What's Said:
"There is very little doubt that Berlin ranks among the top bass players on the planet today. And in terms of sheer fretboard pyrotechnics, he may indeed be the best. His command of the 4-string bass is absolutely astounding, whether it’s laying down bubbling, syncopated funk grooves, effortlessly blowing horn-like single-note lines over a veritable labyrinth of chord changes, indulging in intricate, classically inspired counterpoint, chording pianistically on his instrument or skronking with the distortion pedal set on stun. Berlin flashes all of that mind-blowing technique on Aneurythms (titled Ace of Bass in its original Japanese incarnation). Fusion fanatics will eat this stuff up (and Berlin has attracted them in droves since his late ’70s days with the band Bruford, a potent vehicle for King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford and guitar god Allan Holdsworth). But this is more than just a bass clinic or another case of blatant chops grandstanding. Berlin melds his überchops into the context of some finely crafted, moving and meaningful music on this winning collection..." - Bill Milkowski (Jazz Times Magazine)
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