| Down Beat (12/94, p.48) - 4 Stars - Very Good Plus - "...packs two albums worth of strong, challenging material onto one CD....[NICE VIEW] incorporate[s] more melodic and rhythmic material...without compromising the unpredictable and episodic qualities of his compositions..." Option (11-12/94, p.100) - "...Tim Berne constructs his multi-layered jazzmatazz in a way that summons the ghosts of Anton Bruckner and Duke Ellington....Caos Totale...continue to execute shifting meters, constantly intriguing harmonic schemes, and daring cliff-hanging solos with ease..." Recording information: The Power Station, New York, New York (11/1993). |