Ants to the Moon is the 1994 release by the coolest party band in America. With the perverse saxophone histrionics of Briggan Krauss, the world music guitar virtuosity of Brad Schoeppach, and the fragmented polyrhythmic invention of Aaron Alexander, it doesn't matter what the band plays, its originality cannot be matched. If the investigation of free jazz modalism is the topic, then listen no further than "This," where Krauss cuts through both rhythm and harmony with jagged runs and...   [ read more ]

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Babkas is an provocative trio of Downtown New York improvisor/composers -- alto saxophonist Briggan Krauss, guitarist Brad Schoeppach, and drummer Aaron Alexander. Their work draws on all manner of modernist musical resources, from rock, funk, and jazz, to contemporary classical. The resulting composite is rather greater than the sum of the parts, for Babkas has developed a pleasantly unconventional blend of the composed and improvised. The written melodies are most irregular, as are the str...   [ read more ]

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