This has been released and i thought it may be of interest. Here is the review from www.overloadmedia.co.uk, you can order it from www.hedonizmrecords.com. Haven't received my copy yet to verify if its any good but the review paints a good picture. R Album A SMALL GOOD THING 'Slim Westerns Vol II' (Leaf) This release dubs itself 'a highly evocative soundtrack to an imaginary Western', which cites as its musical touchstones composers such as Angelo Badalamenti, Ennio Morricone and er, the KLF. It's a great concept, and whilst I think the album goes beyond the boundaries of what might be considered the Western film soundtrack in its use of contemporary electronic techniques, it definitely evokes some of those half-remembered films you might have watched as a kid, where the main characters, as the press release suggests, were 'thems what don't fit in'. The soundtrack conjures up images of lonely prairies, threatening skies; in short the kind of alienating landscape that Western heroes try to assuage through music: violins, a harmonica or an out of tune saloon piano, as on 'Saloon Dreams'. The second track, 'A Mighty Stillness' sounds a doleful male choir, as if to emphasize the essential loneliness of the wandering cowboy (a conceit also played out in many a Hollywood western of the fifties and sixties). There are also snatches of conversation and the repeated refrain of 'Hey Mister, is this train heading south?', creating a sense of a journey which takes us across windy plains, into warehouses where plane saws set up their own chorus, and across farmland guarded by suspicious dogs, as on the eerie 'Night' which closes the album. Definitely the kind of listening experience which brings the forces of nature uncomfortably close and reminds the listener of the 'bare forked' status of man. Doggone recommended. EW ------------------------------------------------------------ This e-mail message and any attachment(s) are CONFIDENTIAL and may contain legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you should not read, copy, distribute, disclose or otherwise use the information in this e-mail or any attachment(s). Please also e-mail, telephone or fax us immediately and delete the message and any attachment(s) from your system. E-mail may be susceptible to data corruption, interception and unauthorised amendment, and we do not accept liability for any such corruption, interception or amendment or the consequences thereof. Please note that any views expressed in this email may be those of the originator and do not necessarily reflect those of this organisation. ----------------------------------------------------------- _____________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses for Frontline Ltd by the MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service.