Cevin plays with sounds in a disconcerting manner. In "Sklang," he incorporates sounds that, if I didn't know better, would make me think I was listening to a slightly corrupted mp3 file. The vox of Edward Ka-Spel and Nivek Ogre are welcome additions to other tracks. Ka-Spel appears on "15th Shade," making it sound for all the world like a new Tear Garden track. "Frozen Sky," featuring Nivek Ogre, will mostly likely receive the most airplay on alternative radio stations. After all, this song is basically a new Skinny Puppy release.


not to reveal my age, but...   October 31, 2003
 8 out of 8 found this review helpful

i was seeing skinny puppy shows when they were still in seedy abandoned warehouses (if it rained we all feared electroshock, and not from the music). this cd doesn't bring all that back, but made me realize just how important cEvin Key is as a musician. So many industrialists are dismissed as "noisemakers", but this cd blends jazz, symphonic melodies, and a mixture of sounds that are the architecture of the overall song. there is no "noise" here, but instead a sensation of water slowing draining down the sink backwards. you just have to go with the flow.


There are no ghosts....   February 25, 2002
 5 out of 9 found this review helpful

Ok, I am the hugest skiny puppy/ohgr/download/doubting thomas/tear garden etc. fan there is... But cEvin Key has yet to impress me. Music for Cats was really dissapointing and although The Ghost Of Each Room is a lot more tolerable, It still doesn't grab me the way other stuff he works on does. Don't get me wrong, cevin Key is great! but his solo stuff isn't really there... I mean Frozen Sky is incredible.. Ogre is great on it and the music is so gooood. But some of the album is just eh... I still have hopes for him though. If you are an avid puppy fan, get this cd. It's mediocre but it adds to your collection, otherwise I don't know. I am just one person, and this is just one opinion. Make up what you like of this cd...


Cevin and Ogre...More please!   October 28, 2001
 4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Key's lastest release proves to be better a much better effort than anything Cevin did with "Download", or "Tear Garden" for that matter. It feels good to hear other listners share the same thoughts on "FROZEN SKY", an awsome track that has full 'Skinny Puppy' flavor. And I hope it is a portent of things to come. God be with Dwayne, but his death should not mark the perminent end to the band. Key n Ogre reviving "Puppy" would simply make life better. Other tracks on Key's album are good too, 'Bob's Shadow' is haunting and kinetic. Some tracks seem a bit to similar to "Download" (a project i did not much care for), but most are really good...haunting, dreamy pieces..the rhythm work is excellent! The cover art is very ominous indeed, well reflective of the music within. Still, I'll repeat that FROZEN SKY really stands out and makes me hope that we will see PUPPY back with another classic.


I can't believe the reviews this got!!!   December 26, 2001
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

i adore almost anything cEvin does... he is one of the most if not the most brilliant musicians of this genre in my opinion... i just got this CD and have only listened to it a couple of times, but i must say, i love it already... i love music for cats... this isn't sp, this isn't download, this isn't any other sp related project already established... it's its own thing as was music for cats and i think it's brilliant... the added bonuses of phil western, ryan moore, edward kaspel and others just make it that much better...and i absolutely cannot see where anyone would get that this is just a bunch of noise... does anyone know anything about music??? somehow, cEvin has this miraculous way of intertwining impossible time changes, sometimes abrasive beats with beautiful melodies and ambience... i couldn't ask for more... if you like the more abrasive stuff and are looking for a good listen, try music for cats (though there is quite a bit of space out melodic ambience in that as well)... if you want the ethereal feeling, i say, go buy effector... BUT... if you want a great combination of everything, BUY this album!!! support our little keefycub!!!