This Californian duo speaks a unique musical language of suspense and order, chaos and function. These are blistering and lush compositions. Interlocking riffs and drum patterns have a dark metallic edge, but with blasts of melodic drive and bits of electronic hiss. They play as fast as jazzbos like John McLaughlin and they can bash it like mid-70s era King Crimson, but Hella definitely have their own sound.