The first twenty-six tracks (a section titled 'Slam Dunk') are short and chaotic sound collages featuring John Zorn's saxophone. The last six (titled 'Sleepless') are mostly longer and much slower sound collages featuring Fred Frith's guitar. I suppose the two parts represent day and night? At any rate, this is not a record for the faint of heart. 'Slam Dunk' is basically noise, and 'Sleepless,' while much calmer, is not easy to listen to either. There are some cool sounds here, but it's style over substance (so you can glue bits of sound together; can you use the technique to make something more meaningful?) Also, the Frith tracks have their moments, but are at points overly minimalistic. Overall though, enjoyable.
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