The lead single, Wuidaehan Tahnseng (Dangerous Birth) [ASX] has a pseudo-Chinese opening then gets down with some tight beats and rapping (and the boys know their alphabet). The lyrics are more or less about a hit man and what happens when he goes through with a hit for DT for a million dollars. Not exactly church picnic stuff, but a likable song.

Another song, Drunken Symphony [MP3] has a nice electric piano behind the rap, which is somewhat evocative of a symphony. This song also has some decent scratching.

The Movement [MP3] demonstrates why DT deserves praise despite the fact that their lyrics can be offensive. The combination of the beat and the synthesizer draw the listener into a trance-like state and it makes it easy to just groove to the rap without even listening to the words. The end of the song is just cool -- I love stereo sound.

It took me about fifteen minutes to realize that Umalis Bar [MP3] and The Movement [MP3] were different songs. I don't know how many times I played them before it eventually trickled into my head that one started out with Korean and the other started out with English. I think that's cheating. There are differences between these songs, but not enough of them to call them by two different names. It's nothing but one big remix.

The collaborators on this album are introduced in the song Blues [MP3], a song almost entirely in English. When they sing in English, their use of profanity really jumps out. It's kind of neat song, but its easy to get bored with all the posing.

Based on the transcript of a fight scene, Chiwkon vs. Dangrangkwon [MP3] is probably the least interesting song from the CD. The background synthesizer just sounded monotonous by the end of the song.

In Sandglass [MP3] soft, female vocals behind the tune are very appealing (especially when compared to Chikwon vs. Dangrangkwon). The rapping may reminded you of the guttural noises often produced by CLON.

Hanna, deul, set, net -- first DT showed off their alphabetical skills, now they do some counting for us in Nuhkdae wa yuwoo (Happy Mexico) [MP3]. This song has a quasi-latino style behind it. It's a bit more peppy and light than the rest of the album.

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