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Further features New York-based drum'n'bass artist DJ Dara throwing down many of the same sort of records he had on past mix albums for Moonshine. Though the names of the producers change -- some of the featured producers on this mix including DJ SS, Dom & Keaton, Agent Babylon, Asides & Randall, JB, Universal Project, Sonic, Ink, and more -- the style of drum'n'bass doesn't. And this makes the album's title, Further, somewhat of a contradiction -- partly because you have to wonder how much "further" Dara can take his sound by this point, in 2002, a decade into the evolution of drum'n'bass. Nonetheless, Dara does change up his style a bit here, just not as much as the album title may lead you to believe. Therefore, anyone who appreciates his previous mixes (his production work is a different story) should find much to enjoy here. So, in a way, it's a good thing Dara doesn't take his style as "far" in a new direction as he claims. After all, he became one of North America's leading drum'n'bass DJs for a reason. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide