There's a density about the album which, personally, I find a little draining. On first impressions it's intense, noisy, punk energy. But, as the minutes pass, the lack of definition of each instrument dulls the listen and the ever present safety net of distortion beneath each track becomes a little annoying. I don't think though that it's a result of the drone approach. Hard to listen to as some may find them, I don't think the tracks themselves suffer from being overly repetitive in composition. Maybe a little more clarity would allow "Listen to my Heartbeast" to really impact upon the listener throughout.

It feels like Diebold don't have the intensity to sustain. Though perhaps too relaxed in their approach for the comparison, they lack the immediacy and passion of Lightning Bolt and, as a result, it feels like they hang around longer than I'd like them too.

The album is at it's best when Diebold grind the tempo down and take it slow and fuzzy. Sadly, they don't do it nearly enough. The opener and closer have the best examples - with 'Usaid's droning riff maybe being the album's highlight - but most of the rest is nowhere near it in terms of life expectancy. There are certainly moments when other tracks feel boringly stale.

Variety, as the synth in the last thirty seconds of 'Baboum Kaka Chic' proves, could save this album for me but it's not often found. Then again, so could fully embracing drone, minimalism and tectonic plate speed. The middle ground that Diebold take though isn't very exciting.