Originally released in 1973 by the bassist shortly after the band had lost eccentric drummer/vocalist and had begun their evolution into a respectable (and somewhat predictable) ensemble, this was 's attempt at something more experimental. As he reports in his amusing CD notes, the record label was all in favor of his solo excursion until he let them know what he had in mind, at which point they declined to pay even for studio time, so had to take out a bank loan to make the recording -- which says a lot for 's belief in his artistic vision, and not much at all for the musical (as opposed to financial) vision of CBS. 's is inspired by 's totalitarian fantasy of the same name, and the two longest tracks, and feature 's multitracked solo work on bass, percussion, mellophone, loops and electronics, with only , the drummer, contributing additional percussion on the second piece. This music had an appropriately eerie, ominous quality, with heavy use of chattering tape loops, reverberating bass drones and woozy, sometimes harsh slide work on bass guitar strings. 's early cyclical trance music was a large influence on at the time of this recording, and there are also strong echoes of for example, in the intertwined, looped sax lines in "Minitrue." However, several of the shorter selections on this CD, with the addition of various saxophones, trombones and other horns, are inexplicably tied to a rather twisted and ponderous groove. suggests, retrospectively, that these several pieces may have represented the "normal" citizens in 's dystopia, who were nonetheless a little "bent" by their soul-destroying environment. However, it is just as likely that was simply indulging his admitted fondness for . was always a musical oddity, and it may be a little incoherent and self-indulgent at times, but it has held up well over time, and still contains music of great interest. ~ Bill Tilland