The Stone is the first album by "Babble", an electronic dance music group that was composed of Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie (formerly of the Thompson Twins

Thompson Twins

The Thompson Twins were a British pop group that were formed in April 1977 and disbanded in May 1993. They achieved considerable popularity in the mid 1980s, scoring a string of hits in the United Kingdom, the United States and around the globe. The band was named after the two bumbling detectives...

), and Keith Fernley. The group changed its name as it changed the outward appearance of its sound, from pop to dub-influenced chill-out. The underlying melodies and the familiar voices of Bailey and Currie still gave a Thompson Twins

Thompson Twins

The Thompson Twins were a British pop group that were formed in April 1977 and disbanded in May 1993. They achieved considerable popularity in the mid 1980s, scoring a string of hits in the United Kingdom, the United States and around the globe. The band was named after the two bumbling detectives...

 tone. However, the addition of Quest vocalist Amey St. Cyr ("Take Me Away" and "Tribe"), emcee Q-Tee

Q-Tee

Q-Tee is a British rapper and hip hop musician.She is principally famous for rapping lead vocals on two songs by Saint Etienne; the first of these being "Filthy" and also released on Smash The System: Singles and More) and the second being "Calico"...

("Beautiful"), deep basslines, and loads of spacious effects made it a much more relevant album for the lounge-music scene. Promotion of the album was minimal.

Track listing

1. "The Downward Pull of Heaven's Force" - 1:38
2. "Tribe" - 5:49
3. "You Kill Me" - 6:13
4. "Spirit" - 6:51
5. "Take Me Away" - 6:42
6. "The Stone" - 3:31
7. "Beautiful" - 6:22
8. "Space" - 5:50
9. "Sunray Dub" - 2:23
10. "Drive" - 6:03