Having come across teh music of Part at a Rutgers University Glee Club Concert, and becoming instantly intrigued, I had to get this CD. The first number is, as  Isay, hypnotic. I find the steady pulse of the music  riveting, but somehow not monotonous. I find Part's music perfect for  reading or studying, or, conversely, for listening to in a dark roo. What I  find oddest is the amount of melody  Ifind my ear catching; the music  initially struck me as being less than melodic, but after settling in I  find melodies that won't leave my head. De Profundis is worth the price of  admission for the title track alone.