Being as I’m so enamoured with the new Throbbing Gristle EP Now I figured I’d waffle some more like I did here. First track “X-ray” begins as a minimal hum, an electrical thrum (think of the opening scenes of Alien as the Nostromo flickers back to life) and slowly 6 or so light rhythms build and circle each other and then there’s a heartbeat. Then its gone, ending with a light static fuzz which sounds uncannily like crickets at night.

The possibly Xylophone chime derived melody line on “Almost Like this” is both sweetly pop and as unnerving as their melodic past work, snips of feedbacked guitar stretch through the track reverberating on exit. Even this, the most obviously structured track on Now, has a beat made from late night footsteps which is superseded by the percussion sound of someone trying to bust open your front door.

The finale “Splitting Sky” is the darkest of all; over a tearstained backing of choked and chopped distant cries comes a harsh distorted petition from the darker half of Gen’s colourful past.

Shame they split 23 years ago.