by Steven McDonald
Cooder's underscore for Trespass, performed with the help of drummer
Jim Keltner
and trumpeter
Jon Hassell
, is a moody, dark piece of work quite a bit removed from Cooder's usual territory -- Cooder has taken experimental jazz as a main influence here, mixing that with tones available from modern instruments and studio processing. The result is edgy and grim, so effective that even at low volume the music comes snarling at you.