''...Those who are afraid that pianist Matthew Shipp is getting soft after he released Pastoral Composure (Thirsty Ear) will rest assured with this release: he's featured in an extreme outer-limits dialogue with this all-star ecstatic-jazz ensemble. Shipp's quaking low-end rumbles and wayward lyricism is underpinned by William Parker's prowling bass lines and Rashid Bakr's sparse drumming. On top, trumpeter Roy Campbell and reedman Daniel Carter alternate between full-blast screeching textures, secretive slurs and intricate cross-dialogues....''
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