| ***Sandra recorded this stark and sultry collection of melancholy and exhilarating material after temporarily relocating from her native New Zealand to Berlin. Fans of her previous material on the IMD, Turbulence and Xpressway labels will find this new release (her first full-length material since 1995) engrossing. Sandrais lyrics and alternately deadpan and harrowing delivery potently convey an atmosphere of dissolution and decay. These beautifully bleak songscapes will attract fans of Graeme and Peter Jefferies, early Opal, and the Renderers. |