i've only had this record for one week, and it has already catapulted itself to becoming one of my top favorite jazz records in my collection.  all about jazz describes it as it being akin to math rock.  now, while i must admit that i do find the term math rock to be cringe inducing, i also must admit that that music has always sizzled my bacon from a very early age.  my wife once described one of my favorite mathy rock bands as playing 'angry man music'... and, truth be told, that description does apply to most rhythmically complex heavy rock music.  so, i found it to be quite vindicating that here comes anna webber, canadian born brooklyn based jazz composer, who makes music that is intensely heavy, rhythmically next level, and at the same time very cohesive and catchy.  the fact that this is accomplished in such a way that is neither angry nor manly is especially impressive and exciting.  when it comes down to it, it's all about the tunes, and the tunes on this one are fully baked explosions of flavor.  a masterpiece, this.  

_alibi