it's easy to see that all the songs are written by a keyboard player. lots of tricky fills and riffs and runs to engage the boffin. it's reminiscent of 'western culture' era henry cow and / or later cow related projects like the work but it has an oddly anaesthetic quality about it. not quite passionless - more tidy sounding than anything else. reminiscent of hatfield & the north in that respect alone. one to appreciate every so often but not one to love.