October 31, 2000

An absolute masterpiece, and contender for the best Dribble of all time. The main jam begins unassumingly, with a repeating synth line over a backdrop of mostly ambient noodling. The rhythm is pretty standard, but Sammy tosses in an occasional breakbeat measure or two. As the Dribble hits come in after a few minutes, Barber takes on more of a leading role, laying down a very catchy repeating riff. After settling into a more mellow passage, the jam begins to build to a crescendo. Sammy’s drumming becomes thunderous, Barber’s playing becomes more ominous, and Magner’s synths take on the quality of drills boring holes into your skull. After a fakeout of the ending, the jam breaks down completely into a second, thoroughly type two theme. Magner crafts a tense atmosphere with a very subtle synth effect. After a further breakdown, Barber takes the lead. He utilizes the muted distortion to great effect, and shortly afterward Magner switches to a heavily electronic synth, reminiscent of a laser beam. After about 4 minutes, Barber switches back to a more regular effect, and builds up to a devastating Dribble ending. The outro jam features liberal acid synth usage, and toes the line between creepy and uplifting, until a tense breakdown places it firmly in creepy territory. Barber’s riffs take on a decidedly more melancholy quality as Magner’s synths become more foreboding. Sammy begins to increase the tempo, and Magner moves to a more distorted synth effect, as the jam approaches Boop territory.

The jam starts off unassumingly, but by the middle the band, led by Magner, finds an infectiously catchy theme. The band builds from this theme into a more triumphant passage, which peaks and begins to build back up to Boop.