Crumb - Ice Melt Artist_John Coltrane with its torrent of interleaved

with its torrent of interleaved violin melodies and seething undertow

each one recorded during a brief interval between tours

This reissue mini-series starts with »Papa’s Ear«

and are just now after a stasis returning to uncork it with the benefit of greater maturity and better musicianship

which Smith and Mosseri say came naturally

Crumb - Ice Melt Artist_John Coltrane with its torrent of interleavedCrumbs second album, Ice Melt, takes its name from the coarse blend of salts that you can buy from your local hardware store for $9. 99. When sprinkled on your wintry steps, this mixture absorbs water and gives off heat, transforming the ice into a viscous, briney slush and, eventually, nothing at all. Beginning with the dynamic chaos of Up & Down, and ending with Crumbs closest thing to a lullaby, Ice Melt's ten tracks combine, like ice sculptures