I´ve attended this gig and it was a quartet called Skins & Strings with Vandermark as a special guest at the end of the performance. It wasn´t a noise fest but one of the best performances of last year. I´ll be in doubt if this can make it on a CD. Another recommendation: Hamid Drake - Michael Zerang Duo / Ask The Sun (Okka) My first concert with Hamid (Hank Drake at the time) was at the Moers festival 1979 with Fred Anderson (one of the best concerts ever!) Andreas np: Albert Ayler - Music Is The Healing Force (Impulse)

I remember reading in The Wire some time ago about a new live recording with Drake, Ken Vandermark, Han Bennink and two guys from The Ex. I think it was recorded at the Wels festival. Did anybody go to that show? I'm curious if this is one disc I should be picking up. All the musicians are great, but improvised stuff can get pretty crowded with as many as five people, perhaps especially these five! Was it just a noise fest??

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