Funk ? yeah ! Pop ? indeed ! Dance ? you bet ! Industrial ? somewhat. This album is a dense,powerful amalgam of all of the above styles,in Numan's very own. Very synth heavy, loaded with samples, very polished, with a slick guitarwork somewhat (unfortunately) purposely compressed and buried in the mix.
There's even a wink to Robert Palmer on track 3. I've never listened to a single song by Janet Jackson but she's cited as an influence. This is cold black music. Sounds contradictory? You bet, but then again it's G.Numan we're talking about. This album is in the middle of his infamous mid-period which some fans appreciate (if to a lesser degree) and most despise.The female backing vocals reach flat out excess this time when compared with his previous work (I could have used them a tad lower in the mix). There are 5 excellent bonus tracks at the end some of which are imaginative DJ remixes, one of which strikes one as an odd, anachronic choice, the My Dying Machine William Orbit. I was even reluctant to give it a first listen till I noticed there was a great deal of loud, upfront guitarwork in it,making it almost better than the original,despite a rather murky sound.

Nice, but not an essential purchase.