"Home" is the first release from this group in more than a decade, and little wonder after the tragic loss of Tom Cora, who represented a large part of the group's sound and inventiveness. Notably absent as well is Charles Hayward, who provided the rhythmic pulse and some of the stranger moments on 1991's Differently Desperate. Here the band is reduced to Catherine Janiaux (Cora's wife) and Bill Gilonis, and is focused more on their own work than providing a foil for visiting guest artists. Gone also is any attempt to titillate with hyperactive songs like "Sugar Sugar" on the previous release.

The sound throughout is significantly changed to a more consistent yet unique and quirky song format. The first piece opens with a cabaret feeling as Janiaux sings over sparse accompaniment. The songs return to this format throughout the release as Janiaux takes on various guises with a beautiful and bizarre voice. She can sing the most lovely melodies and then start decomposing syllables, or carry on such strange sing-song conversations with herself that one might at times wonder about her sanity.

Gilonis provides accompaniment to the songs and spatial settins that surround them, using vibraphones, percussive pianistics, motors and "trickery". His playing is complex yet spartan, shifting and providing interesting tonalities and melodic rhythms. The pieces emphasize closeness, opening the ambience of the sound and leaving ample time for their odd ideas to unfold.

Nothing grabs ahold of the listener to shake them, but careful inspection leaves one curious and mesmerized. At the times the quality of the recording is subtly morphed to illustrate the distance or mutability of the music. This is an album that bears repeated listening, perhaps best in headphones, and which will reward the returning listener with mature and fascinating ideas in a very strange setting.