RZA's first solo album, the soundtrack to a film involving experimental self-transformation, has many of the same fractured strings and crisp, staccato beats he made trademarks on
Wu-Tang Clan recordings. In fact, this could well be a
Wu-Tang album, even more so than the legion of other related albums. The only contributors to the project are
Wu members (
Method Man,
Ol' Dirty Bastard,
Ghostface Killah,
U-God,
Inspectah Deck) or relatives (
Killarmy,
Masta Killa,
Sunz of Man).
Bobby Digital in Stereo is also a more focused work than the last
Wu-Tang Clan album (
Forever), and just a bit more diverse. Though the hooks aren't as big and the raps aren't as upfront, this is a producer's album, designed to showcase
RZA's talents in the control room, not in front of the mic. ~ Keith Farley