Always a team player (witness his long stint in
Santana),
Shrieve puts together an unusual ensemble for his first "solo" album, including trumpeter
Mark Isham and former
Police guitarist
Andy Summers. The tracks (combining elements of rock, jazz, and industrial noise) are dominated by percussion elements, and even the guitar and trumpet playing are more rhythmically than melodically handled. But this extraordinarily inventive album yields subtle pleasures.