The joys of The Village Orchestra are many, and very rare in electronica where much new music starts to sound the same as everything else you've hear before. The complexity is apparent from the first track as at least three conflicting motifs play off of each other. There are bell-like chimes, disembodied angelic voices and jittery ambient techno flourishes all competeing for the listener's attention. It's innovative, and instead of backgound noise or ambient wallpaper, you get a very involving experience. Almost mystical at times, like Gong at their trippiest with no singing, of course. You sit back and listen to The Village Orchestra. It's that good. On top of that, this CD is almost like a soundtrack with the soaring orchestral flourishes and lush production. This is repeated, track after track, there's a lot going on, it makes harmonic sense, and it's richly complex. Fans Monolake, Bola and Peter Benisch are going to like the result.