She Has No Strings Apollo

Dirty Three: Mick Turner (guitar, organ, bass); Warren Ellis (violin, piano); Jim White (drums).
Recorded at Les Instants Chavires, Montreal, Canada and Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne, Australia.
Australian instrumental post-rock trio the Dirty Three greatly expand their sound from their familiar violin, guitar, and percussion lineup on the wide-ranging, cinematic SHE HAS NO STRINGS APOLLO. Violinist Warren Ellis, guitarist Mick Turner, and drummer Jim White incorporate piano, organ, bass and tape loops into these seven lengthy songs, creating a somber but inviting sound. As usual, Ellis is the trio's instrumental star, with his keening violin parts providing a sense of release over Turner and White's dark, minor-key dirges. Highlights include "No Stranger Than That," "She Has No Strings," and the unexpectedly aggressive closer "Rude (And Then Some Slight Return)."