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I don't know how to feel.about this.

J. D. Riche | Seattle, WA United States | 11/20/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I downloaded this work from iTunes. I thought I had pretty sophisticated tastes, but this is a bit too challenging for me. I could totally see it being used in a movie, like some new Koyaanisqatsi or something. I kept thinking of disorganization. Maybe something beautiful trying to peak up out of something horrible. I have to say I didn't really like it. I give it a neutral rating for probable artistic merit."

Nervous drums and digital processing

Moniker | United States | 11/17/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album represents a new, refreshing and brutal direction in production values. In what is clearly not your typical "two drummer" album, (please don't think of Grateful Dead, jam bands in general, or European free improv.) the drums on this recording (which I should add are recorded very nicely) are at times processed beyond recognition, completely squashed and compressed, heavily distorted, gated, cut-up, and Lord knows what else. Minimal electronics and harp add texture throughout some sections. The result, which should really be heard as one continuous piece, as opposed to individual tracks, is a highly enjoyable one. If it's not to be enjoyed, then it very well might at least be appreciated as a curiousity piece to those interested in recording engineering and production, novel recordings, unsettling music, and those who WANT to like free improvisation, but just can't seem to find the good stuff. That approach would sort of cheapen it though, because this stuff is just plain good. Not many recordings like this one exist, and those that do, usually don't work as well as this one.



Samples should be heard before purchasing, just to know the kind of thing one is getting themselves into. And I hope that prospective buyers are not buying this soley for Joanna Newsom's brief appearance, because, well..."