(Passenger)
Belew's latest begins with a twisted jungle/jazz hypno-riff overripe with squealing rhino-guitarx before it down-shifts into a curiously-percussive, spoken-word piece that somehow segues into a Dave Edmunds/Move/Cheap Trick-ish slice of hit-bound boogie-pop.
Stepping back for a reflective moment, Belew follows a lovely solo guitar stunner with the semi-techno dreamscape of "All Her Love Is Mine" before laying into the catchy Crimson pulse of "I Remember How To Forget" that, in turn, evolves into the space-monkey surf madness and Mid-Eastern raga-bop of the title track.
Working by himself and without a net - the rest of Belew's Op Zop Too Wah rushes by in a brilliant kaleidoscope of intriguing sounds, bright colors and diverse musical processing that, while never boring, stays with you long after the latest indisputable masterpiece from the King of Quirk has ended.
