It's not unheard of for groups to include drums without a bass as rhythmic partner, though the rest of the players may sometimes be surprised how much they miss that anchor (which is easy to take for granted after all). A small combo has a couple basic options for working around that absence. They can have some other instrument fill the role, or else leave things loose, trust each other's timing and allow for the possibility of getting lost. The members of Bandit 65 are willing to do either one with their brand of juiced-up electric fusion. It means that things can and will get wobbly, but that's rather the point. The uncertainty of free improv is just where they thrive.

"Free" for these fellows means on-the-spot and unrehearsed, but not formless or aimless; it's more about inventing patterns as they go along. This emergent behavior makes a series of pieces all based around groove on their first release. There aren't really heads or melodic hooks here, but the trio are willing to thoroughly feel out each new idea like explorers mapping out an unknown canyon. It's no coincidence that the track titles here revolve around themes of place and travel. They're always looking to go somewhere, even if the space in question is more mental than literal.

The band's balance of qualities is one key to its success.