An assortment of genres are interpreted, in a Zorn-esque quick-cut manner. Aside from noise blasts ("Hardcore Chinese Opera") and sludge metal ("Last Words"), there is some legitimately beautiful stuff (the two parts of "Blackbird," "Boundary") and some political commentary, too ("Cash Dispenser," clearly a commentary on commodification of art, with loud cash register noises disrupting a subtle, beauteous piano melody). It's uneven and seems to question even itself (hence the question mark in the album title), but nonetheless there is some worthwhile material in this smorgasbord.
Bump |
