'Trapeze' draws on a big drone to begin with, a thick wash of instruments and acts as a pretty enjoyable introduction to this latest from veteran avant Chicago scene band Mako Sica joined by the celebrated percussionist Hamid Drake. 'The Unknown' however is ropier because of the initial scene-setting throaty vocals to begin with although the haunted atmosphere that develops is more interesting. Alas 'Enchanted City' is no better and very hard to engage with. Applause counterintuitively begins the final track but there's more here to get your teeth into and it is my overall pick of a very hit and miss affair. SG
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