Mark Stewart & Maffia - Metatron (1990, Mute Records)

Following his eponymous 1987 album, Mark Stewart continued his collaboration with producer Adrian Sherwood and the Maffia (Sugar Hill's Keith LeBlanc, Doug Wimbish, and Skip McDonald).

In 1990, he released "Metatron", his most accessible record to date. On his first three albums, Stewart had juxtaposed expansive dub-oriented numbers with more experimental tracks that made for decidedly uneasy listening. That harsher, more difficult dimension of Stewart's sound is absent from Metatron, which trades experimental cut-ups and electronic noise for relatively seamless, tight techno funk workouts. Indeed, the emphasis here falls on the stellar rhythm section of LeBlanc and Wimbish, who provide a solid foundation for this material.

Tracklist:

1 Hysteria 6:13
2 Shame 6:55
3 Collision 5:20
4 Faith Healer 4:02
5 These Things Happen 6:14
6 My Possession 2:18
7 Possession Dub 3:15
8 Mammon 6:21
9 My Possession 5:39
10 Hysteria Dub 4:00

Mark Stewart 6 Maffia - Metatron (1990, Mute Records)
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