This is one of bassist
Eberhard Weber's more stimulating ECM releases, due in part to his colorful sidemen: guitarist
Bill Frisell, pianist
Lyle Mays (in a rare vacation from
Pat Metheny),
Paul McCandless (switching between soprano, oboe, English horn and bass clarinet) and drummer
Michael DiPasqua. The quintet plays four of
Weber's originals (including the 16½-minute "Death in the Car Wash") and, although the music is sometimes introspective and full of space,
Frisell largely keeps the proceedings unpredictable and adds some fire and otherworldly sounds.