The absolute base line for describing these pieces would be to collectively call them 'textural'. I'm aware that 'textural' is a relatively ambiguous term, but here I use it in comparison with a more physical, tactile art form. The next most obvious thing about this music would be it's cleverly suppressed tension - it's as taut as a bow string at the imminent point of snapping - it fills the air like an almost hysterical threat, a tangible thing, an event ready to happen. It's as if all the sounds had been gathered to one compressed level, all cut to one height, all equal despite the difference between one sound's passive nature, and another's wild, feeding-back rawness. There's no rhythm here, no structure, no easily identifiable common point of reference. And yet the sound is totally together, blending countless events into a unified whole which is a wild leap beyond the sum of it's parts. The myriad sounds defy easy identification - some are very obviously electronic, yet others seem to have origins from environment. There's a whole plethora of feedbacks and distortions, all swamping and layering, one over the other, along with scrapings and pluckings, all of which are fed through subtle fx. Closest common genre would be Ambient - as it has little structure but a wealth of tonal variety. Industrial too would be a close cousin, with Isolationism as a freak relative. It even touches on the Japanese school of Noise, yet is worlds apart. A note here & there which might be Jazz, but rarely a nod towards controlled, disciplined music. The closest thing it reminds me of is the album collaborations between DAVID SYLVIAN and HOLGER CZUKAY - a redefinition of Ambient which defies easy description. All of which doesn't come close to describing how much of a feast of bizarre wonderment this is. I was blown away by the genius of the compositions from the first time I heard them, and subsequent forays into the Junk-sculpture netherland of this project only strengthen my belief in what they are doing. Trying to de-construct their music, there are countless reasons why it shouldn't work anywhere near as well as it does. Having delved into randomness at length myself, I feel that these pieces are tight compositions. The playing is less to do with tune and tone and more to do with instinctive 'feel'. Originally reviewed for Metamorphic Journeyman.