Loads of absolutely fantastic stuff in 1997, I reckon if 1998 and 1999 sound so stale and dated it's because the whole Ed Rush & Optical sound seemed like a template it would be very easy to copy so lots and lots of people did but with immediately terrible results, and this largely coincided with the arrival of the Mitsubishi pills that noticeably sped BPMs in every other genre up by 5-10bpm in the space of six months, while ALSO coinciding with the musical alchemy of Garage getting underway and sounding much more fun.
Absolutely none of that will ever stop me from caning this though:
Absolutely none of that will ever stop me from caning this though: