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• Artist: Nels Cline/Greg Bendian
• Album: Interstellar Space
• Label: Atavistic
• Year of Release: 1999
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• Reviewed by: patchen on 2005-07-13

First off, to even think of covering a Coltrane record song for song, using only guitar and drums, is disturbed. To cover a record from Coltrane's visionary period, where he was both blowing his way into the Mystic and creating free-jazz, is psychotic. Yet Cline and Bendian not only do the original justice, but take off into their own heaven on occasion.
Nels Cline is a frightening guitar player as it is; here, his lines are so fierce and deep that metal axemen ought to just wrap themselves and their guitars in pink ribbons and go for a prance. Greg Bendian's drumming is nearly as fearless, but provides whatever solid ground there is in the music. This is two masters, who use another master's work as a frame for full-on exploration.

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