48336 Pleasant memories are associated with this album of which I am fortunate enough to have a copy of the CD-R release. <i>The Seed Project</i> gave me my first serious exposure to the music of both K. M. Krebs and Heath Yonaites and has had a major influence on my interest and tastes in electronic music. In this release, each artist creates beautiful aural amalgams by manipulating and processing sound samples provided by the other. My favorite genres can be found here: spacious ambient drones, episodes of dark ambient, electroacoustic elements, abstract moments, along with hints of microsound and glitch. Download, listen, enjoy, and absorb. Aural Amalgams LAJ 2005-08-13 18:41:38 2005-08-13 17:16:13 5 48371 This album is wonderful-- it is very original and succeeds in being quite hypnotic, as well. Part of the fun of listening is trying to identify what sounds one is hearing. This is a pleasantly difficult task. Sounds from strange sources, heavily processed, are artfully arranged. . . some reach out to your ear, others remain at the horizon. . . I was astonished by the creativity and diversity of these tracks. Truly a great release! Great mystified 2005-08-14 07:23:01 2005-08-14 07:23:01 5 (I don't think I CAN write a brief review!) No need to mince words here, The Seed Project is a truly enjoyable and thoroughly listenable work from two gents who, in my mind, stand at the precipice of becoming much larger players in their field. Both Heath Yonaites and Kevin M. Krebs manage to achieve a far more engaging work than many of their (perhaps more ‘well-known’) peers in the ambient world. The Seed Project reveals versatility along with accessibility and, at the same time, remains remarkably faithful to the ‘sounds’ that Webbed Hand seems to have cultivated so well. Opening the album is “The Subjugation of Ghosts” which offers a plethora of organic and, at times, haunting textures, along with loops and acoustic sampling. “Cutting Through Time” and “Foreign Scents” also evoke the aforementioned traits, without ever sounding derivative. I am reminded of the likes of Robin Storey and Stefano Musso, but hesitate to name anyone really, because part of the great charm of the Project in particular, and Webbed Hand in general, is its uniqueness, and the fact that its not attempting to ‘sound’ like anyone else at all. Its best left to listeners to decide who or what influences are brought to bear here. The music often evokes the familiar and the strange (a Webbed Hands motif, along with the occasional use of short-wave radio and b-movie-type samples) and yet The Project still manage to make some headway into new territory. Yonaites and Krebs are not heavy-handed in their use of the familiar, or with familiar sounds, and while the album is remarkably consistent in quality, it is never content to sit and stir in its own juices (i.e., it avoids boring us). Each track hones in on its own sense of individuality (check out the pleasantly creepy “This Will Be a Lonely House” or “Ones Who Are Called Strangers” – evocative titles! Experimental, but never jarring, never to the point of exclusion and again, never to the point of being overly familiar. I’ve listened to the disk several times and feel amply rewarded each time. I really look forward to future work by both Yonaites and Krebs, as individuals and, perhaps again, as collaborators. All who make it to this site owe it to themselves to sample this jewel in Webbed Hand’s multi-tiered crown. I’m struck by the possibilities. The Seed Project continually grows on you 5 HighCalm 2006-04-06 07:31:47 2006-04-06 07:31:47 A high-quality and intriguing collaboration that enchants on multiple listens. Excellent KingBoy 2007-03-28 18:49:36 2007-03-28 18:49:36 5 4 5.00