Edito de Situation DangerousThere is an awe-inspiring yet refreshingly playful chemistry that transpires when these three complex souls get together. Stevens and Bozzio share a love for the hot passionate rhythms of flamenco. Levin and Bozzio can, and do quite often, attack their chosen weapons with a rapid delicacy that exposes a like-mindedness that is deep, abstract and rare within recorded music. And completing the trinity of graphic connections, Levin and Stevens both share a far-flung sense of exploration when it comes to the technological advancements made beyond the traditional restraints of stringed instruments.
All this "stuff", be it intellectual, emotional, strategic or instantly improvised, converge to form Situation Dangerous, the second and very different offering from Bozzio Levin Stevens. Situation Dangerous may take a few (dozen!) plays to digest, but thankfully, even for the novice not used to the shock of exploded boundaries and expanded possibilities, noted favorites will leap instantly to the hook centers of the mind. It is an accessibility that has been achieved somewhat obtusely, the long way around, unintentionally, serendipitously.
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