NONKERTOMPF

Mike Keneally's fourth studio album is a true solo album. Keneally was responsible for every sound on the album. And what an album it is. Sporting thirty five tracks of instrumental brilliance, this album is the most RIO of any of Keneally's work.

The songs are mostly short pieces, based on ideas and experiments invented by Keneally and his producer, Scott Chatfield. Some of the music comes from Keneally's work on soundtracks for Court TV shows.

Musically, this is Keneally's most Zappa-like work. His compositional style shows a heavy influence from Frank's orchestral and instrumental works, while also giving way to Keneally's own whimsical style. Fan's of FZ should not miss this album.

My copy has the Nonkertalk bonus disk, where Keneally and Chatfield talk, track by track, about what this album is about, and how many of the songs were made.