Lunchbox is what happens when you combine the rooftop roughness of Brooklyn with the fresh, open stylings of Switzerland and wrap them together in a blanket of dub bass, jazz weaves, cut-up, spoken childrens vocals (speaking Swedish from the sound of it), warm, tawny tones and dusky ambience called "Anyways".

1. Brown Bag
2. Rough Muffin
3. Peanutbutter & Jelly
4. Crispy Duck
5. Swordfish
6. Vegemite Toast
7. Jellyfish Roll
8. Little Fruit Juice
9. Macaronie
10. Bento Box

You can definitely hear the Swedish influence in the horn melody of "Rough Muffin". It's a really smooth piece, despite the title, laying down slow, dub-influenced bass lines, soft keys, children's vocal flickers, and super-minimal percussive instrumentation.

"Anyways" is a great album to throw on when you're ready to kick it, but need something unexpected and diverse to set the mood right. With its unique blend of dub, abstract jazz, deconstructed "World" percussion, and a wide variety of vocal and environmental samples, you can listen to this album five times in a day and still hear something fresh.

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