Battens First Word Records which on this night numbered

which on this night numbered eight musicians besides its leader

bassist Leroy Vinnegar

but beyond that he is free to play in the contexts and styles he likes – first and foremost in a duo and quartet with pianist and composer Shuteen Erdenebaatar

and the incomparable Stanley Clarke on electric bass

It's all bullets

Battens First Word Records which on this night numberedBattens is album number five from elusory grey scale experimental electronics duo Loess. Like their previous output, the album features the duos unique mosaic of clicks n cuts style beat work, murky dubwise melodicism, and chilling otherworldly textures. However, there is a refinement on display on Battens. Clay and Ian have accentuated their trademark elements to maximal effect. The beats seem to have a more brandish, near swagger that was only