Iceland's Múm are very much a unique band. Blending organic sounding electronica noise with folk influences, experimental ideas, and of course the lisping, childlike vocals of the Kristín Valtýsdóttir, there's really nothing else out there even remotely like it. Comparisons are made to Sigur Rós, but apart from both coming up with decidedly experimental compositions, and both being from Iceland, there isn't really all that much similarity between the two.

"Dusk Log" is the latest release from Múm, an EP with one song recycled from their stunning "Summer Make Good" album of earlier this year, and three new songs. The reduced length of this collection fixes one of the problems that have plagued Múm, in that this short collection is much more accessible and not as daunting to get into. Of course, the flipside is that it's over in twenty minutes, but there's plenty more of this music out there, so that's not a huge problem.

The EP opens with Kostrzyn, an epic piece that is filled with bursts of heavily processed brass instruments, rolling percussion, and just enough fuzzy, indistinct noises to make the origin of the track indisputable. This Nothing In The Faraway is a lot slower and closer to the music on the recent album, with a single echoing electronic noise providing the main point of interest.

Will The Summer Make Good For All Of Our Sin might have a cumbersome title, but it was one of the better cuts on "Summer Make Good". Stop-start strings and piano work blended with some spooky vocals make this track well worth revisiting. Boots of Fog, which closes off the EP, is a more atmospheric piece, with a seemingly limitless variety of instrumental samples floating their way through the mix, like wisps of the breeze blowing through a morning mist.

Dedicated fans of Múm will probably enjoy this album, particularly for the opener, which is one of my favourite songs in their catalogue at the moment. However, casual fans will probably also enjoy this music, since it's not as dense and impenetrable as Múm's previous efforts. Certainly though, it's a worthy addition to their discography.