Ever championed as true artists in an unforgiving corporate music community, Plaid here present the final instalment of a musical trilogy which began in 1995.
Locating the duality of the ear as the reason for experimental noodling could be expelled as pretentious twaddle, or we could get anal on your asses are spool reams of prose on the virtue of having ears capable of being expanded to such new levels.
More cohesive than much of the experimental electronica out there, the first of 19 tracks takes us down an indie electro route, number 2 (no double entendre intended) goes classical, MIDI stylee.
Three goes aqua-breaks with Uriah Heap meets synth, kind of Super Mario trapped in a milk bottle. Six goes drum n bass in Barbarella lab. And believe, these analogies could continue. But I'd rather not.
Doubtlessly innovative producers, this project provides a soundscape to an escapist's world, y'know, the sort who sits in their darkened room over the glare of a flickering monitor.
It's retro in many ways, Wagon Christ-like at others but basically Plaid continue to embroider a complex weave which is as wide as you like. Very clever, but dunno if my ears are honed for such education.
