SKULLKAP - SNAKES OF ALBUQUERQUE (CD)

"Snakes of Albuquerque is the debut recording from the rock and jazz, free improvising, classically informed, adventurously rhythmic, and memorably tuneful power cello trio Skullcap. These long-time collaborators and three of the busiest musicians in the Baltimore/DC-area finally release their first album together! A kind of half imaginary/half real-life road movie soundtrack, it twists through wild emotions, and as the album artwork shows, the music navigates wildly different terrain from Tennessee to Monterey. This is not a band that is easy to pigeonhole. The song titles offer a kind of road map through its unpredictable terrain. 'Journey to the Sunset', 'Snakes of Albuquerque': these suggest Gothy darkness, jumper cable skronk, and an internationalist mindset, all qualities apparent in Skullcap's sound. But tying those attributes to a single genre? Not going to happen." (label info)