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Glass Cage: Glass Cage

by John Eyles
October 1, 2001

Glass Cage is yet another ace trio featuring Gary Smith on guitar. Following his Stereo trio, Mass, Powerfield, and the recent Shoji Hano trio, this is another winner. And again Smith has come up with a great name, one that sounds like a prog-rock band and has all kinds of resonances.

The trio consists of Smith on stereo guitar, Hugh Hopper on bass and Shoji Hano on drums. As with the music of those other trios, this was all improvised ...