The 1994 CD reissue adds three cuts ("Shouting Stars," "Yours & Mine," and "You're the Driver") with
Michael Karoli's
Can colleague
Jaki Liebezeit providing the thumps and bangs of outrageous percussion. The record has an interestingly stately air to it, considering
Polly Eltes' breathy, quirky vocals and
Karoli's apparent fascination with variations on reggae rhythms (not too surprising, considering the spiritual link between
Can and the output of Jamaican mixers.) The complete set would be more compelling and striking, though, if there were a little more focus --
Karoli and
Eltes spend quite a bit of time simply drifting into thematic hooks, leaving the listener in limbo for too long on a regular basis. When it clicks, though, it is excellent.
–
Steven McDonald, Rovi