As soon as you play Try To Be Still, with that discordant intro melting into epic Arabesque strings, you know this is going to be something special. Repeated rhythms and haunting melodies vie with snarlingly agressive guitars and some genuinely disturbing sonic flourishes, leaving you not quite sure what you just experienced. One of London's most exciting bands at the moment, if you want something different and original with a definite dark streak then you need a copy of this album NOW.

To be totally honest, having read a fair share of Leisur Hive reviews, although always full of praise - I am surprised at how many have failed to mention just how alluring the sound of this band are by using, (dare I say...) the 's' word. Underneath the searing and brooding soundscapes it's not only intelligent, it's yes - sexy! The ethereal sting of Maria on Violin on tracks such as 'Neck Decision' and 'Try To Be Still' gives Leisur Hive an almost pharaonic sound chaotically caught in their haze of Urban driven anguish. The intensity and visceral edges to the music make 3 Ton Edition an album that seemingly encompasses not only your ears but the entire environment around you; a thousand imaginary paper cuts that bleed and strip the air with words that stake their importance over all else. However this is all still possible for Dan Knowler to claim your attention in a vise-like hold when really being far from bolshy or intently confrontational whatsoever; proof that the best music out there really is that which is sincere. The records' nervous disposition only seems to fuel it's power more and snarls like a starved beast...the beauty of each song coming from the fact that it's creation is of caving genius. Why can I imagine Jeff Goldblum growing 6 limbs and wings to this music, over and over? An abrasive album it may be but what Leisur Hive have created here are eight tracks that teeter between an unashamed pop sensibility and greater distorted sum of angular noise. Dense yet still addictively accesible, Leisur Hive don't offer you melodies but they offer everything you would find on their sleeves. Does this all sound a tad confusing? Well good. You'll just have to buy the album and hear for yourselves.