WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS...

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"Oh, but had I known about 16-17 at the time, I could have gleefully flung this argument right back at them, because here was that group, the one which kicked the pedestal over and set it on fire. Here we had a group which was able to play in free and loosely-structured arrangements with jazz AND punk sentiments (or however that outré element of their sound might be attributed), without forcing either style's hand - because it was that force itself which catalyzed both. The decidedly non-neutral Swiss outfit originated as a duo of alto saxophonist/vocalist Alex Buess and drummer Knut Remond, adding Markus Kneubühler on his self-built guitars and power electronics rigs in time for their recorded debut. Together, they created a racket big enough to wrap structured improv around a rhythmic backbone that could limber around both rock and jazz constructs, based on minimal repetition of patterns and the subsequent deconstructive/reconstructive techniques that would advance their cause. This music was then performed with enough impact to break drumsticks, and the fingers that held them.