I first heard Alarmen on the Audiophob compilation 'Hyperakusis' and found them pleasant. This disc offers up seven tracks simply titles 'Next 1' through 'Next 7.' The promo sheet that came with the disc describes it as 'either claustrophobic scraping dark ambient or . . . quite catchy electronica melodies.' Sounds about right. This disc wanders all over the place, but at least the journey is scenic. For example, 'Next 5' is a short track that sounds like toyboxes and lurching melodies. It's odd, but fun. However, 'Next 1' is a sparse ambient piece with subdued beats and a nice heavy atmosphere. You can sense that something is about to happen and it isn't going to be good. 'Next 3' sounds like it could have easily been done by the Orb. 'Next 7' is a beat driven composition of chirps, bleeps, and bloops that becomes increasingly sparse as the track progresses. Overall, this is one of those discs that is difficult to nail down. That is perhaps the greatest weakness of this disc ' it refuses to stick to any style in particular. I must admit that I was a bit disappointed when the rest of the disc seemed little like the opening track. There is something to be said for artists that refuse easy categorization, but sometimes a sense of coherence can be useful. This disc weighs in at 49.38.