reborn yet again -- the then-newly configured band makes its debut with a violin (courtesy of ) sharing center stage with 's guitars and his Mellotron, which is pushed into the background. The music is the most experimental of 's career up to this time -- though some of it actually dated (in embryonic form) back to the tail-end of the - lineup. And was the group's strongest singer/bassist since 's departure three years earlier. What's more, this lineup quickly established itself as a powerful performing unit, working in a more purely experimental, less jazz-oriented vein than its immediate predecessor. "Outer Limits music" was how one reviewer referred to it, mixing ' demonic fiddling with shrieking electronics, 's astounding dexterity at the drum kit, 's melodic and usually understated percussion, 's thundering yet melodic bass, and 's guitar, which generated sounds ranging from traditional classical and soft pop-jazz licks to hair-curling electric flourishes. ~ Bruce Eder