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..''with the twelfth incarnation of his long-time regenorchester project (the name means 'rain orchestra') franz hautzinger has moved into unusual rock jazz sounds. the band feature otomo yoshihide and christian fennesz, two luminaries of electronic music and guitarists who also relate to noise and rock idioms. also part of the project were luc ex, former member of the anarcho-jazz punk band the ex, on electric bass, and tony buck, drummer with the australian ensemble the necks, who likewise guarantee electrifying pulses. hautzinger and his regenorchester xii play a kind of 'jazz about jazz', incorporating quite naturally accomplishments of experimental improvisation or drone and noise experiences into the rock jazz sound. in the piece 'rain day', for instance, even mighty walls of sound are built up before the listeners due to fourfold overdubbing. in 'delis' the sounds are distorted and transformed via retuning of the instruments, with hautzinger delving into microtones, as he also does in 'sand'. much as it's close to miles davis: it's a 'new electric jazz' created by regenorchester xii.''