Hex is known, among far too few, as Bark Phychosis' masterpiece and rightly. These guys created lush soundscapes on the 1994 album that require work for the listener, but the subtle dynamics make the payoff far more than the required attention

Game Over is not disimallar from Hex, except that on many numbers here, there is more of a drive to the compositions, and a lot of the added sounds are more up front than on Hex.

And then the band does a very curious thing on Game Over--rocks out. There is a number here that starts with the usual smooth ambient gambit of Bark Psychosis, but then the track bursts into a tornato of guitar noise that reminds me of some of Robert Fripp's more free form blasts. As soon as this begins, it ends, and it is back to the velvet, almost inperceptably brillant electronic sheen

This band was far too subtle, plodding and uncompromising to sell records like My Bloody Valentine or other "dream pop" bands of the 1990s, but Game Over will show you, if you give it the deverved time, why Bark Psychosis may be the best in their related genres

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