Spinifex

Unpredictable Amsterdam-based creative jazz ensemble Spinifex (named after a genus of Australian coastal grass) began as a feisty little big band in the mold of such Dutch outfits as I Compani, Willem Breuker Kollektief, and ICP Orchestra -- particularly the multifaceted modern composition side of those groups -- with a rocked-up side not unlike that of Belgium's Flat Earth Society. Several years after its initial formation, the group spun off a punchy avant jazz quintet incarnation featuring ridiculously tight arrangements, wild improvisations, and an experimental metal edge....