This recording has been described by the Nordic press as the most exciting Norwegian album ever. In truth this isn't a boast that most music fans from outside of Norway would be able to contradict. Garbarek is the daughter of the saxophonist Jan Garbarek but very little of her father's influence is shown on this debut effort. A more obvious contemporary comparison would be Björk or Kate Bush as Garbarek's voice veers between sinister ice maiden and a six year old child. Bubbling under this mixture is a variety of whistles and bells on the production side where strings are just as likely to feature as modern electronic pulses. With songs revealing great imagination in their twists and turns like 'The Cabinet' and 'Picking Up Pieces', Garbarek really deserves the kind of breaks that Björk has received.