I'm gonna be upfront with you. I've gone through these liner notes about five or six times and I still can't tell you exactly what the hell they're talking about. Guess what? Unless you've got a bachelor's in Hardcore Science 909, you probably won't either. I can tell you that the liner notes mention that you have to understand the concept before you can understand the music. And I agree with that somewhat. This recording has apparently been put together as more of a science project in experimental sound than as a musical effort, and you know, it might just be me, but when I put this disc on, I hear an amazing sound: a rumbling chamber orchestra led by Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky) on quadraphonic ADAT. You've never heard anything quite like this before unless you were there at the Great Hall in Cooper Union in New York City on November 12, 1996.

Personally, I don't feel I need to understand the music's scientific approach to enjoy the incredible noise of almost 100 instruments creating a tremendous roar by simultaneous utilizing the low notes. No way, folks. This is something you just have to hear to believe.

I have to admit that while it's certainly "not cool" to like DJ Spooky, he's one of the only guys out there making real art in music. Granted, it's cause he's got a lot of money from other sources. To me, that just makes him a rich artist, not a sell-out. "But he's so pretentious," you say. Well, he fucking can be. He's doing with electronic sound today what Eno did with ambient music in the mid- to- late 1970s. He's gradually taking steps toward the next level of music.

Kraanerg provides you with 41 tracks which total 74 minutes of powerful orchestra layered with electronic sound. Realistically, it should probably be about half as long ('cause you do get restless after thirty minutes have wandered away aimlessly), but since you were paying for it anyway, a little extra music never hurt anybody.

-Ryan Schreiber