The only artist I was not familiar with was Terbeschikkingstelling, so I was interested to see how this collaboration panned out. Here are the personae dramatis: Rutger van Driel (LÄrmschutz) on trombtronics, mixing, mastering; Volker Störtebeker (Terbeschikkingstelling) on trombone, sousaphone, didgeridoo and jaw harp; Chaos V.G. on noise with scrap and other destructible objects; and Fail on electronics. The way that this went down, according to the liner notes, is that “Original tracks and material by Fail (1 and 2) and Chaos V.G. (3 and 4) and manipulated by Rutger van Driel (LÄrmschutz) and Volker Störtebeker (Terbeschikkingstelling).” Well, this sounds like a lot of cooks (and trombonists) in the kitchen, so let’s dive in and see what they cook up.

We kick it off with "Stepping Stone," which is chaotic as hell. Training video voiceover is mixed with trombone, synth, and random noise. The voiceover is then looped and processed. I like how it all disintegrates over time until we are left with just some horn. “Another Try" is a bit less cut up and more organized as a noise track. Clattering metal, analog squiggly noises, and electronic noises mesh with digeridoo and horns to provide some low end. All of this is covered in a thin layer of static. "10.000 Ways That Won't Work" opens with the sounds of someone with an arcwelder and a bad case of flatulence working in a factory. This gets noisier as the wall of noise takes over. Walls of static and electronic noises interrupted by multiple horns. The sousaphone really shines in this piece, giving it a lovely low end. And when was the last time you heard a sousaphone on a noise album? Truly the heaviest of the brass in all ways. "Give It Up" closes it off by bringing the horns to the forefront. Lots of noise and a jaunty brass tune make for an interesting combination.

If you have ever had someone say that noise is just some dude with a bunch of pedals daisy chained together, give them this release. This is one of those cases where the collaboration makes it work because of the differences in approach. The entire thing is a lot of fun and well worth checking out. This album weighs in at around 20 minutes.