0496. The Shamen
En-Tact

Going from indie pop to rave techno is a move few groups have survived, but for The Shamen it proved to be a success. Getting hooked on house (probably due to drugs - so remember: just say no, kids) they started a metamorphosis which led them, three albums later, to release En-Tact (their fourth in some three years).

As I only had the US release at my disposal, it's a different ballgame than the original release. Stuff that differs are among others that almost every track is a different mix (some by fellow technoheads Orbital), their hit single Move Any Mountain, which wasn't on the original release, has been shoved into the first track slot (and also appears in remixes later on on the album).

But then again, if it wasn't for Move Any Mountain, this album would probably not have made the list at all [fact check: yep, the book focuses heavily on that hit too, even though it lists the original album release].
On the other hand, it was when filming the video for the song that bass player Will Sinnott accidentally drowned. So, well, yeah…
Not worth it, I'd say.