Title: Focused Absurdity
Product review: Nmperign's 2nd is a good indication of where the future of improvised music is headed. Sharp, crystalline fractures of sound, with fragments of disembodied melody meted out in small amounts. "Laughter of Birds Bloody Mud" adds tapeloop maestro Jason Lescalleet creating a dense wall of disintegrating noise, while the guests on "The Moon Is A Clear Mark of Midnight" (shakuhachi and percussion) make for an almost orchestral lushness. I managed to catch them live a few months back and their live set was really tight. Given their focus and seriousness onstage, I thought they might be a bit pretentious, but I talked with them a bit after the show and in fact they are ridiculous characters (showing a mild predilection for off-color humor and absurd antics)! Great stuff - check it out!
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