EMERGENT

Very technical and very yawn-inducing, Gordian Knot's second album is a nearly identical mix of the quite ambience and gutless metal instrumentals as the first. The listener may be occasionally impressed by the player's ability to create some excellent sonic landscapes and effects, but it is more than likely that they won't remember it enough to want to hear it again. The first album is really all one seeking this kind of instrumental music needs; the second is for serious fans of the musicians' only.