The former Edwin Makromallis elbowed himself into the front of the British garage queue with a smart remix of Gorillaz' Clint Eastwood. The inevitable next step is a solo album of sorts. Laudably, he has written the music and some of the lyrics, and rather than be thwarted by his inability to sing, he has recruited myriad guests.

The problem with this approach is that the 15 singers give Ed's Guestlist the feel of a compilation rather than a statement of artistic intent. Case's actual music is typical softcore garage: pounding and club-friendly, but only rarely eschewing melody. Erstwhile Skunk Anansie leader Skin sounds as angry as ever on Mayhem, but more considered on Good Times; Ms Dynamite displays genuine star quality on the lively Deal With the Matter; and Beenie Man outshines the lot on the glorious Who.

Case's logical next step is to recruit a permanent mouthpiece - unless he wishes to invest in singing lessons.