Instead of written notation or a fixed script, Clinton Green and Ernie Althoff choose tools that invite the unexpected: modified turntables, homemade contraptions, weighted strings, metallic echoes, wheels, bells and gentle collisions. Their partnership, deeply rooted in the Australian experimental tradition and active since 2014, continuously redraws the boundaries between composed action and errant vibration. On this recording, Clinton Green programs four turntable setups - each a small choreography of moving arms, swinging objects, and changing speeds - while Ernie Althoff brings forward his signature self-playing kinetic machines, meticulously built from everyday materials. When these devices are set in motion together, the music arises from a matrix of small impacts, rolling beads, and vibrating surfaces: sounds that seem simple at first but soon reveal a swirling complexity, often blurring the source’s identity. The “blindfold test” of the title isn’t just a playful metaphor but a method: as the pair arrange, rearrange and mix their devices, the boundaries between intention and serendipity are intentionally obscured. Across four long studio pieces, the duo cultivates a soundworld where the mechanical and the organic are nearly inseparable, inviting the listener to surrender to flows of unpredictable detail and gentle surprise.

This collaboration extends what both artists have separately explored for decades - Clinton Green with his persistent exploration of physical process and non-traditional turntable work, Ernie Althoff with his evolution of instrument-building and tabletop kinetic sculptures that play themselves or defy conventional performer domination. Together, they make music that benefits from patience and repeat listening: on each return, patterns shift, subtle percussive choreography emerges, and moments of irregularity reveal hidden craft. More than a document of a single meeting, the album deepens a partnership whose foundation is curiosity, play, and the shared joy of giving up a measure of control to see what sound itself, when gently nudged, wants to say. With this spirit, Clinton Green and Ernie Althoff welcome the audience into a workshop of listening, discovery, and sonic movement—where the score is uncertain but the invitation genuine and wide open.