I have been a dedicated follower of Stars Of The Lid since their first CD, so I can only cheer hallelujah about this record. One side is a soundtrack to a film, which as usual with these things, I haven't seen. But playng the record, I wouldn't be surprised that the film contains one shot of Texan desert in which the shade moves slowly. There is a sad, desolate feeling springing to mind.
Organs celebrate the mass but they are disguised as guitars, and very very controlled feedback hum.
The other side is live, and apart from some talking and taking out the plug of the guitar at the end, you could have fooled me. Again ultimate remoteness being present here. The CD reminded me at times of Lustmord, circa 'Heresy', but this is surely altogether something different. The three short tracks on side A are based on sampling crackles, intercepted by highly reverbed, but short lived cuts. The last is the most of the three.