I find myself unable to look at the name Avrocar without wishing to reach for a glass of creamy yellow Advocat goodness. In Tesco’s the other day I nearly bought a bottle of the phlegm like intoxicant, such is the subliminal power of their name. Google it though and you actually get a more thrilling appellation ”“ a Canadian flying saucer designed during the Cold War, a genius name for this band. The music fits the name, a wonderful blend of textured, electronic pieces that would make an ideal soundtrack as you buzzed in your saucer, shoving anal probes up a farmer’s backside and meaty chunks out of his herd of cows.Avrocar have been around for years ”“ in fact, back at the release of Kid A Radiohead cited them as a major influence, paying homage to them in interviews. As an album it is best heard whilst participating in life ”“ the sort of music that enlivens a boring bus journey or stroll up a High Street. Enjoyed on headphones it can make any mundane activity evocative and mysterious, either with an icy tumble of swirling electronics or the repetitive strum of effects laden guitars. It will make people you encounter seem more interesting. It will make the bloke sitting opposite you on public transport seem beguiling and threatening. These are soundtracks for life best enjoyed in a natural environment, where you wish to be insulated from the world as you walk through it.Highlights include “Illustrate A Way To Survive”, a song that sounds recorded in a Monastry kitchen, a row of kettles whistling whilst in the distance you can just make out the sound of a roomful of chanting monks. “IAC” is also good, repetitive but never boring, an upbeat version of “Spanish Castles in Space” from the first album by The Orb. “Ultra Bronte” rises gently with its ambient charms, as does “Near Water”. “Forst Zinna” is threatening and oppressive, whilst closing track “From an ADJacent Field” opens with a sound very similar to my old Spectrum loading Jet Pac before humming and chiming to a satisfying conclusion. This is an excellent collection of thoughts and musical ideas, an album that somehow manages to make you, and whatever you are engaged in, feel more interesting. 72%Avrocar on MySpace