Boy, Juan Atkins leaving the band sure left a gap. I've yet to find "Empathy" anywhere so the difference is even more stark not having the album in between to compare against. Some of the elements are neat but most of the tracks go on for longer than they need to and at the end of the day this album does not come close to "Enter/Clear"
This is a really good "lock-in" album, the songs are long but have enough going on to keep things interesting. On a 2nd listen I can absolutely pinpoint the bits of Rüdiger Berghahn's distinct vocals that Steven Stapleton picked up in his own vocals.
As an overall album I think it's solid but the real gems are "Simple Headphone Mind" and the title track. Well worth a listen if you dig songs that sound like Steely Dan in a Benadryl nightmare.
I think "Giraffe" was probably the track I had the most interest in and it's the shortest offering, I wanted more of it.
Jesus Christ, there's so many lockers.