Bond are classical musicians with a modern twist--4 sexy, trendy women playing traditional classical instruments with talent and gusto. Making classical music hip for perhaps the first time in history, Bond are filmed live at London's ornate Royal Albert Hall. Playing a set that includes rearranged versions of classical mainstays like Tchaikovsky's "1812," traditional songs like "Korobushka," and even the theme song from the James Bond films, Bond are an enticing mix of old and new. 601234 Surely the most ambitious of her three Neotropic LPs, La Prochaine Fois is a double-disc project including the soundtrack on one CD and the film ("an ambient road movie") on the other. The opener "Sunflower Girl" is an evocative beginning, matching a plucked-bass solo to faraway harmonica and ambient noise. Former Verve guitarist Nick McCabe lends his talents to a pair of tracks, the first ("Cornershop Candy") an ominous, old-world production with vocals from Jarboe, the second ("Train to Katoomba") a hazy production reminiscent of the Doors. Other collaborators include the slowcore heroes Low and, on a rare breakbeat production, MC Shorti. Elsewhere, Maslen flaunts her influences from the classic 4AD sound with a rush of wintry, atmospheric productions melding digital percussion with evocative guitar textures. Definitely not what her Ninja Tune (or even Ntone) fans would expect from a Neotropic LP, but the cinematic focus to these productions makes for a solid work of exploratory electronica. ~ John Bush