EXZOSKELETON
Exploring Biology
Sometimes you just gotta wail. For every 100 carefully constructed fusion albums, there's maybe one example of something like this: pure sinus-clearing energy. It's a record bound to alienate most jazz fans within about 30 seconds. In the great Brotzmanniacal tradition, Billy Sides has put out a low-tech, high intensity blast o' noise that proves once again how vital free jazz is in plumbing extreme emotional states. With a dual reed frontline highly reminiscent of Borbetomagus, Exploring Biology is an exhausting listen, and it might be just the ticket after a crappy day at a dehumanising job.

David Dacks, Exclaim, 12/13/00