Chris Christou is the musician behind the peculiar name Etherfysh. He's been making electronic music for many years; his work under this name has developed from music he originally recorded for his own satisfaction. Thankfully he decided to make Etherfysh music available publicly, the latest result of which is A Box of the Fysh - an album packed with over seventy five minutes of laid back electronic music skirting genres such as Berlin School, electronica, and new age, with some hints of smooth jazz. The accessible and undemanding melodies and rhythms lean it towards the new age genre, while the electronics and atmospheric passages push it to ambient electronica territory. Of the six tracks on the album only two are under ten minutes, and a couple are over twenty minutes. Most pieces thus have plenty of time to develop, and in some cases to lull the listener into a restful state. The opening track "Sanctuary" is a cheery introduction where easygoing melodies canter along over unobtrusive drums, synth pads, and percussive effects. As it progresses the pace moves up a gear when more percussion effects come in, flutey melodies dance around, and repeating electronic showers add a touch of glitter. This piece sets a scene like that of privately walking through the pleasant grounds of an English country house. In the next track "Garuda" the mood is still light but the style verges on jazz due to the laid back saxophone like melodies and the way other instruments such as piano and drums perform additional melody and rhythm. The longest track "Rama" (clocking in at nearly twenty two minutes) is for me the most enthralling. It begins with mysterious leanings exemplified by heavy reverbing synths and the occasional drum bang. Not long in we then hear almost discordant synthetic plucked sounds that add to the atmosphere. After a few minutes of pacing drums and eerie melodic refrains the track bursts into life becoming less moody. It gave me vague sonic impressions of Tangerine Dream's White Eagle, but with a more well rounded and mainstream style. A Box of Fysh is a winner with me because it adroitly manages to be laid back yet interesting, kind of like Patrick O'Hearn meets Tangerine Dream of the 1980s.