Fusing and mutating over a decade in a manner appropriate to their disparate musical roots Trans-global Underground remain synonymous with the idea of so-called world beat and Yes Boss Food Corner is no exception. The melting pot soundclash sourced from modern dance grooves and traditional Middle Eastern music that is as much Stepney as Cairo. Anyone familiar with their albums, from 1991"s debut Templehead to 1998s Rejoice Rejoice will recognise the musical souk of Yes Boss Food Corner with its pungent stew of rhythms--buzzing djembaye, clattering tablas and muscular programmed beats--and the intoxicating blend of chants and raps which drive numbers like the homage to percussive power "Guns of Navarone" (not the ska classic), the funky "Scorch" and the flickering melodies of standout "Step Across The Edge". The sound of the Underground remains as exotic and potent as a bottle of raki. --Mike Pattenden