Not sure if you ever got Kurzweil's book, but if you did here is why the chapter about reverse engineering the brain should be taken with a grain of salt.
hahaha i can understand that...it's definitely an acquired taste and i was somewhat cold towards their first album as well, but my girlfriend was bugging me about it and i didn't want to buy it lol
what was off-putting about their live show?
i can't find cosmogramma either...i guess the more obscure bands are being smarter about this internet thing.