Supernatural by Stereo MC's

Supernatural, the second album from London's Stereo MC's, arrived in 1990 with a bigger crew than the shoestring debut 33-45-78: drummer Owen If and backing singer Cath Coffey came aboard for this one, joining vocalist Rob Birch and DJ and producer Nick Hallam, the pair who had already built their own Gee Street studio and label. The result is homegrown hip-hop that refuses to sit still, sliding between house grooves, breakbeats and electronic textures, with Birch's laconic flow riding on top.

"Elevate My Mind" became the first hip-hop record from Britain to break into Billboard's R&B chart in the US, and in America the album appeared as an "American Mix" with a reshuffled track list. The dance crowd kept faith with it: in 1996 Mixmag placed it at number 46 on its list of the best dance albums ever made.

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