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Title: Dull and disappointing
Review: I enjoyed the early 90s disc "Mastery of Money" (interesting blend of drones and location recordings) and I was hoping this would be an extension of those ideas. I suppose it is, but what happened? 62 long minutes of synthesizer drone - there may (?) be strings in the mix but the overall effect is artificial, opaque, machine. Every few minutes we get an overtone drizzle. An hour later it ends. Uneventful is one way of describing this, cynical is another ("my tiny cult will buy anything"), but mostly it feels lazy. Maybe there's a special process involved? I call this the alchemical excuse. "His music is much better [more important] than it sounds."Granted, AMK was trying too hard in the 80s, but at least the cut-and-paste stuff was entertaining. "Cleave" seems cold and inaccessible by design. Your money would be better spent on nearly anything else. I recommend Eno's "Thursday Afternoon" for beauty, depth, and organic process - everything missing here.
