14 tracks. Running time 51:48 Having only heard a handful of Tim's previous albums and collaborations I wasn't expecting the electronica we find on Buzzle. Still present is the graceful musical craftsmanship, but this work is not especially understated and is very different to, say, the sad slow piano on The Perfect Flaw. The first thing that struck me in the opening track “Rota” is how the walking echoey guitar notes sound like the theme to an old detective series. Images of American city streets with people out for the evening also came to mind, and if you listen carefully there are conversational voices in the background. There's something indefinably off kilter about the slopey bass notes, moody percussive rhythm and drums, searing pads and effects that hint all is not what it first appears. There's a mixture of rhythm and melody dominated tracks with some beatless ambient ones. It's as though we're being shown various scenes of city life. What all tracks have in common though is a curious evocative quality, curious because it's usually difficult to put one's finger on what exactly is being evoked. The overarching quality of the album is mystery and a slightly disquieting sense of anticipation for something unstated. In the ambient piece “Otherize” crackling and then quivering notes sounding like morse code signals lead into an atmospheric section. Here heavy dull notes periodically drop into the soundscape and assorted electronic washes, quivering sound waves, and occasional tinkles paint a somewhat abstract scene. On this track -- and many others -- repeated listens will coax out more subtle details; in this respect a good pair of headphones would work best. Buzzle is an album easily enjoyed. More satisfying still is to dig below the surface to appreciate the excellent musical construction. Also, Tim's one of the few artists who can subsume gentle quirkiness and cheeky humour in the music without it sounding out of place or forced.