This album is really good. If you are a fan of electronic music that is both experimental yet very tuneful, then this really is worth checking out.. Personal highlights for me are Terrapin, Neptune, and Vitamin.

MECHANICAL is the first full length release by Stephen Haunts. It follows different E.P.s released for his own label Haunted House Records. His releases are mostly available through digital stores but he also print a small quantity of CDs to satisfy the people that still loves to deal with a real object and not only with files hidden into the corners of a overloaded folder. Music isn't only a question of files to upload into a mp3's player. Anyway... MECHANICAL bring to the lovers of electronic music sixteen tracks of music influenced by bands such as Nine Inch Nails, Boards of Canada, and Hybrid. Stephen took exams with the Trinity College of Music in London but his will to explore new sound solutions made him tweak old electronic toys by rewiring the insides to create new sounds. His music is always driven by rhythm but he likes to create dark atmospheres and ambient pads. The result is evocative and sometimes cinematic (check "Daisy cutter" for example). The tracks have good sounds and create a really working atmosphere but sometimes, in my opinion, they create the same kind of ambience because of the constant use of synth pads. A good change about this point is the vocal line on "Nox", the only track with vocals.

This album by creature is an hour of pure joy to listen too. The film soundtrack like pads and ambient noises take you off into another world, that's sometimes gentle and other times menacing. Unlike alot of other albums that are built up on ambient concepts, the tracks on this album do not drone on for hours on end. The ambience is balanced with good drum programming and very catchy melodies. I highy recommend it :-)