Matt MacMaster, Journalist

"Vibrations push against you through what sounds like a barrier of flesh and blood, and noise is omnipresent, totally washing away your sense of gravity and space."

"The group let things bloom and spread, like ink in water."

"Images and shapes occasionally materialise out of the vapour, dissolving into oblivion moments later. It's peaceful and quiet, and slightly unnerving."

"They create a lounge room space within your head, complete with carpeted walls."

"Production values as high as the energy they generated."

"They've consciously shifted the focus away from vocals, dropped the hooks, freed up the melodies, and added layer upon layer of instrumentation."

"Atsuo screaming behind his kit like a Noh theatre demon trying to get the crowd going."

"It had swag and a filthy, coal-black funk that was magnetic."

"'Sad' is an understatement, but to moan about 'end times' is folly."

"Some detail was lost, and some subtle textures turned to durge-y mush, but the sheer weight of their sound carried the set home."

"It sounds dull on paper, but it was actually kind of brilliant."