Cinematic, energetic, and incredibly powerful, this piano/percussion duo is sonic avant-impressionism guaranteed to rattle your fillings.

If the word "piano" conjures up images of grade school recitals, think again. Former Mission Of Burma guitar assassin Roger Miller manhandles this puppy like the versatile beast that it is, mining both its melodic and percussive functions (particularly on the "prepared" piano pieces, on which Miller treats the strings of the instrument with alligator clips, bolts, and whatever he finds lying around) to maximum effect.

And while Miller warps his piano to new heights of avant-jazz / progressive rock power, percussionist Larry Dersch (The Concussion Ensemble) pounds his drum kit with tight, relentless energy. The result is something like being thrust in the middle of a pounding sonic thunderstorm, or getting trapped in a rain of concussion grenades. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.