Trip-core dance music has been reaching the ears of the mainstream and packed dance floors these days mostly because of the success of such talented acts as Moby, Tricky and Goldie.

One group striving for the success of the aforementioned acts is the English DJ group Reprazent. Led by the musically obsessive Roni Size, Reprazent also features DJ Krust, Suv, Die and vocalist Onallee collaborating to create the hyped-up rhythms of New Forms. The new double disk is 120 minutes of ambient tripped-out dance music.

What makes Reprazent interesting upon initial listens is its ability to take Brian Eno-esque melodies and mold them with an excessive dub beat on tracks like Brown Paper Bag and Morse Code.

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Reprazent take a unique direction in the realm of hip-hop and opts not to utilize as many samples as other trip-core dance acts. Aside from an occasional Talking Heads riff or an Everything But the Girl dose of horns, New Forms relies more on the melodic structuring of the DJs, which works for the cryptic beats of Trust Me and the bluesy Jazz.

But after awhile the amount of music becomes overbearing and it seems the group set out to make a double disk instead of letting one develop from an onslaught of creative output.

The almost complete absence of vocals makes the incessant, familiar snare drum beats often annoyingly repetitive and barely danceable.