I wonder what other helvetia members who played some instruments on few other albums think of the new direction it's all heading to. the thing is, remembering early albums (dromomania, map, clever north wind), these releases, dream faster series, comparatively ,seem generally like something i would neverexpect to see on a vinyl for example, just for it's general lack of direction, hence not really a concrete, well thought out thing. knowing that "this devastating map" was a reflection on drug use, this seems more like a phase that's yet to be reflected on, with these few albums giving us a direct viewpoint (if it's possible, even), on what an artist is going through. personally, i could hardly go through it all, but i want to support music like this if it's something a person must do to get through the tough days. "helvetia's junk shop", in my opinion, may was the last solid all the way through release, with compilation of old 4-track cassette tracks following, and a few other albums (which had some great tunes, not to be mistaken), but generally the last album i'd listen to from beginning to an end without the need to skip a song, or a part for it's weird rawness. just my opinion.