A double disc set (CD and DVD) by this trio of Japanese instrumentalists. Guitarist Kazuo studied with Masayuki Takayanagi and sat in regularly with Taj Mahal Travellers during the 1970's. The Takayanagi influence is readily apparent in his playing, from the slightly distorted guitar sound to his similar phrasing. Ito Atsuhiro plays an instrument of his own invention called an optron, which uses a fluorescent light tube, and Suzuki Manabu is an electronics engineer who has recently begun playing his own creations.

The music these three make together veers from full-on noise constructs to readings of jazz chestnuts, some well-known and others not. When they are blasting out with the noise it works well, sounding not unlike many other japa-noise makers. The jazz numbers are a different animal altogether. While Kazuo plays melody or improvises tonally around the theme of each song, the other two continue to do what they're doing, i.e. making "noise". There doesn't seem to be much of an attempt during these numbers for them all to play together - due in part at least to the "uncontrollable" aspects of the invented instruments, which is mentioned in the liner notes. This gives one the impression of listening to two different recitals happening at once, or maybe picking up two radio stations at the same time, one playing Joe Pass and the other, some mid-eighties electro-noise. It quite often smacks of an academic exercise, and has a very odd vibe.

The DVD doesn't add much, having been shot from one position, a wide-angle shot of the band. Close-ups of the musicians' hands and/or instruments would've added another level of interest. The fact that these guys almost never make eye contact while playing reinforces the separation idea.