Shoegazing Philly sound sculptors Echo Orbiter are back with another release, Euphonicmontage. Once again, brothers Justin and Colin Emerle truly embody the definition of “indie” music, refusing traditional song structure and layering atonal vocals over disembodied percussion, samples, and noisy guitars.

The album opens with the 2-minute rambler “Doctor or Butcher,” which ends in sampled applause and segues almost immediately into “Cops & Robbers Shoot ‘Em Up,” a shrieking cinematic narrative about- appropriately- cops and robbers.

The next few songs occasionally bring us back to a folksier territory, especially “Bleeding Edge Of The Papercut.”  The longest track sits in the middle of the album and clocks in at nearly eleven minutes; entitled “Croydon Race Society,” it oscillates wildly between barely discernible vocals and samples, and perfectly ordinary guitar parts, falling apart briefly towards the end; the last minute of the track sounds more like an off-the-hook studio demo. It serves as an intermission of sorts and a segue into the happier world of “Mouth Of An Incomplete Twin.”

The general effect is something like what would happen if your average indie-folk duo got together with Bill Laswell or perhaps Coil if they had been around now. The lack of structure could stand to be pushed even further into the realms of “unlistenable” but even so, it has its better moments.

The duo’s more melodic songs draw from a wide array of musical influences, verging on a psychedelic, Pink Floyd feel. As easy as it is to find their contemporaries within today’s experimental indie/shoegaze scene, Echo Orbiter manage to pay homage to earlier indie and experimental acts while still retaining a truly unique sound. While not quite as cohesive as some of their other material, Euphonicmontage is worth a listen.