Sons of Armageddon

Sons of Armageddon: The Softest Touch

by Chris M. Slawecki
January 11, 2005

Colorful, complicated and compelling, this topped my list of the best releases from 2004.

Sons of Armageddon is comprised of five members, but the group employs musical weaponry far from your standard jazz quintet: Lewis “Glewlio" Keller on turntables, laptop, theremin, synthesizers, melodica, and guitar; Mark Prather on percussion, samples, and machines; Cameron “Slammy" Thompson on samples and drums; Tim Hochman on bass and post-production; with Kirk Knuffke on trumpet the main solo voice; plus alto saxman Dav ...