Cevin plays with sounds in a disconcerting manner. In "Sklang," he incorporates sounds that, if I didn't know better, would make me think I was listening to a slightly corrupted mp3 file. The vox of Edward Ka-Spel and Nivek Ogre are welcome additions to other tracks. Ka-Spel appears on "15th Shade," making it sound for all the world like a new Tear Garden track. "Frozen Sky," featuring Nivek Ogre, will mostly likely receive the most airplay on alternative radio stations. After all, this song is basically a new Skinny Puppy release.


not to reveal my age, but...   October 31, 2003
 7 out of 7 found this review helpful

i was seeing skinny puppy shows when they were still in seedy abandoned warehouses (if it rained we all feared electroshock, and not from the music). this cd doesn't bring all that back, but made me realize just how important cEvin Key is as a musician. So many industrialists are dismissed as "noisemakers", but this cd blends jazz, symphonic melodies, and a mixture of sounds that are the architecture of the overall song. there is no "noise" here, but instead a sensation of water slowing draining down the sink backwards. you just have to go with the flow.


There are no ghosts....   February 25, 2002
 5 out of 9 found this review helpful

Ok, I am the hugest skiny puppy/ohgr/download/doubting thomas/tear garden etc. fan there is... But cEvin Key has yet to impress me. Music for Cats was really dissapointing and although The Ghost Of Each Room is a lot more tolerable, It still doesn't grab me the way other stuff he works on does. Don't get me wrong, cevin Key is great! but his solo stuff isn't really there... I mean Frozen Sky is incredible.. Ogre is great on it and the music is so gooood. But some of the album is just eh... I still have hopes for him though. If you are an avid puppy fan, get this cd. It's mediocre but it adds to your collection, otherwise I don't know. I am just one person, and this is just one opinion. Make up what you like of this cd...


Cevin and Ogre...More please!   October 28, 2001
 4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Key's lastest release proves to be better a much better effort than anything Cevin did with "Download", or "Tear Garden" for that matter. It feels good to hear other listners share the same thoughts on "FROZEN SKY", an awsome track that has full 'Skinny Puppy' flavor. And I hope it is a portent of things to come. God be with Dwayne, but his death should not mark the perminent end to the band. Key n Ogre reviving "Puppy" would simply make life better. Other tracks on Key's album are good too, 'Bob's Shadow' is haunting and kinetic. Some tracks seem a bit to similar to "Download" (a project i did not much care for), but most are really good...haunting, dreamy pieces..the rhythm work is excellent! The cover art is very ominous indeed, well reflective of the music within. Still, I'll repeat that FROZEN SKY really stands out and makes me hope that we will see PUPPY back with another classic.


Definetely the next logical step for mr. key   August 27, 2002
 4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I have always liked Skinny Puppy but I never knew Cevin was capable of something this good. I would imagine that whether someone would enjoy this album or not depends completely on what they look for in the music they enjoy. It's the difference between people who enjoy hearing things sounds they havent heard before and enjoy the atmosphere of music above all else vs people who pass it off as noisy garbage. the album almost sounds like a skinny puppy and autechre doing a collab. Lots of very intricate layering of drum patterns and sounds mixed with a very eerie atmosphere.