Beyond the obvious influences of landmark groups like Stereolab, Portishead, and Broadcast, Vanishing Twin marks out its own voice through its meticulous ensemble of deep groove, tonal range, and startling range of sonic textures. If "Age of Immunology" was an immaculate start that promised much, "Ooki Gekkou" is a masterpiece collection of spaces and "zones" (hardly really "songs") that exemplify the group's surrealist grasp on structure.
