The audio equivalent of a never-ending acid trip. Tungsten74 add new meaning to the term "space rock"; if you're looking to explore the cosmos on a budget, strap in and blast off. Rocks like Kinski, Spiritualized, Spacemen 3.
-Alternative Press
Tungsten74 deal in psychedelic improvisations of the decidedly non-cliched kind. Steely guitars and fuzzy analog synths lap at the edges of futuristic sound worlds while drums like metronomes or high-speed trains tip-tap in strict, repetitious time....incredibly focussed for an album that was improvised in the studio, Aleatory Element uses a combination of sustained notes, droning feedback and subtly shifting rhythmic and melodic changes to create wave after wave of dynamic soundscapes ranging from laconic to furious and back again.
-Rockpile
Personally, I found it very catchy in a transfixing way. For some reason it all sort of reminds me of that Rolling Stones song 2000 Man, with some Radiohead and Pink Floyd tossed in. Very mellow, probably great sleeping music. Give it a listen.
-Mark Bechtel - Sports Illustrated.com - Nascar column
Instrumental music that kicks some ass.
-Action attack helicopter
Very cool record here blurring the line between improvisational indie rock and electronica/ambientmusic. Each song meanders across the realm of thoroughly interestingand be damned if you miss a second, and drowning on endlessly wondering if the song will ever end. Either way, it's a fun listen.
-Muddle
Looser than math rock, tougher and less studio tweaked than kraut rock, it's what happens when a few guys with some talent, a sense of humor, a good record collection and some performance enhancers decide to play whatever the hell comes out.
-Philadelphia citypaper
Imagine if Yes didn't suck so much and took heed to the hesher metal of Blue Cheer, The Groundhogs, and perhaps Deep Purple. Imagine some serious trudging mud boots taking a ten mile walk through thick snow on a pitch black night. Imagine a bass solo where the bass is hidden somewhere in some clouded noise of synth, a drum beat, and some acoustic guitar. Imagine there's no heaven. Imagine if Eno's Ambient albums weren't boring and lame. Imagine two cds of this. Imagine driving two hours past your destination while on hallucinogens.
-Chinmusic
fans of instrumental/experimental rock will love the new double CD set from Tungsten74. The inventive songwriting, effective emotional vocabulary, clever use of sampled voices, and visionary pacing make Aleatory Element an instant classic of the genre. This is easily one of my favorite releases of 2004.
-Nick Bensen, Free City Media
Tens of minutes can drift by whilst listening to the hypnotic waves of drone rock that populate the first disc Didjetaldroo standing out in particular but its the quirky streaks that zigzag disc two like a lost-and-found Pollock painting that really grab your attention. It sounds as if an entire middle-African nation (I dunno, say Chad) is drumming in unison on The Third Song The Aliens Gave Us; We Didnt Know It Was A Mutiny Until It Failed meanwhile is just sublime, period. Aleatory Element should be checked out by anyone with even a passing interest in the likes of Sigur Ros, Tortoise or even Neu!
-Comes With a Smile
