Reservoir, Reservoir (Zero
Hour)
When I first got this disc in the mail a couple of months ago, I had
no idea what to expect. The single-paged press release spouted on about
conspiracy theories, international drug cartels, and the effects of too much
TV. With all the music composed and performed by Jud Ehrbar--presumably the
teenage-looking boy on the front of the album--on an assortment of synths and
drum machines, I was prepared for a stoner's playpen. Instead, Reservoir is
oddly enchanting; in the many moons since I first popped Ehrbar1s creation in
my CD player, I1ve continually become lost in his synth drones and oh-so-slow
musical experimentation. Call it Buddhist monks meet techno. Call it the
product of a bored mind. Whatever it is, it1s worth checking out.