Work, The

Rubber Cage

Label: Ad Hoc Records Country: USA

Second release from The Work. "Dense compositions, high quality, powerful recordings that explore the fringes of rock; pop fragments, hypnotic repetitions and highly evolved arrangements coupled with a fine exploration of sonorities and techniques, this has a strong and unique musical fingerprint, always surprising while retaining its centre in performance. Now re-mastered with a dramatically improved sound. A matured classic."-Chris Cutler

"Originally released on vinyl in 1989, this is Ad Hoc Record's definitive digital edition of THE WORK's third, full-length release. These are powerful recordings of the band's most densely composed material, musically akin to another of their classics, Slow Crimes, but hones into even more mature fashion. Besides collecting what could arguably be their finest songs, this disk displays the group's unusual sense of individual soloing: the singularly-plucked cello during "Dangerfish", and the free-form piano of "Jay", both seem to be the intrinsic opposite of the musical setting they embellish. The capturing of such disparate approaches sets up a dichotomy of styling throughout this exceedingly intense album, offering startling (and sometimes brutal) results."-from the cover sticker