Wrecked Lightship intentionally alludes to sci-fi as much as maritime imagery – vast alien atmospheres being explored in breached vessels. Ramshackle rhythmic impulses from off-centre delay trails are a recurring theme, calling to mind blown-out hyperdrives and creaking masts, but there remains a submerged groove carrying these loose shanties no matter how far off course they veer. Sonically, Winchester’s interest in electro-magnetic noise generation interweaves with Osborne’s woozy, melodic psychedelia, while years of musical engineering experience combines with a readiness to embrace imperfection in pursuit of honest, immediate expression and interaction. The improvised element which fed into the making of this album is intrinsic to its cracked beauty, resulting in a Ballardian soundworld full of question marks and corridors leading to unexpected places.