Windows of Time

Granted, 's liner notes for have the whacked-out content and print quality of religious pamphlets left on bus station benches. But don't let the nutter packaging put you off the fine music inside. It's essentially an hour-long piano improvisation by , divided rather loosely into three suites, and interrupted solely by an occasional bloodcurdling whoop from the pianist. Some pieces work well, like the charging and while others dissolve into dissonant noodling. In the end, though, they all flow together in 's inimitable fusion of dark and bright dance rhythms. He even briefly revisits two of his own classics, and a renamed For fans of his piano work -- and it's this work that has aged best out of his back catalog -- this an album well worth seeking out. ~ Paul Collins