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Title track Ride immediately makes it clear that Greinke is performing out of ambient mode, though the spunky, slightly funky excursion still displays his usual expert touch. The breezy and exploratory piece is backed by Fred Chalenor (bass), Greg Gilmore (drums), Randy Neal (guitar) and Craig Flory (bass clarinet). Sinuous bass loops entwine
Just Like That as Greinke's playful keyboarding emits assorted sound effects into the jazzy goings-on. The slow-burning groove of Turning Dark smolders beneath hazy synthsounds and Middle-Eastern-ish nuances.
With a glowering mood and shifting textures, the electric guitar of Wotan wails into a rhythmic urban nightsky, propped by its muscular bass and beat acquaintances. The downtempo swagger of Agar Alam (7:45) receives soulfully bluesy clarinet expressions and drifting sheets of Greinke's electronics.
Brimming with energy, beats and odd effects, Jumping Jupiters (3:12) leaps out as a chaotic bit of noise-funk-fun.
Doug Haire's field recordings add spaciousness to the intro of Voices of the Sky, segueing into a low-key, bass-and drum rhythm infused with wafting synthesizer clouds, which radiate alone to end the track.
Apparently Greinke solos on Slide, his gear being put through their paces without accompaniment; layered drones and warbles twist into unnatural soundshapes. Behind a punchy amount of bass-driven verve, Lori Goldstein's cello adds yet another voice to Greinke and crew's finale', Rise.
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