Uversa Uversa

Unversa Uversa is interesting but not overly imaginative, partly power chord space rock and electric jazz, with welcome tabla accompanied acoustic guitar interludes. JM-like fast runs impress, but the chops are more Latin than jazz here. Classical phrasings possibly betray a trained history for the highly skilled guitarist One-Worder Tim Edwards, who delivers Holdsworthian clean lines interchangeably with Manitas de Plata burning introspection, but who can also sit back in the rhythm as displayed on a slow rap not dissimilar to an out-of-breath Rob Thomas, and as companion to Bret Sexton's wonderfully serpentine eastern exploration on alto sax in the piece Nairi. Another breathy vocal and a short acoustic instrumental close an enjoyable album that flits a little uncomfortably between styles, but retains an overall magic. With Castaneda-inspired song titles, maybe it was Yaqui sorcery that they used!