MetaMorph is the debut album from Austria three three-piece Other:M:other. The eight-track album is an attempt to bridge the gap between improv jazz & abstract electronic dance music- with the tracks flirting between angularity, building detail, and sometimes even groove.

The CD comes presented in a glossy three-panel digpak- with the cover featuring a colour picture of the three pieces in a white corridor- each wearing a different colour, and arranged/ standing in a rather arty-if slightly pretentious manner.

The three-piece brings together Judith Schwarz -extended drums, Jul Dillier -prepared piano, and Arthur Fussy -modular synthesizer. With the eight tracks having runtimes between just under a minute, and over twelve minutes.  In the first half of the album, we go from “Lithosphäre” which moves from greyed bowing ‘n’ droning. Onto piano key bonding, acoustic creaks, tight percussive tightness, and electronic swirl ‘n’ sheer. There’s the compressed & twitching  “Humus I” with its detailed blend of taut wood-on-wood percussion, light vibe like purr, and darting scrape.

Moving onto the second half we have tip-tap percussion, taut key bounds, and expanding percussive detail/ electro swish ‘n’ swipe of “Techtonic”. Or there’s the epic twelve-minute & thirteen seconds of “Unruh” which moves from tight tolling keys & ritual percussion. Though to tension bass darts,  building percussion detail, and taut atmosphere. I’d say this final track is the most wholly successful track on the album rather bringing to mind a vibe similar to Australian three-piece The Necks.

There is no doubt all three players here are skilled, and their blend of sounds is certainly interesting/ fairly unique. It’s just that most of MetaMorph rarely hit me on either a gut or heart level, and at points, it all felt like just aimlessly noodling along. So, it wasn’t for me but that's not to say it won’t be for you- if the meeting of improv &  electro-dance music appeals- why not stop by here  to hear some samples,  to see if it clicks with you.