The original versions of these songs are so perfect to so many that it seems criminal to have them reassembled by parties unconnected with those who Mono have touched over the years. From a purely artistic perspective, DJ Olive the Audio Janitor's take on 'Halo' is a dub-inflected delight complete with ghostly and indecipherable vocals, and Raz Mesinai's glitch-riddled reworking of the mighty 'com?' differs greatly from the original masterpiece, progressing from a static-slighted wander through post-rock into a tribal-drummed piece akin to something 65daysofstatic might create if they'd grown up in Africa rather than Yorkshire.

But the question remains: why? Why bother reinterpreting music that is already so majestic? Why release a record that sounds far from complete, a number of its tracks seemingly created in a lunchbreak? Contributions from Calla and Jackie-O Motherfucker are largely forgetful, and as a whole New York Soundtracks comes far from recommended. Buy as a stopgap if you're hardcore, but otherwise let this slip through the cracks.