CHEFKIRK hails from Eugene, Oregon and has been kicking around the noise scene for quite some time, but I have not heard much from him. The label describes this disc thus: "Working under the inclusive category of noise, CHEFKIRK creates distinctive compositions of sound by combining together improvised drone and harsh electronics forced from a minimal arsenal of boxes with knobs and switches." Sounds like a good time, so let's step into the kitchen and see what's on the menu.

This consists of one 22 minute track titled "Accidental Birds." Is it noise? Is it just analog weirdness? Who cares? It's interesting and there are a lot of things going on throughout that keep everything interesting. This is what it sounds like in a video game arcade after everyone has left for the night and the machines all begin to talk to each other, arguing about the nature of coin-operated 8-bit sentience. It is a pleasant discussion with the usual crescendos and decrescendos as some make their points quite insistently, only to have others take up the argument. The voice chips have all malfunctioned, but they are doing their best. Analog squeals and bleeps and bloops, all with the ever-present distortion and hiss that accompanies it all. Like a group conversation, sometimes there are many voices speaking at once, and sometimes there are only a few left, having a hushed conversation in the corner.

Overall, this falls into that nebulous category of "experimental" that I love so much. If you like it circuit bent and broken, this is going to be a lot of fun for you. It's noisy but lacks the harshness of most noise releases. Overall, this was a good time and well worth checking out.