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Compiled from a series of live tapes recorded over a two week period, this document captures the long sequacious notes and frequently thrilling vibrations of Burnt Friedman and the Disposable Rhythm Section at their most fluid. The players had achieved a new found sense of camaraderie and musical expression after an incident ridden journey along the Carretera Autral (Southern Highway). The subsequent performances at Ephermeral Lakes Bote Casa and Punta Tomba Social Club set the stage for the two weeks of Patagonian pulsations that you have the very best of in your hand. Maybe the Perto Moreno glacier played a hand in influencing the rhythmic shards of "Platin Tundra", or perhaps you can identify the majestic inspiration of Volcan Orsono on "Escape the Night". It certainly was apparent to the Chubutan guanacu herders of Esquel who hosted the band for three consecutive nights of batteria bashment and velveteen vibes. For this groundbreaking project head honcho Burnt Friedman was joined by the Disposable Rhythm Section. Friedman himself handled keyboard and vibraphone activity while new face and six stringed surprise Josef Suchy from Cologne dealt with the electric guitars. Bernie the Bold was coaxed from his Sud-Amerikaine Sound Laboratoria to rattle the pots and pans and also presented his latest technological breakthrough in the form of Humphrey X-34. This so called 'bass-bot', has been the main project at the Laboritoria since Bolt's work on the Nu Dub Players project. To say that this interactive, humanized, instinctualized and improvisational real-time bass man/machine could revolutionize the manky world of MIDI miserabilism is not to overstate the case. Representatives of slop audio companies like Woeland, Toss, Slack-eye and Pro-Fools could be seen skulking around in corners at performances towards the end of the tour longingly eyeing up the prototype Humphrey as it unleashed lick after lick of syncopated improvised bass action. Youthful percussionist Nico 'Nuez' Pulsilamo is a graduate of Bolt's rhythm school while long time sonic contemporary Atom Heart joined the outfit for one final night of probing pampaphonics on the final date of the tour in front of a bawdy crowd of seafarers at Punta Arenas notorious Taverna Del Muelle. "Das Wesen Aus Der Mulchstrasse", the only track that the general public were deemed ready to hear from this unique tension-charged gig contains El Atomo Corazon at his mmmmmmMoogiest, enjoy. The tinkly of ice cubes on glass, the massage of music in the stereo all marinated with first class, premier, top shelf vibes. Turn down the world and tune in to the Con Ritmo vibration."