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Splendid E-zine - 08 October 2001.

A quick crash of drums leads into a serene river of saxophone notes as the seconds tick into "Sun Devil's Morning Rain". However, there's a definite sense of immorality lurking on the other side of these tepid sax notes. Extraordinary low-end vocals send out a flurry of emotion, similar to the thickly junkied-up Birthday Party-era Nick Cave. Marching drums and booming bassline keys sprinkle an unnerving sense of doom into the air on the eight minute epic "The Crossing".

Altrui's willingness to reach into your heart and tear out a piece of ugliness is equal parts painful and therapeutic. Could this be the spectre of Jim Morrison, crossing time's boundaries as he slyly poisons the minds of a new generation? Plop the disc in the player and prepare to drift off into an eerie world of arty words and trance-like ambience; it may be the sign of the coming apocalypse, or just one man's fucked perspective on the world around him.

- am · website: splendidezine.com/reviews/oct-8-01/aag.html#aag19

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