Amplified Trio

Amplified Trio is an album featuring the Dutch drummer Han Bennink, along with John Coxon and Ashley Wales of the electronic music duo Spring Heel Jack.

[1][2][3] The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the album "a fine, sometimes boisterous and always good-natured encounter," and noted that "Coxon's guitar has acquired a distinctiveness... and he leads most of these...

As Wales' ambient sounds writhe in time with Coxon's guitar, Bennink's drum kit undulates from low to high, soft to loud, slow to fast, crouching to pouncing.

"[5] Dusted Magazine's John Eyles stated: "In typical fashion, Bennink grabs the music by the scruff of the neck and completely dominates proceedings.

"[6] A reviewer for the Downtown Music Gallery commented: "Loud, fierce and darkly mysterious, the velocity and extraordinary momentum of Bennink is forcefully counterpointed by Wales' imaginitive soundscapes and Coxon's irascible guitar.