After a very long silence, a venerable old hand let's fly with a pleasant missive, an "I'm still here" reminder. Though it bears little resemblance to former Gilbert works � no beats or subtle hooks � it somehow retains an overall familiarity, especially during the albums long centerpiece, the near 26 minute "Zeros".

The title piece sets things in motion with a squarewave buzz that is gradually joined by other tones so sneakily that one may not at first be aware of them. What may seem to be an overtone may eventually reveal itself as a new tone altogether. The pulses slip around each other and repositioning one's ears in relation to one's speakers will change what one hears. Don't listen to this on cheap computer speakers, you won't hear half of it.

The aforementioned "Zeros" is a lovely long bit of ambience, perhaps slightly sinister yet interesting enough to not be considered a mere movie soundtrack. It begins with a softer edged buzz or hum with a far-off rumbling bottom end. For some reason it conjures up the idea of spinning- a set of flywheels or mechanical dust-devils. Gradually mid-range and higher frequencies are added, along with very subtle, soft speech-like elements. The whole seems to be slowly enveloped in thick wads of cotton, details smeared even before they appear. Weird croaking enters, and is joined by reverb-buried chords. About ten minutes in, the bed of low-end drops away and we are left with these fuzzy chords rising and falling alone for a few minutes before another bed creeps in, a drone with recurring growls. Fun to pay attention to or to just let it float while reading.

The final short "Isopyre" sounds to me a bit more "computery", while at the same time bearing elements of certain old Tangerine Dream records. Shimmery, revolving tones come and go, and Gilbert may have used elements from the other pieces on the disc, perhaps juggling a set of pre-made sounds into a couple of different frameworks.