Minstrel In the Galaxy

In trying to expand my musical library, I stumbled on to a psychedelic/space rock group called Acid Mothers Temple. The 30-second clips on iTunes led me to believe that I might be able to find something in their music so I downloaded the album and gave it a go.
Minstrel In the Galaxy is a short album; just three songs, one of which is a reprise of the other. The third (second on the album), however, is a 40-minute drone of odd sounds and vocals.
As far as I am aware and from the limited research I have done, Acid Mothers Temple has sought to create the best ‘trip’ music for those using LSD (acid) or other hallucinogenic drugs. Having never used or planned to use either, I am forced to review the album purely by the sound-value.
The first song began with a very pretty acoustic riff that repeated itself later in the third track. In the background are a number of odd sythn sounds; it is not difficult to tell that this album is intended to sound like space-rock. Shortly after the riff beings, it stops, only to be replaced by the incoherent mumbling of a Japanese woman (Acid Mothers Temple are a Japanese band, if I forgot to mention it).
The 40-minute song begins shortly after and, as you can imagine, it is unimaginably long. MUCH of the song is given over to long periods of near silence punctuated only by little beeps and distant background singing (along with other space sounds).
Near about 9 minutes the real music beings; but real music as defined by Acid Mothers Temple is different than what most would consider music: do not expect any heart-stopping acoustic riffs played by the Jonas Brothers or any other pop icon. THIS music is comprised of a heavy bass riff over layered by a vibrato space guitar and unsteady percussion. Also present are a number of odd vocal anomalies which can most closely be compared to the sounds ‘Indians’ make when they’re about to attack white settlers in those Ol’ West movies.
For someone who usually looks at music for people with refined taste (not superior, r-e-f-i-n-e-d) this album is DEFINITELY for people with EXTREAMLY refined taste.