Computers are bastards aren't they? Yes, they make some things quicker and easier, but we've come to rely on them so much that when they go wrong they can bring on a breakdown at the click of a mouse. Even at the very smallest level, freezing midway through typing a hilarious tweet for example, computers have a way of being aggravating that even Alan Carr would have trouble topping.Pity then Nice Nice (Jason Buehler and Mark Shirazi), who lost an entire album's worth of work due to a computer mishap. Hopefully they put a boot into the hard drive and did something terribly fiendish to its USB ports before starting again from scratch. Despite this setback Nice Nice have clearly attained a kind of Zen state whilst recording Extra Wow, for this is not an album jammed full of aggression or frustration but instead it is a cacophony of hypnotic ideas and moods.The rumbling, tumultuous drumming that defines much of the album might sound like something off of an old Tarzan movie at times but its incessant nature, coupled with a maelstrom of electronic waves, creaks and groans makes for an irresistible mix. The chants that occasionally colour the atmosphere of the songs don't sound like they're baying for blood; instead, they take on an almost motivational role.The appropriately titled 'Everything Falling Apart' takes on a psychedelic veil. The pounding drums continue, but the almost childlike sounding keyboards that join the fray give the song an almost joyful feel, blunting the forceful drive of the drums somewhat.Recent single 'One Hit' is a bubbling wonder that finds Nice Nice bundling the bridge of Franz Ferdinands' 'Take Me Out' into a burlap sack, taking it out to some creepy woods, kicks seven shades of whatnot out of it, and burying it in a shallow grave. Sometimes it is fair to say that occasionally the whole Zen thing slips.'A Way We Glow' finds them in much more contemplative, laid back mood. Another masterclass in percussion, Nice Nice drop a few oriental sounding motifs and a couple of bird noises into the mix and all of a sudden the mood seems a lot calmer.'Big Bounce' is the most chart friendly thing to be found on Extra Wow. With a vocal line that is seemingly borrowed from a nursery rhyme that nobody can quite remember and a menagerie of electronic noise cascading in quaint fashion over a straight forward drum pattern, it is a strangely warming moment.'See Waves' sounds as if they've drafted in label mates Battles to lend a hand. Spindly musical exposition, tribal drumming and ceremonial chanting combine yet again to build a bewilderingly exciting arrangement of ideas. It hurtles towards a psychedelic ending that is begging for a few more minutes to really get going, but is inexplicably cut short. Any disappointment is quickly cast aside as 'A Vibration' takes over with a driving drum beat and some gloriously acid fried seething electronica. Given the right drugs and the correct position on the sofa, it feels like the first rays of sun blazing over the horizon of your brain.They wrap things up with 'It's Here', which creaks into life with waves of feedback and noise fighting for supremacy as they head towards a pummelling crescendo, and crushing comedown. It's Here is a glorious five minute exercise in creation and destruction. It's five minutes longer than a fateful mouse click, and far less frustrating.With Extra Wow, Nice Nice have created an album that is not so much a collection of individual tracks as it is a singular piece of meditative electronic noise. Taking influence from a range of musical genres, this is an album that combines the primal with the new, and crosses many territorial borders whilst establishing a determined, almost spiritual mindset. It's a splendid, if sometimes confusing achievement.