*2024  stock* "Before I received this CD, I was told "this might not be up my street" which is always a funny assumption I feel, as I am rarely shocked thanks to my obsession with Romanian experimental music during my early 20's. Though this new album by bloodcog really gave a good stab at it. Experimental music is often stuck in a difficult situation, how far can it go? Is it music? Is it not music? I often feel it is limiting in the way peope discuss and think about it. Bloodcog, like most experimental music, is music of its time - a frantic exploration and overload of sounds and sensations that often emanate from the frantic hustle and bustle of teh day-to-day. The skill and musicianship on display is remarkable and shows an in-depth understanding of what they are capable of. The question is, where next for the ensemble?" - Ben Lunn