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On this, their second LP,
solicited tapes from several artists from Europe, England, the U.S., Canada, and Japan, and mixed that with their own material. Though in the current digital age collaborations from artists thousands of miles apart is quite normal, this was a quite radical approach back in 1982, when work on this LP began -- an interesting concept that actually works quite well, since these artists -- which include
,
, and several others -- work in a similar free-ranging
as
, and their particular elements, usually just vocals or one instrument or noise implement, blend well without diluting
's own peculiar brand of
, but merely give it another facet. One of the best tracks,
consists of a choir submitted anonymously from Eastern Europe phasing in and out of static while a skronky alto sax bleats away. Most of the pieces exist somewhere just beyond the borders of
, and even
, full of jarring noises and strange transitions and with a heavy overlay of electronics. What started out as an experiment yielded one of
's best albums. ~ Rolf Semprebon