The energy cools off just for one moment before exploding again into a cloud of electric particles. This is a fantastic curtain lifter of an assured performance that proceeds with the abrasive sound of “ Cat and Mouse” - another piece taken from the 1992 album King of the Jews (my absolute favorite) - where the avant noise-rock exerted denotes a diffuseness at its center that makes you never know what to expect. The range and depth of Robinson’s vitriol create a deep impact in the company of Brotzmann’s tearfully penetrating lines, which aim straight at the soul. The electric bass solidifies the texture, and then arrives the drummer, completing a recondite sonic blend that foreshadows what comes next. The welcoming blues rock of the opener, “ Angel”, is harmonically launched by Werner, who occasionally pins it with seasonable harmonics. The rhythm team is composed of guitarist Niko Wenner, bassist Dan Adams, and drummer Greg Davis. The latter provides the front-line along with vocalist Eugene Robinson, whose lyrics are often just as direct in their ideals and quests. Recorded live at Moers Festival 2018, An Eternal Reminder of Not Today marks a singular, incendiary collaboration between the experimental rock deities known as Oxbow and the venturous German saxophonist Peter Brotzmann.
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