Stick Men release new albums

From their FB page:

NEWS!!!
The Progressive Rock band, Stick Men announce the release of their new CD, titled OPEN.
The recording is a departure from the previous two from the band (Soup and Absalom) - it is all improvised, though based on prepared textures by the band.

Between their touring segments, Stick Men have been working for most of a year on a major release box set, to be titled DEEP, with release scheduled for Fall 2012. The OPEN project has given the band a musical breath of fresh air, as well as allowing them more time to fine tune that later release.

In the music from OPEN, the unique flavor of the band comes through as strong as ever, with it's unique instrumentation; Tony Levin playing the Chapman Stick, Markus Reuter playing his self designed Touch Guitar, and Pat Mastelotto playing an assemblage of percussive devices executed on laptop, ipad & iphone.

The music can be described as both ambient and powerful. Track titles are: "Amino", "Open, Pt 1 - Plunge", "Alabaster", "Open, Pt. 2 - Plow", Cyber Shards", "Open, Pt. 3 - Truncheon", "Glass Heart (for Renee), "Time Capsule". Running time 53 minutes.

The band, on tour now, and through much of the Summer, is playing some if this structured improvisational themed music at their shows, and the fan reaction has been great.

Samples, download, and CD (Euro pressing) available here: http://iapetus-store.com/album/open
CD (US pressing) available here: http://www.papabear.com/store/store.html

Ambient & Powerful sounds wonderful to me, I'll be checking it out.

I am so excited to listen to The Staves' new album. I've read that it's great. Their music is so unique and real.

http://thecelebritycafe.com/reviews/2012/05/album-review-staves-motherlode-ep

Why do I get the feeling they are trying to stick it to us?