JazzTimes (p.119) - "[The] second CD, which runs the stylistic gamut from an alluring bossa nova to urgent funk to a freak-out improv jam and a faithful rendition of the Ron Carter-Miles Davis composition 'Eighty One,' makes this a must for guitar fans.'
Elliott Sharp's Terraplane: E# (vocals, guitar, steel guitar, tenor saxophone); Eric Mingus, Tracie Morris (vocals); Alex Harding (baritone saxophone, background vocals); Chris Fowlkes (trombone, background vocals); David Hofstra (tuba, bass guitar).
With its title reference to the soul-murdering, ersatz cool of early-2000s New York City, FORGERY imagines a rebirthed and wholly futuristic downtown sound that adeptly melds old forms and new clatter. Terraplane and its star guitar terrorist, Elliot Sharp, upturn preconceived notions of what blues, jazz, and avant garde can be without losing the focus and approach of respectful traditionalists. Sent into the stratosphere by Sharp's inventive shredding, this riveting collection also features star turns by vocalist Eric Mingus (son of Charlie), poet Tracy Morris, and trombonist Curtis Fowlkes.