With its 20th album, this Chicago-based outfit continues to abide by a multitasking line of attack while spreading good karma throughout the broad plane of progressive-rock idioms.  Hence, the group's charismatic persona and clever arrangements imprint a symbol of authenticity.

White Hills' second album for Thrill Jockey records is in part, based on corporate misgivings and an insipid quality of life in America.  Here, the musicians generate space-rock, modern psychedlia and noise music to shape a rather punishing sequence of events.  And from the noise or volume perspective, these gents would give vintage Black Sabbath a run for the money.

Founder of the seminal progressive-rock band King Crimson, guitarist Robert Fripp employs his legendary Frippertronics effects with formidable saxophonist Theo Travis on this resonating live release culled from a performance at the Coventry Cathedral in the U.K.  Travis’ work with the Soft Machine Legacy instills a deep-rooted sense of British progressive-rock colonialism while teaming with the fabled and undeniably influential guitarist.  And his escalating stature within jazz and rock vistas has served him well amid numerous first-call session gigs and solo endeavors.  Here, the duo parlays a rather sanctified realm of musical notions.

The story keeps unfolding for this fabled trio that released its first outing in 1978.  With rest stops along the way, the musicians' synergy remains as a source of amazement, coupled with their perpetual creative sparks that sculpt a route embedded with fresh concepts and supreme musicianship. 

A true metamorphosis in every sense, the Italian musicians, including American avant-garde strings performer Mat Maneri, subliminally metabolize various genres into an exceedingly persuasive string of events.  It's a free-form gala that also relies on structure and a group-focused sense of democracy.