Tarwater's debut, supposedly the second in an album series given an inexplicable title Solar Money System, is an eclectic mix of post-electronica, heavier on the guitar than many in the German post-rock crowd but also reliant on some very creative sampling.
11|6 12|10 veers from detuned trip-hop damage to twangy Kraut-rock to even straightahead hard bop worthy of
Pharoah Sanders. The production is exquisite, with an excellent balance of organic and artificial sound sources, though the many vocal turns are oddly detached as only the Germans can do it. ~ John Bush