Album Notes

Adam Caine - guitar
Tom Blancarte - bass
John Wagner - drums

NoBusiness Records
http://nobusinessrecords.com/


"Local guitarist Adam Caine can shred some top-notch avant-bop. But what really impresses us about his playing is the way he sculpts feedback as if it were Silly Putty. As you can hear on "Thousandfold," a new disc with bassist Tom Blancarte and drummer John Wagner on the Lithuanian label NoBusiness, he makes gnarly distortion sound like way more than a special effect."
- Time Out New York, June 2009

"Again, I must admire the new Lithuanian label "NoBusiness" with their daring, going for music that is totally uncompromising, raw and real. The music is raw, direct, full of energy and drive, like a rock band but more adventurous, more technically advanced, richer. In the mid-90s, Wayne Krantz started with this raw approach (at least that's one of the first guitar trios that I can remember paving the way), then Raoul Björkenheim took it a step further, and these guys build on that. Intensity. Tension. Energy. Freedom. As Caine formulates it in the liner notes : "Can I approach the guitar from a different perspective every time I play it? There will be continuity there whether I want to or not. So, if I take the idea that I do not have or want a style or one consistent approach - nothing that automatically "works" - I go at the guitar each time like it's a new instrument. The challenge is to accept what comes out". So, that's a warning. It is a guitar album. The bass and drums are there very much in a supporting role, but they do an excellent job at this, especially because Caine's approach is totally unpredictable, musically and often rhythmically. But that's the fun of it. Before I chase everyone away : there is rhythm and improvisational focus, there are concepts to be found, yet they are there to serve the immediacy of the raw delivery, the "what-I-feel-is-what-you-get" kind of approach."
- http://freejazz-stef.blogspot.com



From reviews for Adam Caine's 2005 CD, "Pipe":

"Being blindsided by newcomers is one of our favorite sensations, and the latest to smack us upside the ears is guitarist Adam Caine. He's clearly his own man, and one to watch."
- Time Out New York

"Powerful blues-inflected playing that would easily find a home on Miles Davis' Jack Johnson sessions."
- The Wire

"In the company of inspirational veterans, bassist Ken Filiano and drummer Phil Haynes, Caine excels at his brand of atmospherics, shifting moods, fiery romps, and at times, somewhat unnerving sound sculptures. On this five-cut record, Caine makes each moment of the 37-minute program length, with a surprisingly broad range of sounds while turning his back on chopsbusting. But that’s just fine—Caine isn’t about pyrotechnics, but rather, appreciates the strength of space and a deliberate construction of his ambiance. With Caine’s forthright delivery alongside his gifted cohorts, this is one of those releases that truly comes out of left field, leaving you glad that you stumbled upon it."
- One Final Note