nosmiles agrees: "Mondo '77" is the most "techno" sounding song on the album, which is unfortunate since it is the first song heard. As well, it was featured in a major commercial. It does not represent Looper in a poor light, however, since the biggest difference between this track and the others is prettiness. Looper consists of pretty sounds, beats, and vocals.

For those unfamiliar, Looper is the preoccupation of former bassist for the brilliant Scottish group, Belle & Sebastian. Starting as a side-project, Stuart David left B&S after the release of Up A Tree. His wife, Karn, provides the pretty vocals.

With a name like "looper," one must expect repetition, and these expectations are met. The redundancy is less obvious than in their debut album Up A Tree and fits better. In a sense, though, the redundancy is brilliant, because even with the same repeating sounds, their songs do not all sound alike on either album. Unlike most electronic music, this album is prettier than it is dance worthy.

Another large difference between this album and their first is the focus. The Geometrid's focus is on music. Many of the songs have pretty harmonious vocals that blend into the music. Looper excel at turning anything into music whether it be a scottish-accented voice speaking, a pretty accented voice singing, or a modem. "The Modem Song delightfully incorporates a modem sound into the song, matching everything perfectly. What is so marvelous about the way Looper exercises his rights to beats and experimental sounds is because he turns these sounds into real music. The songs do not contain just a background beat, but has melodies, fills, breaks and everything.

This album is catchier than their first. Although almost all of the songs are catchy in their own way, this is best exemplified by "Bug Rain", "These Things", and "Uncle Ray". Money hair is so obviously a 'money' song. It makes me laugh, which is probably why it is happiest song of the album.

I am unsure as to who the intended audience is or who the audience will be but musically, Looper is tremendous. Not to say that David is the first of his kind, but the ambiance of the album is rather unique and charismatic; delightfully entertaining to say the least.

Best Aspect: Intelligent beat balance
Worst Aspect: Repetition of A+ formula
Yay: These Things, Bug Rain
Nay: N/A
The hits: Mondo '77 (featured in major commercial)
Similar: Even though it's the B&S guy, it's not the B&S sound; Moby
Style: Electronic music (not electronic noise/impulses)