Adrian Sherwood, Becoming a Cliche

As well as being one of the world's most influential producers, the Tackhead/On-U Sound mainman and former Clash DJ is a highly rated chef. Sherwood's second solo album adopts a cook's approach to music: taking a basic stew of reggae and hurling in flavours from drum'n'bass and Asian tablas to Gregorian chants. With vocal/dinner guests including Dennis Bovell and the Pop Group's Mark Stewart, Becoming a Cliche flits from glorious, horn-laden reggae to political assaults, and underlines his gigantic contribution to the way music sounds today. With everyone catching up, it's becoming harder for him to break new ground. Still, getting his daughters Denise and Emily to duet with roots legend Lee Perry on the Jackanory-like Animal Magic ("'Rastafari', says the cat") invents a whole new genre: infant dub.