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Hamlet may have wrestled with "To Be or Not to Be," but he never had to worry about how to tell his story in song. It's a tall order, and it will be interesting to see how Morcheeba fits in this modern adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tale of indecision. The 10 tracks collected here do not fall together in any linear sense. Instead, they create sudden shifts in mood that make for the feeling of a particularly inspired--and hip--mixed tape. Primal Scream begin things with their 1991 cosmopolitan and modernly psychedelic adaptation of legendary Texas acid rocker Roky Erickson's "Slip Inside this House." Morcheeba also takes the psychedelic tack with the paranoiac and ominous "Big Calm," which sounds like what happens when you mix hip-hop with Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd. Newcomer Josh Rouse serves up his impressive piano-driven musings, while Nick Cave, in classic 1982 form with his original band, the Birthday Party, provides the climactic title track. --Rob O'Connor