| The debut offering by the latest Flying Luttenbachers line-up featuring guitar virtuoso Ed Rodriguez (also Gorge Trio, ex-Colossamite, ex-Iceburn), bassist Mike Green (also Burmese) and Weasel Walter back on the drum throne. The Void, is both an eight movement suite and a musical riddle (If you have ears, you'll figure it out.) Hearkening back (vaguely) to the concrete, bludgeoning power-trio structures of the classic 1996 Revenge album (Skin Graft Records), the new group sprints urgently down the razor sharp edge between control and chaos with new-found subtlety and expert precision. In a deliberate reaction against current trends in Pro-Tooled turd-polishing of indulgent incompetence, The Void was recorded live in the studio on one day and mixed on another in order to retain the stark purity of the performances. This is intelligent, modernistic instrumental rock music delivered without compromise and with big, big balls.
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