AllMusic Review by Francis Arres
The Ten Commandments and Two Territories According
To... is a dark record with many changes. A first impression for one who
skips through songs would be one of Tortoise without electronics, but Slow Loris is much more than that. The transition and instrumentation of Slow Loris
are always interesting. The music feels as if it were improvised, then
structured after the initial improvised jam. There exists a jazz, lounge
feel, a cool swing with subtle changes. Drums are up front, with guitar
and bass eventually picking up on the rhythms that the drums have set,
accenting the flourishes. Keyboards and guitar follow the same melody
lines. This music never gets boring. Solos come in and out without you
realizing it. The listener falls into the groove with the subtle solos
of the piano and guitar. "Honour the Lynx" is a rock/fusion track. Drums
and rhythms are in the rock vein, while the tones of the instruments
have a jazz feel. Effects on the various instruments weave the track to
different levels; there are beautiful guitar and keyboard solos sounding
a lot like horns. Some tunes have atmospheric intros with horns and
free guitar. There is usually a total switch to heavy, loud drums and
distorted guitars. This is straight-ahead rock, making for wonderful
changes, destroying what Slow Loris had built for listeners. Then, in the end, they return to the cool lounge they had started in the beginning.
Tracklist
| 1 | Frog Boy | 2:40 |
| 2 | Too Bad Man | 4:52 |
| 3 | Honour The Lynx | 4:03 |
| 4 | Max Sabbath | 2:01 |
| 5 | Tijuana | 5:10 |
| 6 | Soil Thy Bedclothes | 4:22 |
| 7 | Boil Edna | 3:01 |
| 8 | Thou Shall Not Destroy Tokyo | 2:30 |
| 9 | Horse | 4:33 |
| 10 | Live Next Door | 4:03 |
| 11 | Covet The Neighbours 3-D | 3:01 |
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