Fada returns with "Pinecone Variations" and that signature drumfunk, drum and bass sound with jazzy basslines and sparse paced out funk instruments. The focus is on the drummer and bass player. The drums have been overdriven through vintage distortions creating loud, resonating snares. Flute, Rhodes, guitar, or horn players wait patiently, counting the bars to drop a few notes. Short dialog excerpts keep the drummer going like we're witnessing an extended, live solo.
The funk theme is strongest in the tracks "Start from the End" and "I'm Gonna Boogaloorize You." "Controlled Freedom" gets more into jazz featuring a heavily syncopated rhythm like the drummer is shifting time. "The Same Old Song" and "Where All the Fevers Grow" are backed by suspenseful soundscapes. The vinyl edition also features a minute of breakbeat edits and "Cut by 20" from Fada's 2014 EP previously only on digital only.

A1. Start From the End (Play It Again)
B1. Controlled Freedom
B2. The Same Old Song
C1. Where All the Fevers Grow
C2. Runout Breaks
D1. I’m Gonna Boogalooarize You Baby
D2. Cut by 20