Method men
Ken Jordan and
Scott Kirkland have angled for the mainstream with each of their full-length releases, so it's good to see a mix album from them. It's doubly good, too, when they call on quality breaks brethren from overseas --
Plump DJs,
Koma & Bones,
ILS,
Dylan Rhymes,
Hybrid -- for productions. Just like any quality dance mix worth its salt,
Community Service starts out a bit slow, but begins cranking it up by track five, with the
Plump DJs' remix of
Orbital's "Funny Break (One Is Enough)." Squelchy effects and breakbeat techno by
Elite Force and
Dastrix lead into a mini-set of
Crystal Method remixes, beginning with
Hybrid's mix of their own "Name of the Game" and continuing through
Crystal Method post-productions of mainstream tracks from
P.O.D.,
Rage Against the Machine, and
Garbage. All that crossover material makes it just slightly less exciting than leading breaks DJs like
Adam Freeland,
Plump DJs, or
Stanton Warriors, but it's an imaginative, responsive mix nonetheless. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide