Originally released in 1983, 's was one of the numerous projects pursued by and during 's hiatus in the early '80s. While preparing the third album, the pair began working with founder , brains behind and also known as , whose single / had been a foundational recording for . In theory, -- an anagrammatic combination of the names -- promised to be an engaging hybrid of ' abstract, minimal textures and 's rigid, song-based electronics. However, didn't completely realize that potential and the album is less a seamless marriage of the collaborators' aesthetics than an awkward cohabitation of abstruse material with more accessible and melodic synth-oriented fare. The half of the equation occupies the bulk of the album. Throughout the muffled beat of the murky 17-minute the -machine interlude of and the primitive rhythms of it's largely as usual: namely, an occasionally mesmerizing remix of your central heating being repaired. sensibility contributes significantly to the album's strongest numbers, such as the title cut with its busy, pulsing rhythms, intermittent synth squelches, and austere melody. It also features an unprecedentedly emotive vocal performance by , which anticipates the more mainstream, electronically based direction would take as . Equally successful is its galloping beat and electronic swirl evoking theme. The trio's composite name suggested a blending of creative identities. Nevertheless, the fruit of this collaboration is a largely schizophrenic affair in which the -flavored material accounts for the less compelling moments. ~ Wilson Neate