I love this CD!  That said, I've played it for a few people and they think I'm a little nuts.  The songs are as strange as the titles.  They mostly start out with a simple, amusingly naive melody or rhythm, then gradually add in other parts until there are some interesting harmonies and syncopations going on.  Then parts drop out at unexpected intervals, and the listener is also surprised by some interesting sounds like bird chirps, a backwards cymbal, a whistle, and weird scratchy noises.  I first heard this in the car and at one point thought a speaker was malfunctioning, but the sound was on the CD!  Everything works though.  I've actually laughed out loud at some of the unexpected changes.

These are all instrumentals and some would probably be good in a movie, for scenes where someone is sneaking around, about to do something sinister.  The quirkiness of the melodies makes me think of Danny Elfman, and also Bollywood for some reason.  They keyboard sound is cheesy, but in a tongue-in-cheek kind of way.

My only criticisms would be that some songs seem to go on too long and get monotonous, and there's too much of that keyboard sound that's supposed to sound like voices.  Also it's pretty obvious that this is all done by one guy sitting alone in his home studio, as it doesn't have the depth or variability of a collaborative effort.

But I definitely recommend this CD to anyone with a strange sense of humor, or just looking for something different.  Like the Addams Family, it manages to be dark and funny at the same time.
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A fantastic original work of art. We love the way this disk sounds. MORE! MORE! We need another DARK DAY!
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