I first heard about this album while perusing the turntablelab website a few weeks ago. I read their review of it and from what I read, it sounded pretty interesting. This album was constructed using a really beat synth and a shifty sampler according the review. I was intrigued. I then clicked on the sound samples. Boy, was I impressed. This album is dirty. Dirty in a good way. It sounds completely raw. The beats reminded me of 36 Chambers era RZA and the melodies sounded like Bob James playing a really beat Fender Rhodes. No sound collage business on here but moody, quirky, and fun pieces of music which you can put on and sink in to.

If you go to the Eastern Developments website, you can find a few pictures of Eliot and one shows him with his setup. This album was constructed using what looked like a Boss SP 202 Phrase Sampler (it feels good to know that I am not the only one who uses this machine), a Sequential Circuits Six Trak synthesizer which has a few knobs missing and a broken key or two, and maybe a laptop. Knowing that Mr. Lipp put this album together using an old beat up synth and a really shifty sampler added to the album's ambience.

Pick it up, you will not be disappointed. In my opinon, it's the best downtempo release of '04. Cheers.