A 10" vinyl EP released by Beta-Lactam Ring Records (mt028) in April 2002 as part 8 in the Lactamase subscription series. A limited edition of 500 only.

Tracks:

• urchins at the harp
• maureen memorium
• there in the house of the moon
• millipede for the little boy
• all the paint i can breathe
• volcano the bear

REVIEWS

"...Another fantastic, phantasmal adventure into the indescribable. like traversing the lands spewed up in Alejandro Jodorowsky's "Holy Mountain", where the surreal mates with the spiritual, but only in fleeting audio glimpses as you walk the thoroughfare from the bazaar to the bizarre... a patchwork sewn of subtle dadaist vignettes, worn like a toga on the set of Satyricon. cinematic, odd and earthy, this may be the delta-blues of noise!"
©blrr 2002

"...On Guess The Birds VTB have succeeded in integrating suitable contrasting elements into a musical flow, whose oriental sequences accentuate the tranquillity that pervades the record as whole. The motive on the album cover shows two odd figures with human features in a dark, grey landscape, setting up a surrealistic set of associations (the snoring and beautifully echoed piano even evokes their satanic majesties request...) on There In The House On The Moon rhythmic patterns are produced through gently touching a kettledrum; voices rise, pause, stagger, and reach intense levels, playing brilliantly with the idea of depth within the mix. The b-side is more rhythmically active, until a pause introduces All The Paint I Can Breathe, whose cinematic qualities are reinforced by a spoken text and dramatically panned blasts of strings and brass. The final Volcano The Bear features some grinding bowed violin work before a moaning vocal drone breaks free; we're waiting for a climax of sorts, but the record suddenly ends. The perceptual process throughout for the listener is akin to peering into a cloud, or like trying to access something that lies behind a wall. Once that wall is breached, allowing distinctive sounds to pass through, a meditative state has already been established and incidents that would normally be striking don't register. It's another fascinating outing from a highly original band..."
© Kristoffer Westin
Paris Transatlantic