have an interesting concept: electric/acoustic drummer and eight-string guitar genius team up with an invited third member for albums of live . The first album, , was basically a continuation of ( and 's first collaboration), with on sax adding an additional melodic element. For , is the invited guest, and the roles shift considerably. Since has a wider sound palette than does, moves away from the drums and triggered samples of earlier releases toward a more standard kit as takes control of the "odd sounds." assumes more of a lead role without a melodic foil and often applies thick distortion. In fact, you've never heard so much distortion coming out of 's rig, and it sounds fantastic. He also shows that he's a wicked lead player, and not always about sounding like two guys at once. adds all kinds of interesting sonic flotsam and jetsam, and really lets loose on a couple tunes. The album basically plays as serious grooves separated by shorter, sometimes pieces, but it never gets boring or formulaic. It seems are just as versatile as they are musical. It will be interesting to see where the music goes when , the third in the trilogy, is released. The has had a great run of very interesting, very new sounds in , and is another winner. ~ Sean Westergaard