This is one of the most intriguing CDs to come into the Music Street Journal mailbox in quite a while. The music wanders between metal, art rock, opera and world sounds, but that’s only the starting point. Things like The B52s can also be heard. It’s one of the most unique albums I’ve ever had the opportunity to review. It’s also one of the most oddly compelling ones and one of the coolest. I like this disc a lot and it will likely make my list of top albums of 2010.

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A bouncy sort of melody emerges and other instruments join as this continues. It has a twisted element to it, but also feels rather like some sort of children’s music or carnival sounds. A crunchy guitar section joins and the whole thing feels a bit like a twisted Dream Theater. As the vocals enter we’re brought into another level of powerful oddity by their delivery. This is art that rocks! They drop it mid-track to some real carnival music. This gets operatic at times, too. It’s a seemingly never ending series of changes. It’s unique and yet incredibly catchy in a strange way. That pure carnival/circus music returns to end the piece.