BETA 14 OK

This, the third Doctor Nerve album, has a recording quality much better than the previous two studio albums, and, as usual, the music and artistry is spectacular. But this one loses point for a few details. First a few of the songs have vocals. By this I mean someone shouting at the top of their lungs. Second, the "Nerve Event" experiment. The last 44 tracks on the CD are very short snippets, notes and riffs, meant to be shuffled and played randomly. Since each has a second or two of dead space at either end, no matter how you shuffle them, they do not become a musical piece as intended, but remain a series of tiny edits.

But the bulk of the music is amazing. Much of it was composed with the assistance of a program created by guitarist Nick Didkovsky. There is even a "computer generated vibraphone piece which composes itself during the act of performance". I'm not sure how it was done, but it is an interestin concept. And a great listen. If you are not faint of heart.