Poolplayers
Way Below the Surface
Songlines
By George W. Harris

Poolplayers is a band that consists of European musicians Arve
Henrikson (trumpet, vocals, electronics), Benoit Delbecq (piano, bass
station), Lars Juul (drums, electronics) and Steve Arguelles (Sherman
Filter, delays, Usine). The liner notes describe the music being
"fragile, nebulous sonic territories on the borders of avant-jazz and
electronic domains." Translated into English, this means directionless
musings, ponderous percussion, trumpet sounds that mimic whale mating
calls, and a complete lack of any type of sound, musical structure or
rhythm that is reproduceable or transcribeable. The Euro may be
slamming the US dollar, but this kind of music is definitely on the
"sell" side of the market.