CLUSTER

Unlike Cluster's later albums, which were often characterized by drum machines anchoring simple, repetitious keyboard melodies, this album is strictly drones. It sounds a lot like some of the drone pieces on the first Harmonia album. Slightly dissonant rather than relaxing, the music can have a pleasing hypnotic effect on the listener who decides to go with the flow. Otherwise, it can be grating and tedious. My advice is to listen to this only when you're in the mood for something that drifts along in an unsettling manner.