Trickbaby are one of those groups that may not be to everybody's style but you can always appreciate that the quality of music is very high. Spearheaded by Steve Ager and Saira Hussain, two very creative engineers of sound, they put together a style, which is, as they said in a recent interview "not Bhangra but we're not sorry" and the product is a groundbreaking fusion of indie and traditional Indian sound.

They've been putting together the tabla driven chill out sounds for sometime and this is the relaunch of their album 'Hanging Around' with three new tracks to keep those unfamiliar amused. These new tracks will be released on an EP for those out there who bought the album first time round but I think its worth getting the whole thing again because the new ones fit in so nicely.

The album begins with 'Nine Parts Of Desire', a very typical sound of Trickbaby. Its tabla driven, got Bolly strings and Saira's philosophical voice comes through to you like a light in the night. The Hindi line comes through with stealth and fits the rest of the lyrics as well as the rest of the production, which is spot on.

One of the new tracks comes next, with the tone turned to smiling pleasantries in the form of 'Slipping Through Your Fingers'. It's light yet meaningful, harmonic yet not too dreary and another great song where everything moves as a unit. Lyrically profound, like much of Trickbaby's material it makes you think while you absorb the music.

'Neela' comes next and you can see a bit more of Steve's influence with more UK styled bass lines working perfectly against the wonderfully engineered Qawalli voice. The few lyrics mean you can sit back and admire some great production and musical thought.

Next is my favourite track of the album, 'December Blues'. The second of the new tracks, it is just a wonderful concoction of tabla, air and emotive lyrics that fuse together ideally. The whispered intro is recorded brilliantly and then Saira speaks of 'allergy eyes' and other great imagery, which culminate in a lyrically masterful chorus. This is the type of song that makes a lot of people outside the scene take and the 3 and a half minutes this is on will fly by as you simply take it all in.

Number five is 'Dildara', a more traditional vibe sung entirely in Hindi. There aren't too many lyrics but the rhythms and production keep you enthused throughout.

Six is 'Three Minds', a complex piece consisting of some almost underground beats which suddenly change into country and western sounds before flipping back again. I'm not really feeling this, and lyrically its difficult to understand the meaning.

The title track comes next, and is a bhangra-induced instrumental, which is great chill out. A great display of produced percussion sounds with Parm Panesar helping Vik to show how bhangra sounds can be 'chak de' without a tumbi or singer. I really liked this and its yet another fantastic musical display.

The third new track is number eight. 'Because You Know' is lyrically my favourite song and Saira hits all the right chords and the chorus is brilliant. The beat is a bit too big and rattles too much for me and it does distract a little from the voice but its still an all right song.

'Sea Of Stories' opens with a cool intro and develops into my mom's favourite song on the album. A bit slower and laid back than what we had been listening to. Saira's lyrical vocabulary stretches again and there's more great imagery as you admire her abilities not just as a singer but also as a poet.

The tone dips for 'Lost Ones', another Hindi song with few lyrics but a big demonstration of musical skills. Baluji Srivastav is on board with the sitar, which adds much fruit, and the urban midnight beat is excellently put together. It's actually quite simple but just works incredibly well, and Saira finds some real emotion to put into the lyrics.

The penultimate track is '54', a brief instrumental which hints at drum and bass but lasting less than a minute it's merely a interlude at the end of the album.

The disc ends with 'SSS', a slow but stirring song with more well sung creative lyrics. I think this is a great way to end the album and it sums up Trickbaby's sound: well produced, elementally Indian and lyrically thought provoking.

This album is a welcome breath of musical intelligence Trickbaby and gets an 8.2 of 10. Now it won't be everybody's cup of cha, but you can't deny that they're not a group of very talented musicians. Even if you don't think it's your thing, check it out and I feel you'll be pleasantly surprised.