Disklaimer
Bruce Arnold- elec. gtr., Supercollider
Tom Hamilton- electronics
Downbeat magazine praised another effort by these guys, saying it evoked John Abercrombie or John Scofield from a quarter century ago- only fresher. After listening to the first couple of tracks I‘d say that’s all true, only it’s not fresh. Then track 3 came up. Now we’re into something original, I thought. The two put their duets through brand-new PC technology, but I heard something more like the first generation of computer musicians. Better than the beginning, but still no great shakes. Cut 4 has beautifully weird electronics, and there’s no way to tell where one musician leaves off and the other begins. I just don’t see why Arnold does imitative solos when he can process his guitar so it doesn’t sound like a guitar and so it involves me a lot. Why give semi-rock structure to music so out there it only weighs it down? Cut off all moorings, I say.
Muse Eek
MSK 123
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Richard Grooms