21 tracks. Running time 70:37 You might expect music recorded on an Hawaiian island to be bright and sunny. In actuality Lesser Epitomes is another ambient quasi-orchestral release from Kerry Leimer exemplifying his intellectual artistic approach. Quoting from the one-sheet this album is “a collection of 21 short and closely related pieces organized in three suites”. Sonic elements we've come to expect from Kerry are again present on this recording. Loosely speaking the first suite “Nonadaptive Layers” is what I'd describe as ambient-orchestral, “Nine Approximations” feels more classical as though it's snippets from a symphony, and “Naive Music” is ambient incorporating field recordings from public areas in several countries. The tracks feel structured yet the musical elements within them have been put together in a random order. On the third track of “Nonadaptive Layers” nasally tinged cello like tones paint continual but brief earnest tones. Further in other lighter tones perform similarly forming a slow forlorn dance. In the fourth track of “Nine Approximations” we hear cello like tones again, this time going back and forth while a lighter tone plays almost melodically alongside. This piece got me imagining the break of a summer day as birds and other creatures wake up to begin their daily routine. Dark oppressive feelings are generated in the fifth track of “Naive Music”. Eerie metallic drones and deep reverberations lead the way as occasional spots of radio interference add to the unease, and the distant squelchy sound of rain comes in a for a while. It as though we're walking through a dark deserted industrial building, with barely discernible voices at one point adding to the melancholic atmosphere. The liner notes recommend that random shuffle is employed for listening to Lesser Epitomes. I played it in a normal linear fashion but can imagine that shuffling would make the experience more interesting. The most intriguing thing about this work is that initial listening creates various mental impressions, but more concentrated listening can reveal how this is deceptively created by certain musical elements put together randomly.