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And yet again Jonathan Sharp takes on another side-project, this time with Josh Finney and additional voice-overs by Kyronfive. This six track ep is packaged in a beautiful 5.25 inch floppy disc case with sleeve and info/art booklet containing two remixes, one by labelmate Railgun and the other by Jason Perez of Evanscene.

Mastered at the Igloo by Gridlock, this new artist shows strong promise for newcomer label Gun Music. Sharp's New Mind composition and programming is very apparent on most of the tracks, but another edge surrounds the music as well. Together Sharp & Finney assimilate intelligent abrasive percussion elements, somewhat reminiscent of Gridlock's work (but not with the same density), dark bio-organic samples and ominous patches of dark string arrangements. Samples are still in conjunction with Sharp's programming, but provide emphasis were needed, not as overused as most bands have in the past. Strongest tracks lie in favor with "Inphogeist", "Digital Chaos Junkie v.2" and Railgun's mix of "Zerolight." One to consider looking into.