It's followed by "Up in Flames, " a minimalist slow jam.

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That said, there are plenty of grandly rocking moments, well suited for this summer's many outdoor festivals: The slow-building jam of "World Sick" begins with a moody electronic soundscape and a clean groove, but climaxes with blissful orchestrated cacophony.

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The effect, of course, is to slow things down and hold you up, as in a literary traffic jam and there are numerous descriptions of traffic jams and routes through London.

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Subscribers, particularly in big cities, are often tormented by slow Internet access and dropped calls. 3G mobile Internet has turned into one big traffic jam, with new cars joining the queue at an ever-increasing rate.

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