Peter Margasak, at Nowhere Street: Fredrick Rasten's quartet, Asterales, "made its debut with Fuse Modulations (Thanatosis), a four-movement work of bold minimalism by Rasten that unfolds with ravishing patience. Chords hover like clouds, their internal make-up engaged in a steady but patient churn. The four instrumental voices—with Dupleix sticking exclusively to synthesizer and the composer deploying a fretless electric guitar activated by an e-bow—unfold in ever-shifting combinations, with serene long tones appearing and vanishing in gorgeous blends. Taken as a whole it’s a stunning evocation of the almost psychedelic beauty of just intonation, its unhurried melodies almost frozen in time. That glacial pace allows the listener to either follow along or simply surrender to the gently billowing tones, which seem to vibrate with an undercurrent of electricity."