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A statement of abstract-stylee Jamaica-meets-Africa intent if ever there was one, opener “Elastic Dance” crunches the heaviest rumble-inna-da-jungle groove you’ll ever subject a subwoofer to. Elsewhere, Prince Far I guests on the mike, but it’s the interplay of bass and drum rhythms throughout that reveals Adrian Sherwood’s first masterpiece. —Mark Williams