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BILLBOARD MAGAZINE review by BRADLEY BAMBARGER Jan 19 2002

scotty | chicago, il United States | 02/07/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The latest "In the Fishtank" pairing - in which Amsterdam's Konkurrent
label pairs two bands in the studio for an open-ended EP session -
features offbeat Americana ensemble the Willard Grant Conspiracy with
Dutch electronic act Telefunk. (There is some common ground here, in that
Willard Grant frontman Robert Fisher produced two albums by the Cords, two
whose members are in Telefunk.) Like most "Fishtank" productions, the
course of this disc is marked by real peaks and troughs. But the two gems
that book-end the set - "Twistification" and "Dig a Hole," subtly updated
takes on age-old folk traditionals - are more than worth the price of
admission. Fisher's back-porch baritone weaves a born storyteller's spell
as it courses through the lonely sound-scapes provided by the partnered
ensembles. Distributed in the U.S. by Touch and Go.
--Bradley Bambarger"