Freeform electronica fills this compilation, bringing together previously issued tracks with exclusive ones, and joining members of the Ai Records stable with artists who never released on it outside of this sampler.  IDM, chillout, downbeat, house, dub, and more are stirred together within and across the tracks, and though none of the contributors are particularly well-known (Plant43 and Datassette being the biggest names of the lot), they all serve up their piece with high style, careful production, and a striking sense of character.

Slowed beats, squelched synths, delicate undertextures, and drifting light drones are regular components of the songs, with multiple rhythmic layerings offered up in forms allowing for enjoyment of their entanglement or individual merits.  Some recurrent qualities across the eight tracks isn’t enough to drag it down by a significant extent, and the continuity over their course has enough twists thrown in to keep things interesting.  A little uneven, but still a strong showing from everyone involved.