THE CONSTRUKCTION OF LIGHT

The first KC album I enjoyed from a - z. LTIA 4 is the best Hendrix/Bartok effort yet: it's stunning, and it just plainly rocks. I really love those synthetic drumsounds, especially those weird swooshes that replace cymbals : that, plus the rocking riffs and polyrhythms turns ProzaKc Blues into a song I love. And I hate blues. Though keeping elements from the 80's, like the interlocking guitars, they also reach back to the Larks era, and use a modern metallic sound. The bonus track for PX made me order the PX cd, which is a great disc too, the improv alter ego of KC2k. Only snag about this is the production : it's completely squashed, no dynamics. I think they aimed for a dark sound a la Tool, but failed. Tool's sound is still open, this cd sound claustrophobic. But the material is very good. Later live versions benefit from better sound, and more developed interaction. Before hearing it, I thought I might miss Broof and TBaldy, but I don't. I love Pats drumming, and think he's a better teamplayer, which results in a more balanced group sound.