But that's something that- when you're listening through a compilation, and not eagerly awaiting an album- doesn't even seem so bad. It's with Tishbite that the band begins to feel a little like a fluffed-up, tooth-extracted, or just point-repeating version of its former self. They're terrific listening, and disc four kicks off with something that's anything but backward- the stunning Otherness EP, on which the band took up the ambient-techno format people had always said their music had a kinship with. And fans will be disappointed to hear that the 'alternate versions' of a few songs included here just sound wrong and ahistorical, even though that's how Guthrie wanted them in the first place. Listening through these EPs on the same disc really does make the genuine b-level material stand out a bit more pulling individual discs out of that maroon box, one tended to be distracted by the number of precious tracks. She learns how to multi-track her melodies into the interlocking hooks they'd later perfect guitarist Robin Guthrie sorts out the grand wall of swooshing guitars (and effects) that would match them. Elisabeth Fraser discovers her voice along with Bjork, she's one of the best available arguments that acts like this can offer unusual vocal styles every bit as stirring and technically remarkable as any other genre.

You can also hear them creating new sounds with each chronological EP. With the best tracks here, you can actually hear the effort in the songs: The band seems to be still standing in the post-punk basement, actually forcing something beautiful into existence down there between the cinder blocks.

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