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A must-have for fans of experimental music

witchhazelfish | austin, texas, usa | 03/22/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This recording is getting on in years, but because of its nature, it is far from dated. Stapleton and a dizzying list of his noise/experimental peers created quite an album: layers of clips and loops, tones and voices, which draw the listener into what may best be described as either the soundtrack to a runaway carousel, or what you might hear falling down the rabbit hole. I would recommend 'Sylvie and Babs Hi-Fi Companion' [and 'Chance Meeting on a Dissecting Table...', another early title that Amazon carries] to anyone who has some familiarity with experimental recordings. This is not a record that absolutely everyone will be able to enjoy or appreciate, but it shouldn't be missed by those who are fans of the genre."

Hilariously Amusing

Piers Moktan | Khorsor Elephant Stable, Nepal | 07/07/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Nurse With Wound have never been po-faced about their avant-garde experimentalism, as one should expect from their often Dada version of musique concrete, and they're as capable of doing scary as they are funny. Here though it is most definitely funny- an incredible sound collage of clips from a preceding era of more innocent entertainments, albeit with room for the odd bit of drilling too! This is testament to Steven Stapleton's skills as a bricoleur- the collector who can collate in ways that create. From his inspired juxtapositions comes a thing of demented beauty. Another essential addition to the wonderful world of Nurse With Wound. The studio really is the instrument."