"Beat The Donkey is a very good CD, however, his CD on Avant, "Villa Lobos, Vira Loucos" is a little bit better starting off point. There are some very "commercial" soundonmg sections in "beat The Donkey" that make me think that there is a very strong tendency towards "slickness", if you understand where I am coming from there.. That being said, the first track has some very good surprises, and the playing is high-quality throughout. Favorite Laswell CD's: Material stuff: Memory Serves, Hallucination Engine, Seven Souls Solo: Basslines, Hear No Evil Praxis: All except "Mold" Massacre: Anything you can find A host of other things I am forgetting at the moment Craig L. _________________________________________________________________ Let the new MSN Premium Internet Software make the most of your high-speed experience. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=byoa/prem&ST=1