“Hobbs' music is humble, human, approachable and at the same time a frighteningly deep exposition of musical concepts. Then there's the staggering showcase of contemporary instrumental technique. Babe Ruth comes to mind: Hobbs swings hard and hits home runs. The integration of those two otherwise antagonistic qualities is a rare thing in music.
The juxtaposition of “compositions" (in the widely understood use of the term) like As The Crow Flies, with its familiar harmonies set against the so-called “free improvisation" of Forest of the Dead King, with it's investigations of sounds possibilities made me think of Copeland's Rodeo without the hokum. Therein lies the test of the trio—can it make the listener forget about the symphony?
Sure, Hobbs, Halvorson and Bynum are all achievers, as is evident on this recording. They also share a history. They share some modicum of common social conditions. They have performed and recorded together on Bynum's (fantastic) Apparent Distances. They have each played with the same musicians in other contexts. Their network is strong and their language is familiar, intimate."
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