Evidently, Hikikomori translates to 'pulling away, being confined,' a term coined to describe social recluses. As such, the title of the album seems fitting. More importantly, the music fits with the title and band name. The label describes this album thus: 'To make it short and simple, this is a dark ambient/noise gem.' The packaging is minimal and the album consists of nine unnamed tracks. Hikikomori walks us through a dark industrial wasteland of disconcerting soundscapes. Track 1 is solid dark ambient, but then we quickly move into noisier realms. Track 3 sounds like we are tromping along with the artist through a factory. At times it gets a bit more quiet, only to bring you back into the noise. On track 6 we get an interesting mix of low wailing, digital noises that sound somewhat like a large flock of chirping birds, all crushed beneath a series of drones reminiscent of Lustmord's 'Paradise Disowned.' At times it seems to get a bit repetitive though, as on track 8. However, overall this is solid noisy dark ambient.