The Thing/Otomo Yoshihide/Jim O'Rourke: Shinjuku Crawl/Shinjuku Growl – review

(Smalltown Superjazz) The Thing is a Scandinavian trio built around the primal-energy bass and drums partnership of Norwegians Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and Paal Nilssen-Love, plus the Peter Brötzmann-influenced Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson. They sometimes apply uninhibited improv to compositions as if they were the Bad Plus in a psychotic meltdown, but these two CDs avoid covers. They are collaborations with two guitarists – Japanese noise-rocker Otomo Yoshihide (on Shinjuku Crawl) and...

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