Early dark synthpop with layers of inorganic sounds that just scratch an itch in the brain. Numan manages to create a surprisingly optimistic atmosphere at times (Complex), but doesn't stray from the sci-fi formula. And doesn't need to. Then he goes more foreboding (Films) with excellent drumming. M.E. starts with an evil sounding synth melody before building into something of an anthem. The low end on Conversation is super thick and full sounding. And we didn't even talk about Cars, which is slotted in near the end. It's not perfect, but this is ahead of its time in more ways than one. Falls just short of 5* for me.