"Tantrum Seas and Dust Lanes" is an assured debut from Brandon Siscoe - an artist who is comfortable laying down a wide range of textures, from minimalist electronics in the mould of early Rough Trade releases to edgy acoustic folk that dovetails nicely with a lot of the current generation of NYC "apartment folk" which is being heavily cited by various tastemakers. Siscoe's ghostlike vocals seem to have travelled from some far away somnolent cave and make a nice bedfellow for a subtle web of melancholy electronics, guitars, piano and other found or orphaned instruments. He plays all of the instruments on his recordings; layering them to create interesting synergies and interplays, thus avoid the one-dimensionality associated with many one-person projects. Releases by Siscoe under the Ink Puddle Compound banner display the artist's desire to find a middle ground between structured songwriting and more abstract experimental compositions. The artist cites influences from the Swans, Legendary Pink Dots, and Incredible String Band, to Brian Eno, Silver Apples, and Sonic Boom. In the eleven diverse tracks here, the listener will probably also detect parallels to early UK post-rock outfits such as A.R. Kane, Bark Psychosis and Disco Inferno. Ultimately though, Siscoe continues to bring to the table songs and sounds of seemingly alien origin.