How To Operate With A Blown Mind

Rolling Stone - "...combine rock, hip-hop and house into a big-beat pudding, The mix--though it sounds a bit prefab--works infuriatingly well..." Entertainment Weekly - "...HOW TO OPERATE WITH A BLOWN MIND...heralds a new wave of rock bands who aren't rock bands, who envision a future in which forms old and new meld into each other..." - Rating: B Mixmag - Included in Mixmag's "Ten Best Albums of 98" - "...the Lo-Fi's come up smiling with their mix of indie rock and brassic beats." Mixmag - Included in Mixmag's "Ten Best Albums of 98" - "...the Lo-Fi's come up smiling with their mix of indie rock and brassic beats." Spin - 8 (out of 10) - "...works as an autopsy on fun; its downered, hungover aura captures the hollowed-out disorientation of minds caught in the dance floor's crossfire of stimuli, then hurled dazed and confused back into the jarring, jittery flux of real life....the most suggestive and provocative Brit-dance debut since DUMMY or MAXINQUAYE." Spin - "HOW TO OPERATE is industrial funk holy-rolling down the center church aisle, with enough kick to spawn a U.S. semi-hit ('Battle Flag')."

With an effortless grace unmatched by even their Skint labelmates, Lo-Fidelity Allstars segue between acid house, hip-hop, punk, soul, and disco on their debut album, How to Operate With a Blown Mind. Previous high-energy singles like "Vision Incision" and "Kool Roc Bass" are included, along with new tracks like the surprising Hi-NRG/electro-fusion on "Lazer Sheep Dip Funk" and early-'80s funk reminiscent of Prince or Jamiroquai on "Battle Flag" (with Pigeonhed). On occasion, however, the Allstars' attempt at a varied sound backfires; "I Used to Fall in Love" and "Vision Incision" are harshly distorted urban ballads with sub-Liam Gallagher winging in place of vocals. ~ John Bush|