A wonderful pairing of sounds from these two giants of the New York downtown scene – John Zorn on alto and Bill Laswell on bass, both players who've really evolved a hell of a lot over the decades – and who come together here with a maturity that really marks the sound of the set! There's less in your face type energy going on here – as the tracks stretch out, and both players feel a sense of sonic freeplay more than overwrought improvisation – spinning out long, almost poetic tributes to three key musical inspirations – "Wayne Shorter", "Milford Graves", and "Pharoah Sanders". CD

John Zorn and Bill Laswell have crossed musical paths over over the years, and this set is certainly not the first time they've recorded together – yet there's also this wonderful sense of rebirth in the music, maybe the cleansing hinted at in the title – as things really go back to the basics of improvisation that began the career of the two artists, but with a sound that's very different than the past! Zorn is on alto and Laswell is on electric bass – and the tracks are all long improvisations that really take their time to find the right space – never over-conceived or forcing any sort of an agenda – just a natural, organic sonic progression in that hands of two improvisers who still have plenty of musical feathers left in their caps after all these years. Titles include "William Burroughs", "Brion Gysin", "Aleister Crowley", "Austin Osman Spare", and "Alejandro Jodorowsky". CD

With Beth Anne Hatton, Bill Laswell, Cyro Baptista, Greg Cohen, Jamie Saft, Jennifer Charles, Jim Pugliese, Mike Patton and Rebecca Moore. CD

Features Joey Baron, Mark Feldman, Cyro Baptista, Bill Laswell, Marc Ribot, Jamie Saft, and others. CD

A classic group from the New York downtown scene – with Anton Fier on drums, Arto Lindsay on guitar and vocals, Bill Laswell on bass, Fred Frith on guitar, David Moss on sounds, and John Zorn on alto and game calls! CD