When opened for 's in 1999, the show was a dream for fans of . When a break between vocalists allowed to seek out a collaborator to fill the time, seemed like an inspired choice to mix up their assault. Despite the ridiculously high expectations from both artists' fan bases, is a brilliant collaboration between the two. Coming off as a challenge to the stale scene that often sites as an influence, it's hard not to view this as the natural progression of sound. builds mountains of molten guitar riffs and eerie sound effects into an angular landscape of complex ideas, just to let pull the whole thing together with his multi-faceted croon. One only needs to hear the -meets- jabbering on to understand how brilliant he can be on the microphone, and if that doesn't convince listeners, then maybe the falsetto breakdown or grizzled found later in the song can do the job. The songwriting here is truly inspired, displaying the prodigious chops of better than anything they've done since . It would be impossible to cite all the genres covered in the 18 minutes of music here, but this band has truly earned its standing as the heir to 's infamous versatility. A disappointing cover of (barely) fails to match the original's unpleasant atmosphere and manic approach, but otherwise this is an excellent EP that confounds as much as it inspires. To anyone disillusioned with the mainstream scene in 2002, this is what -radio junkies were missing out on that summer. ~ Bradley Torreano