With another Chris Joss album, you know the score: funk, and lots of it. Unfortunately, on his last two album, his schtick was starting to grow dull. Luckily, for his NO PLAY NO WORK, he introduces a new textures, such as vocals on the perky "You Make Me Happy," some pseudo-scratching on the title track, the soul sampling on "He Got The Shakes." As well, the compositions here seem cleaner and less cluttered (though you might not know if from "Come On It's Time To Get Up"). "Get Cloned" gets the jitters, while "Blazing Ashes" goes for the smoky jazz. "Overstay" closes the album on a spacious note. It's good to hear something new from Mr. Joss.