Disc 3 falters. The second song is exactly the same as the closer from Volume II, "A Dead Brain's Pulse" is sort of throwaway, and the opener is a good funk jam that just goes on too long (fifteen minutes). However, there is great stuff too: "Slow Shifting Highway" is remarkable, a song that wouldn't have been entirely out-of-place on a Thanatopsis record or Population Override. And "Listening Device" is a really fun, throw-lots-of-stuff at the listener for four-and-a-half minutes track (it reminds me of something off Bucketheadland in spots). Overall, an uneven disc, but more good than bad.
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