Cruel, Cruel Worls is the sophomore effort from electropop/dance cartoon duo Prozzak. The beats have slowed down and allowed the other instrumentation to curl around them like miniature artificial intelligences. The album leads off with a surprisingelectric guitar lick and that spirit of surprise carries through songs like "If You"re Ready"; giving the cartoon duo another dimension. Simon"s standing themes of heartbreak and depression still cut a deep swath through Cruel World but, in this case, his lilting and deadpan voice is more like a familiar blanket than an anchor around the collective neck of the album. Murder. 2005.