Like the cold, steel rail that inspired the album, Deathless Mind chugs forth with grim, industrial force, cyclical in nature like the locomotive wheels pulling the engine forth. Seven songs of varying intensity, Tunnels of Ah's latest echoes its story through thick, reverberated tones. Capturing the metallic, man-made essence, the tone of the album is set with the opener, "Ritual for the New Dumb." Bleak and sparse, this soundscape shows the cold steel rail in its infancy, being laid down, and having a bright future. Moving onward from this, Deathless increases the grime by expanding on the frequencies on hand for each track. Opening the palette and painting a wider scope, the album begins to take on a character of its own and allows the ghosts of the Industrial Revolution to tell their tales. Whether distanced through time or space, the railway will always carry these energies, and Deathless Mind lets them speak freely. Sometimes dark and slow, others frantic and cacophonous, the album manages to cover all the time periods of this tract of land, real or imagined. Evocative notes conjure images of heinous, sub rosa activities, anchored in the low, thick, distorted thrall. Less vocal than previous entries, the album is given its room to grow without human interference, and the listener is able to take from the piece whatever he or she will. This allows for a more open, freer experience.

Wonderfully low and nicely bleak, Tunnels of Ah's Deathless Mind is a cold, rainy afternoon any time you want it. Definitely bringing forth the dreary energy, Tunnels captures the abandoned railway vibe very well and is another solid entry into his catalog. Never venturing too far from its charted path, Deathless Mind stays its course and is certainly worth a listen.