Having been witness to CACOPHONY '33' from the early days, I have seen an artist who has gone from dabbling with simplistic music to one who now, with the curiously packaged "Metallurgi" become a truly entertaining artist. This album is a gorgeously varied journey - a trip through structures which sounds not unlike THE ORB in concept, but more in the THOMAS LEER / BILL NELSON ilk - small rhythm-based pieces cobbled together to make the album whole so much greater than the track sum of it's parts. Composition is fairly straightforward, yet the sounds are sufficiently warped to make it unique. Blended into the various sounds and structures are strong moody Electronica and a mature Jazz tendency, along with tints of R 'n' B, Ambient and even a kind of mellow, Westernized Ethnic flavour. Each piece is glued to the next with a variety of noises, from synthesised location sounds to audio junk, but each segue is short and somehow fits well between mood tracks. He never really hits a middle ground as such with this collection - it's either tranquil meanderings which manage to scribe thick images upon the ears, or it's borderline Noise, with massed distortion taking over from the dreamy reflection for a while. Uncompromising and eclectic enough to evade easy comparison, KEV's music is nevertheless a solid burning brand of efficient eccentricity. Try to hear before you buy - his music might appeal to you, but if I cannot really compare it, I can't really recommend it. If you have heard him before and had your curiosity aroused, then this should prove to you that he is a worthwhile investment. By far his most mature and accomplished work. Originally reviewed for Metamorphic Journeyman.