I've never listened to Trapdoor, but I did, many years ago, buy The White House, on the basis of having heard a lot of Gate stuff and liked it, but I absolutely hated it. It was just a noisy mess, no structure, no nothing, just noises. I think I went at them too soon in my musical development though. They're possibly something that you have to wean yourself onto. Or maybe "out" music has just taken a long time to catch up with them. But I find them a hell of a lot more listenable now. Still not something that I'd choose to listen to every day, but a lot easier to appreciate.
You need to have a Gate recording on your list, ASP. Either one of the table Of The Elements ones, or The Lavender Head.
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