12 tracks. Running time 60:24 A few years have passed since the last release from Celestial – the collective based around producer Peter Millward. Musically the new album is dub electronica with an Asian twist and flavourings themed on 21st century life in Hong Kong, and how the modern world is shedding Hong Kong's heritage and culture. On Electric Road there are again vocals and traditional Japanese instruments such as the Shakuhachi. A strange choice is also the addition of Mandarin and Welsh rappers on one track! The album gets off to a lovely start in “kowloon, hongkong”. Sounds of street life open up to gentle electronic riffs and piano notes then the voice of Mary Chan comes in singing about Kowloon - her enticing, almost childlike, voice reminds me of Clare Grogan of the 80s pop group Altered Images. Then the piece bursts into a dub section along with percussion and electric guitar. Continuing the laid back approach is “Ghost Town”. A bass melody plays behind the lonely tones of an Erhu and trombone, mid-tempo drums and percussion, while snippets of voices come in now and again; most notable is Rutger Hauer's short poetic speech near the end of the film Bladerunner (“all those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain”). Occasionally breaking up the laid back vibe is a more upbeat and uptempo piece. The title track “Electric Road” is instrumental yet feel as though it could have been written for a lyrics based song. Electronic beats and grooves make this a foot tapper, while clapping effects and assorted rhythmic elements are thrown together superbly. In the review of the last Celestial album I mentioned not being a fan of dub. That's still true, but I found most of Electric Road to be enjoyable enough (apart from the rapping track) as the music is well crafted, particularly the intersection of modern instruments and styles with traditional Asian instruments.