goes on to say that he was shooting for a rough distorted sound that was not over produced. He also did not let the pro tools guy smooth the mix out and make sure all the samples were perfecty butted up to one another for any of the tracks. In the Future Music September 04 issue FM152 there is a good article giving you a deep and thorough description of the process he calls his rough and ready approach under the interveiw section Jagged Edges. I think he pretty much got exactly what he wanted a rough and ready album that was not over produced. The whole article is a good read so is the one in Remix Vol. 6 No. 8 August 04.
My opinion- Great Album, I to thought it sounded a little rough at first listen and what not but after reading these articles I now understand where Mr. Howlett was and the sound he was trying to get.
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