Thresholds & Other Crossings

The sax / bass / drums lineup might suggest a jazz trio, but this transatlantic collaboration attempts a non-idiomatic style of improvisation. A doomy, ambiguous tonality maintains a noirish mood, with the seven tracks feeling like repeated examinations into the same trough of disquiet and existential dread. The closest comparison might be the more downtempo side of John Zorn's Painkiller. Cathal Rodgers has previously appeared on FEF as a member of Wreck of the Hesperus, Ordnance and Spermicidal. His diverse discography also includes releases under his own name, Wereju, Weary of Empires and other aliases.