Given the cohesion and discovery on Umbrella Weather, Led Bib's debut for RareNoise, one would never even surmise they almost split before recording it.

After 2014's fantastic The People in Your Neighbourhood, everyone went their separate ways and worked on different projects with no future plans to record together.

But drummer Mark Holub, who had moved to Vienna to form Blueblut with guitarist/sound artist Chris Janka, was itching to work with his old bandmates.

He got in touch with them and sold the idea of a new Led Bib album.

He invited alto saxophonists Chris Williams and Pete Grogan, bassist Liran Donin, and keyboardist Toby McLaren to Janka's Vienna studio, encouraging each man to bring new tunes.

The end result has as much improv as their other recordings, but conversely offers their tightest and most musically focused date, while their trademark brand of fiery interplay, delightful skronk chaos, and dynamic force are all there in spades.

That said, their (always) dizzying array of styles is articulated seamlessly, with scripted themes, complex rhythms, infectious grooves, knotty harmonic conversations, and unusually intuitive soloing.