Horns sigh in plaintive heights, a skip in the recording, and the piano climbs, the horn follows at a distance, some electronic viola comes in, the ensemble relax into the comforting dignity of chaos, until the piano starts a pedantic little stomp. Pop music turns sour, keys unwind, horns and violas howl, tiny taps instruct the piano in time. The piano steps up, the drums rally, then it all goes wild with sonority. Piano and drums grope for sanity, clouds of soprano keys jingle, a rumble bubbles up, drums tumble after, and the piano goes early sixties horror movie atonal. Other players chime in, the big ring rings, a MacOS plink rings out, and repetition tempers a dissonant resolve, causing a pile on of playing everywhere, while the piano flirts with annoyance. Hell, you’re past ten minutes into this thing, and you kind of want to see where it’s going. Meanwhile the music becomes quite concrete, adhered by the constant rattle of the drums. Hundreds of musical comedy show themes hint in and out of existence, and then Tom seals the show.
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