I’ve had this LP sitting around for a while and never reviewed it before. Part of that is the fact that when I got it I didn’t have a turntable. Well, this is an intriguing album. It’s sort of more sonic painting or cinematic than it is really musical. Everything here is made up of percussion instruments. I’m generally not a big fan of drum solos or non-melodic music. Yet somehow this works. It’s compelling and captivating. It’s clearly not for everyone, but it’s cool.

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Although also strictly percussive, this rises up with an almost space rock vibe somehow. This feels rather random later, but it’s quite effective nonetheless.

Again generally percussive, there are some bits that are more liked tuned percussion. It almost sounds like someone pounding on piano strings. This one seems more freeform than the two previous cuts.

This piece feels more freeform and sparse in many ways. There is very much a feeling of someone banging around on this.

Seeming more sparse than anything we’ve heard to this point, this feels more like some shuffling around the room than anything else. That said, it’s an intriguing soundscape.

Another that has some parts that feel like stringed instruments being manipulated in some way other than playing them, this is noisy and a bit menacing.

Bashing, crashing and stumbling about seems the theme to this rather textural piece.