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| | CD Baby: MASTICA: 99 |
 | | The Austin three-piece is gumB on bass, cello, mandocello, and vox; munkE on bontempi, guitar, reeds, and vox; and p@ (Pat Mastelotto) on drums and knobs. |
 | | If you haven't heard of the gumB / munkE husband-wife team, chances are you've heard Mastelotto's drums, either with King Crimson, or in one of his many hired-gun sessions with everyone from Patti LaBelle to XTC. |
 | | Mastica's debut benefits from three things: cool songs, intrepid experimentation on atypical instruments, and a Tom Waits-like ruff sonic patina, like "Crescent Moon," which has a Morphinesque ride that ends with an impromptu implosion. |
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