I sought out this album after reading a couple of positive reviews. When I received it I put it on as I decorated the house! Suffice to say that not much work got done as I was instantly entranced in it's heavy grooves.

Musically I can't really compare it with anything else as I am not normally a fan of the trip-hop genre but this record defies categorisation (despite my attempts at doing so above!) and stands on it's own.

It's utterly absorbing but I wouldn't recommend you do anything important whilst listening to it as you won't be able to give the task your fullest attention. I still have half-painted walls as a result!

Gonjasufi plays a brand of cracked and distorted dust-blown, desert-honed, neo-psychedelia that really isn't easy to describe. The songs kind of just fall into place. Some have hooks that seemingly come from nowhere. The album was put together with help from Flying Lotus and (mainly) The Gaslamp Killer.... but Gonjasufi sounds like his own man as he ploughs his unique musical furrow. I really, really rate this album - and the best thing is - it gets better and more compelling each time I play it. The record of 2010, so far, for me, no contest.

I hate that moment when you've played a record to death and you have to put it away for a year or so to make it fresh again. Well, it is going to happen with this one but I cannot help myself. This sort of creative eclecticism rarely makes for a consistently great record but here...! His voice, the production, the sheer quality of the songs make this one of the musical joys of this year. Thank God for the new Flying Lotus so I can start listening to something else occasionally!

I was drawn to this through various reviews and through his link with Flying Lotus, not really knowing what to expect.

Even after the first listen it made an impact, a bizzare mix of influences and styles which meld together so well.

Amazing.. you probably wouldnt be reading this review if you didnt already think you might like the music and believe me, you will. It is a true gem.. must have album of 2010.