Top 40 of 2006
Posted by Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader on Tue, Jan 2, 2007
11) Fe-Mail Blixter Toad (Asphodel) The duo of Maja Ratkje and Hild Sofie Tafjord just gets better and better. This sprawling 2-CD set ranges freely from acoustic free improv to blistering power electronics with countless stops in between, keeping its focus on whimsy, radical dynamics, texture, and razor-sharp interplay, with no time for posturing.