Strings swell in, Sleet plays a hopped up surf beat, then a synth beat comes in over it. Treated guitar warbles and boops. Sleet takes apart the synth beat, bass reacts in random spotless bursts. At 3:30 I start regulating the synth beat manually by playing notes. At 5 minutes a new beat comes in, dark and troublesome. Sleet steps it up drastically. At 7 minutes the bass takes charge and things get rumbling, with Sleet creeping around the bass like he’s looking into it and thinking about getting in. He starts pounding, and the keys get a little melody going. At close to 9, Sleet takes it apart and the bass takes flight. The synth beat comes back in. At 10:30 it gets hypnotic for a brief timeless flash. Banging keys starts right afterward, and it gets a bit jungle. Bass pops, as strings take elfin wing. A complaint is registered by the guitar as everything gels into crust. A tiny descent brings about the bombastic end.
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