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As MSG, Rudresh Mahanthappa (alto), Chander Sardjoe (drums) and Ronan Guilfoyle (bass guitar) briefly lit up the local scene with their concerts in the niddle of this decade, when this newly released studio recording was made. With the altoist already a major new voice and Sardjoe's orchestral approach to percussion, Guilfoyle was the fulcrum round which this pyrotechnical pair revolved. It was a unique combination, united, among other things, by a shared interest in aspects of Indian music and combining risk- taking with acute mutual awareness and a sense of order. This studio session hasn't quite got the exciting edge of their live performance, but the trio's inventiveness and unity are impressive on a series of originals by Mahanthappa and Guilfoyle that mix simplicity and complexity, with compelling performances on
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