Bassist Trevor Dunn forms a trio with guitarist Mary Halvorson and drummer Ches Smith along with guests Carla Kihlstedt/vi-va, Oscar Noriega/bcl-cl, Mariel Roberts/cel and Anna Webber/fl for a dark and shadowed journey of sounds. There’s a dash of acid rock on some of the pieces supplied by Halvorson’s acerbic strings, juxtaposed with Roberts on the fusiony “Saint-Medard” or Webber on “Secouirs Meurtriers”. Drums and strings get jagged and drifty on “1733” with Kihlstedt giving an edgy bow to “The Asylum’s Guilt” with the most consistent groove dug in on the dark “Restore All Things”. Musical Dungeons and Dragons?
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