Howie's first album for Chris Blackwell's Palm Pictures label kicks off a manufacturing/distribution deal that will see the simultaneous release of albums and compilations from his Pussyfoot label on this side of the Atlantic. Snatch is a home made, self-produced album, very much different than his last for Polygram. The instrumental album begins with the kind of private moods heard on his debut, Music For Babies, featuring non-dance floor rhythms against abstract Andy Weatherall-ish loops. Things heat up around track five, with the Sly & Robbie-style funk groove of "Cotton High," followed by rockin' tracks from recent twelve-inch releases, including "Anniversary" from the Jugs For Sale EP. There are also the bluesy "To Kiss You" and '60s-ish "Maniac Melody," which are fuller productions of basic rhythm tracks from the DJ tool side of the Howie Be Thy Name EP. Even more fun is be had during "Black Oak," which sounds like guitar loops from Jim Dandy's communal rockers combined with funky drumming and the sounds of battle from Custard's Last Stand. He should have gotten Robbie Robertson to sing over that!