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Here's a skittery, (seemingly) random little batch of tracks. Springboarding in this collaborative effort from a minimalist experimental aesthetic the four artists (hence the "band" name) involved in this project have created a sound that is tenebrous yet possessing of a certain personality. It feels almost as if one has stepped into shadows unfamiliar and is surrounded by diminuitive creatures uttering from just out of sight, curious but afraid of you. Mind you, I'm not saying the sounds herein actually SOUND like that but that that is the personality conveyed. Glitch, techy sounds, vocal manipulations, etc., are the core of these soundscapes, which also use silent spaces between burbs, blips and scrapes as legitimate parcels of sound, as much as the actual positive sounds. Like the audio version of a painter's negative space. Truly, while this music isn't aggressive it is capable of being enveloping. Ultimately, though, it is an interesting but not entirely engaging (despite its ability to surround) and sometimes a tad annoying. In the right mood, this could be a useful soundtrack for a lazy moment. But indisputable artistic creativity aside, this just isn't my cup of tea.-- review by Kristofer Upjohn
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