MOTHFIELD, a unique and short-lived musical journey, was born in the heart of New York City. It was the brainchild of four central New York musicians: Guitarist Meric Sarkhov and keyboard player Klozzner. The two vowed to create what they thought of as "noise pollution in original musical form." Interesting, discordant and a far stretch from the cookie-cutter music of the time, MOTHFIELD remain a staple for musical outliers while preaching agony and discontent in audible form.” The album has ten songs. “Waiting Moon” is first. The opening guitar riff is very dissonant, even a bit psychedelic. When the vocals come in, it almost has a 70’s throwback quality to it. On any level, this is odd music.

“Born Again” features piano notes at first, but it descends pretty quickly into that heavy, dissonant sound where the vocals and the music are doing two different things, in two different keys even. “Meaning” is another strange song, with the keyboard crescendos dancing along with the guitar riff. There are times when the band hits a stride of a linear sound, but they are short lived. “Black Ribbon” has a gentler sound where the darkness comes and goes as it moves. The riff is almost jovial in its application at first, but again, it makes that descension once again. “The Waking” has a soft and slow pulse of electronic at first, followed by a more grand and ominous sound, where the music fails to make a harmonious connection.

“The Enemy” is another strange song where the band throws in several ingredients but doesn’t mix them well, so what you are left with are several instruments that are each doing their own thing. “Clockwork” might be the song with the best connections on the album. It has a steady dose of keyboards, drums, bass and vocals along with a dose of energy to carry it. “Green Knowledge” is about as odd as the title, with spoken word at first, followed by dissonant guitar work. “Death Sentence” is shorter, and features some eerie keyboard work, even some harrowing qualities. “The Storm” closes the album, and what a weird trip it has been.

As a music lover, I am always looking for something off the beaten path…something different. This was a hard pill to swallow, however. When music itself becomes too discordant, it is even music anymore? You have to admire their courage, but there just isn't a lot to enjoy here.