Upon the demise of Jane's Addiction, bassist/vocalist Eric Avery and guitarist/vocalist Dave Navarro formed Deconstruction, setting out on a decidedly more musically exploratory venture. Before the release of this eponymously titled debut, the band had already disbanded, as Navarra was recently enlisted by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The subsequent one-off not only contrasts with the catalog of Addiction material, but is also within itself an album of structural contrasts and moody, jarring conflicts. Addiction similarities, for the most part, end with the album's sharp, funky kickoff, "LA Song." Indeed the remaining tracks sound more like a mix between the sprawling, driving concoctions Alice In Chains might have gone on to release had they not instead emerged with the acoustically tinged Jar Of Flies and the tonally casual melodies of the Egomaniacs. The songs can be heady at times, overwhelming the listener with their unconventional constitution and weighty lengths, but those who wade through the album's 71 spacious minutes are in for a pure brain snack-a palatable treat that not only instantly satisfies, but works your cranial cortex as well.

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