I am upset because I see something that is not there. can be thought of as a more streamlined version of
Fire-Toolz, following the 78-minute opus
Eternal Home. While not as long, it's just as densely packed with ideas. At this point,
Angel Marcloid's unruly genre fusions have long moved past the point of seeming like random juxtapositions -- her distinctive musical language is well established, and her listeners are well accustomed to hearing smooth jazz sax solos in the middle of digital prog-metal suites with shrieked lyrics referencing Buddhist teachings. That said, her music has never been more tightly focused, and the entire album is an enriching experience. "I Couldn't Have Been BoRn At ThE wRoNg TiMe Because I Was Never Even Born LOL!" encapsulates the album's tone, with choppy breakbeats, catchy vocal melodies, clean singing as well as black metal growling, and E-Z listening saxophone. "The Great Allower" is some of the most brutal, angular avant-metal
Marcloid has created, and it's followed by the glacial dream pop drift of "Gleam Beam." "Everything & Everywhere Is a Divine Mirror" is relatively friendly and upbeat, but "Above All Else I Want to See" is a disorienting soundscape framing an existentialist inner conversation. The album ends with something close to a power ballad, in which
Marcloid admits "Most days I've got no idea" -- a statement directly at odds with her prolific work rate and level of creativity. ~ Paul Simpson
