After a six year hiatus, Cobain and Dougans have emerged with a new sound and spiritual awareness. The Isness is a modern-day exploration in psych-rock, complete with sitars and mellotrons. Elements of the old FSOL sound are sporadic and noticeable, however this album is quite a diversion from their previous endeavors. If you don't have a subscription to emusic, you can get a 14 day/50 download trial for free. There are several reasons why you might like emusic, though: 1. They distribute unaltered MP3 format files, legally, with royalties paid to the artists who supply them. 2. They support open source by actually having download clients available for linux/*nix as well as Windows, Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. 3. They don't carry current Billboard Chart hits. I think that resonates with most memestreams users. They do, however, have a good 80's one-hit-wonder library, and I'm all about that. Dolemite Future Sound of London - The Isness |