What reviewer Culver apparently neglects to consider sufficiently is the musical value of the human voice, especially as utilized creatively here by Norgard. Acoustical spaces and sparseness feature prominently in this storied work. And while the non-vocal music mostly plays a secondary or supporting role, it does so supremely and sublimely (as in Scene 2, for example). When one listens to Norgard with an open heart one embarks willingly on a sonic journey of invention devoid of preconceptions and intellectual bias. Turn off your cell phone, your pager, your frenetic social self. Take the anonymous plunge and be rewarded.