Compilations are usually the TV dinners of musical releases. Yeah, you"ll get your Salisbury steak, but you know the peas are lurking in the next compartment. Well, Electropolis, Metropolis Records" first various-artists collection, mostly steers us away from the wilted veggies and offers some tender meat to chew on. The disc is really almost a who"s who of "90s industrial dance music, with many of the genre"s four-star chefs making an appearance. Front Line Assembly whip up a previously unreleased drum & bass-inflected track that wouldn"t have been out of place on their FLAvour of the Weak album; :Wumpscut: bring to the table a German version of "Soylent Green"; and we are treated to tasty tracks from Haujobb, Evil"s Toy, Funker Vogt, and Mentallo & the Fixer. The other cuts? Well, they come mostly in the form of lumpy mashed potatoes (Thinkingman, Out Out) and overcooked rice (the usually strong In Strict Confidence). Oh, well. If you can"t stand the heat... --Steve Landau