The second communique from this trio of improvisers, from April of 2014, is a heavily-laden grab bag of style, technique and quick-witted change of approach. Beginning with ominous strummed acoustic guitar chords ("Cactus Makes Perfect") they drop the hammer at 19 seconds in and it's off to the races. Spiky texture abounds for a while, with each man tossing splintered asides into the minute cracks that appear. At about the 5 minute mark Kaiser switches to electric and things get a bit more surreal. Toward the end of this first track the air is filled with floating wobbly guitar underpinned by low-end ruminations before subverting the rock and roll equation by making reference to it and laughing at the same time. All three of these guys are at the top of their game here, introducing a curve ball when a slider would work just as well, or laying out at just the right moment. So integrated is their sound that at times it all melds into an amorphous rolling ball of power.

"False Alarms" introduces more elbow room in its hovering tension and episodic sectioning. It also conjures up memories of Kaiser records past, reminding me of why I was so startled by his playing when I first heard it. "Violent Is The Word For Curly" might be a Three Stooges reference, but there's plenty of nose pulling and head slapping going on. When Walter introduces a steady throb it anchors everything for a few seconds, a collecting mechanism that he returns to frequently. I think I hear the faint ghost of Hendrix arising briefly too. It's one of those frequent nudge-nudges that keeps popping up. Listen carefully and you're likely to find your own.