Thankfully for lovers of high-octane instrumental rock,
Phono-Comb, originally a temporary project, released this recording. The band features the warm bass sound of Beverly Breckenridge (
Fifth Column), the guitar of
Dallas Good (
the Sadies), and the well-known, jangly duo of drummer
Don Pyle and guitarist
Reid Diamond. The duo is formerly from
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, with
Diamond as the bassist. That probably explains why they work so well together, almost seeming like the rhythm section themselves. This is one of the best recent instrumental rock albums from a fertile Chicago scene that includes
5ive Style. ~ Tom Schulte