The Time Has Come – UNKLE

With a subtitle referencing Sun Ra and a cover splashed with the bright, abstract figures of old-school graffiti artist Futura 2000, UNKLE's The Time Has Come EP (closer to a mini-album at over a half-hour in length) is a sprawling bouillabaisse of influences, all impeccably arranged. Hip-hop, funk, and jazz are of course the most obvious, but the soundtracky deviations of ambient, as well as hitting electro-boogie and spy movie theme music (particularly on Portishead's remix) also figure in. Remixes from Plaid and Howie B also make this one of the tastiest, most varied release in the Mo' Wax catalog. ~ Sean Cooper, All Music Guide