has a favorite schtick for his album covers -- deliberately cheesy science fiction images. The giant shrimp with cowboy hat, bandana, and sixshooters on the cover of the 1994 release is one of the more fun, playful ones. Inside, listeners will find more of the grinding, intentionally discordant sounds typical of his / fusion, with the sci-fi theme carrying through into the titles, from to Effects include the strange double-echoing spoken overlaps on which add a strong dash of surreal to the mixture. It seems thematically appropriate that this is released on the label. ~ Murrday Fisher