Hard industrial metallic sounds mix with slow dark percussion rhythms and overtone/undertone melodies by exotic instruments on this album to create a haunting and disturbingly melancholic picture of life. Truly experimental, these compositions are not aggressive in terms of being loud or overcharged with sounds as some of SPK's other albums, rather, the music is soft and ethereal, as are the vocal parts, whether alone or choral. At the same time, it is not at all tranquil or soothing; SPK have infused this album with a sometimes kind, sometimes dark, always quiet kind of melancholy and some songs are almost philosophical, reflective in nature. In all its originality and because of its ability to transport the listener to another world, this album is in my top 10 of all time.