Pulling together just over a dozen solo and group acts signed to various record labels (plus a couple of bands which appeared only on releases in this compilation series), this album seems to have been put together without much shaping of its intent beyond offering up some edge-of-counter-culture music of its time.  Touching on early-’90s alt rock, rockabilly, conscious rap, heavy electro, spoken word, industrial, and more, the collection drifts through assorted moods of anxiety and detachment, strident and calm presentations, political and personal perspectives, and so on.  Aside from the flavoring of its point in time and the general alternative shading, the main thing linking the songs is that they’re all performed with quite a bit of style and a strong sense of character.  Outside of that, it’s an unpredictable grab-bag, but there’s still fun to be had with it.