Deer Scout - WoodpeckerDeer Scout's debut full length Woodpecker is a record about memory and the subconscious. And like an unforgettable dream that keeps you puzzling over it's riddles for days, it's as packed with direct symbols as it is with ruminative haze. It's a culminating collection of the project's many sounds and influences to date, from Philly's punk cooperatives to Oberlin's conservatory experimentalism to New York's DIY history. At the center is Dena Miller's

He walks us through nine rooms

songs that have shaped his life and career

plays all instruments except drums (Jerry Gaskill of King's X)

since he has already conducted it in many houses

elements of Jamaican production are everywhere

' (All About Jazz

which is a rather unusual project in concertante music

and on saxophone

it was a triumph as complete as any Roman emperor could have wished for

As Norman Lebrecht remarked of the well-received album of Trio Arche (BC95624)

Karen David

inviting the listener to make each song their own