The Field "Looping State of Mind"

By Flash Steinbeiser TOP TRACK: "it's up there"

BOTTOM TRACK: "then it's white"

1 1/2 Nancies

After 70 minutes of what sounds like the same song played over and over again, Looping State of Mind perfectly describes The Field's latest offering. While this fluidity makes for an easy listening experience at first, it's just boring by the fourth track. True, the electro band breaks free from this monotonous pattern occasionally, with tracks like "It's Up There;" the quick staccato rhythm making you feel like a warrior king riding bareback in the desert. But sleepy, stream-of-consciousness tracks rear their drowsy heads far too often, reducing any illusions of conquest to a game of chess between two geezers. There're also about 10 words in the whole album, leaving little to pick through in an already baren product.