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When I first got this album, I was truly excited. I'm a big post/experiemental fan, (favorite bands include the post rock essentials Mogwai, Exp. in the Sky, and Godspeed You...) and I have to admit I was disappointed. I didn't realize I was disappointed until about 5 tracks into this album. Suddenly, as I was nodding off into a boredom induced sleep, I understood that every song on this album was the EXACT same, and that one song they kept playing wasn't all that good. I kept waiting for something, anything to happen. Nope.

I'm actually kind of sad I didn't like this album. My friends really love it. I simply can't find the strength to listen to this album again. Maybe a couple of tracks in a row, but never the full lp. I guess this album could potentially be used as background music, with a constant high-pitched ambience waving in the background of each song and an even higher pitched voice in the foreground, and sometimes (when those Icelanders are feeling a little crazy), drums. But honestly, unless you want to take a nap, I wouldn't suggest this album. It's too long, too boring, and too uniform.