Ghost Plants by Thuja, released on Emperor Jones in 2002.

Christoper Dare wrote for Pitchfork:

Thuja are a quartet based out of San Francisco. They play improvisational music and mostly lay down live takes, no processing. Glenn Donaldson and Stephen Smith were former members of psychedelicists Mirza, sound collagist Loren Chasse has worked with Id Battery, and pianist Rob Reger provides the most distinctive element of the band's sound-- his piano lines add a slight sense of structure to the instrumental meanderings. Thuja don't write songs, per se. Rather, their albums flow together like field recordings of poltergeists romping through abandoned factories. It's intense, sometimes dissonant music, but often highly rewarding...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8050-ghost-plants/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9b0WrY3D3s

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