I do like experimental music, but this is just extremely unpleasant to listen to. It is so chopped up, with in some cases very repetitive samples (where one clip will repeat over and over within one song, like a person's voice or a snip of that) that it really almost sounds like something is defective. I should say that there are definitely some songs that are worse than others, and there are a few that are listenable, but the previews make it hard to judge because something that sounds ok for 30 sec can be highly irritating for 2 to 5 minutes. I've listened to the 2 albums from the books that I purchased, this one and This Way Out 2 times so far, and my impression hasn't changed. I'm quite disappointed. Lesson to learn: don't buy 2 albums from a band that you don't know well without listening to at least 1 or a couple of songs first. Perfect example on this album is, "There is no There" is a pretty good song, but then "Take Time" is 'disruptive' and something that you would want to...Read more
The Lemon of Pink is very nice and soothing. After your existential feathers have been ruffled or randomized, these quirky electronic and collage sounds, and Anne Doerner's raspy & gasping vocals will pet and smooth you back into place.