Musically diverse this album is. There are sombre piano instrumentals, anthems about inequality, and long sinuey reflective compositions.“The world they see” – eerie experimental pop about the way animals in intensive agriculture must see and endure the world, features the sound of 20,000 Lismore cows! The track ‘I got mail’ is made out of sampling and manipulating mobile phone noise and static – very moody and astounding. A live track called ‘strengthen your will’ which sounds like someone triumphing over depression and feelings of loss, has some wry, wistful and emo-late cure meets Janes Addiction – style darkness which fuels the songs powerful intent. E.S.P Mail has a track called ‘Fear got the better’ which at times is reminiscent of Louis Tillet’s ‘children of the cave’ which probably belongs on Benthe’s ‘The Mirror’ album (all about the same relationship). A Billy Bragg inspired song called ‘Therefore change’ which states in the opening line: ‘you don’t have to come across like an asshole, just to make a point’ draws a connection between our attitudes towards animals and our attitudes to each other. This album is generally possessed of either wordy songs about rare song topics such as non-violence, ear-candy type instrumentals, or unrequited love ballads and light catchy ditties such as ‘Mariner’ and ‘Moving on’ which say a lot because they say so very little. The closing track ‘I AM Happy’ is full of spontaneous exuberance and amazing rare vintage synthesiser sounds And chaotic changes in genre. E.S.P mail is never boring!
- 2:50Fishbowl heads [3.0MB]
- 3:16Why Kill for food?
- 7:02The world they see [7.8MB]
- 6:31In Bloom
- 3:11Open
- 3:33I got mail
- 6:38The magic of feeling
- 6:39Better man
- 6:20Fear got the better
- 5:46Strengthen your will (fatale) [7.3MB]
- 5:43Therefore change
- 1:32Mariner
- 4:11Moving on
- 11:30I am happy
1:15:00Total playing time
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