The first double-disc/triple-vinyl installment of the
Headz trilogy is easily the least of the batch. Though it features some heavyweights, the compilation suffers from a series of lengthy tracks that are too simplistic for their own good. Monochromatic and sluggish in long stretches to the point of approximating aural wallpaper, no amount of outer stimulation can add life to half of the material. Even an uncharacteristic
Autechre track is weak. Nonetheless, decency is offered by the likes of
DJ Shadow's
U2-sampling "Lost and Found" (also a culprit of unnecessary length),
Patterson's "Freedom Now," and
DJ Krush's remix of
Olde Scottish's "Wildstyle." Other notable appearances include
U.N.K.L.E,
Palmskin Productions, and
Howie B. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide