On “Tabernacle”, this Finnish trio performs groove-based improvisations comprised mostly of percussion, synth, and some type of laptop or electronics sound manipulation. Among the six tracks on the album, the opener and closer provide the real substance, both in terms of sheer length and in highlighting the group’s improvisatory potential. On the opening track, “Tabernacle”, the trio plays off of different variations of a similar two-to-three note bass throb over the course of 19 minutes. They move from more tribal territory, with electronically doctored Kheta Hotum-style guttural vocalizations, towards an almost industrial dance realm. The closing track, “Burd Gysin”, starts with a fairly alien-sounding dance beat that gradually gives way to more sustained synth tones, metallic scrapes, and engine-like purrs. Sandwiched between these tracks, the trio explores more brief percussive and distortion-laced rhythmic ideas; at times sounding a bit like Supersilent did on their first three albums. This trio shows great promise on “Tabernacle”, but overall the album is a bit uneven. 5/10 -- David Perron (10 November, 2009)