The 15th volume in Dutch independent music distributor Konkurrent combines the work of pop singer/songwriter Sparklehorse and the weird ambient/arty/glitch sound of Fennesz. Recorded in two days time in the Fishtank studio (the catch of the "Fishtank" series), the artists on this release seem to be working on different levels. Never do the two styles really mesh to create something coherent ("Shai-Hulud" sounds as though the instruments were messing up and instead of stopping the recording, the artists allowed it to continue). Occasionally Mark Linkous' voice works well with Fennesz productions ("If My Heart" and "Mark's Guitar Piece" somewhat resembles a song but the constant white noise background effort grows for too tiresome), however, overall it all just fizzles. Fairly upsetting since Linkous' collaboration with Danger Mouse and David Lynch earlier this year (Dark Night of the Soul) came off as a success.
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