| A droning expanse of alien atmospheres builds and slowly swells in 01 as if the listener were shrunk to microscopic size (and/or fed mind-altering substances) then plopped down between a disk drive, a kettle and a washing machine. Very large sounds and amazingly odd textures emanate from these everyday items, when subjected to Horberry's micro-recording and processing. Things grow louder in 02 (2:46) which includes radiating waves from a microwave and photocopier, seguing into the (literally) slow boil of 03 which cooks up previously unheard sound treats with an electric oven and a pan of water raised above 212 degrees Farenheit.
After hearing the often-shrill buzz, hiss and drone of 04, I can't shake the image of Horberry explaining "This is the noise my refrigerator/freezer makes", to an exasperated appliance repairman. Sounding like something from a science fiction film, 05's fax machine and toilet/plumbing emit radiantly spooky waves. A natural rhythm is formed by boiling water in 06, which is soon overtaken by gusty drifts and ripples like distant thunder (either blowing from the fridge or leaking from the microwave). Somewhere in this otherworldy-yet-at-home environment, we also hear a door handle, according to the brief liner notes (without which there would be virtually no clear identification of the sources).
With a veritable found-sound orchestra (fridge/freezer, microwave, toilet/plumbing, washing machine and a pan of boiling water) 07 (15:27) quietly spreads into a larger-than-life zone of unknowable sonic terrain, periodically pocked with rhythmic blips. Eventually this scene shifts in dazzling phases, morphing into a buzzier drone, for awhile still retaining the heartbeat at its electronic core, then fading away.
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