A Review of "Random"
by Dave Veitch of The Calgary Sun
(who gave it 4 stars out of 5)
June 29th 1997
Yet over the course of 26 tracks - which find Numan's neurotic electro-pop redesigned as thumping disco, ambient dub, industrial metal, hip-hop and piano balladry - three conclusions can be reached:
Random remains unmistakeably Numanesque, regardless of how radically his songs are reinterpreted by the likes of St. Etienne, The Orb, Jesus Jones, Pop Will Eat Itself, Damon Albarn of Blur, and Matt Sharp of Weezer.
One can only hope this fascinating and hugely entertaining project sparks a serious re-evaluation of the Numan canon and a domestic reissue of his back catalogue.