The new album by Motion Trio is cause for excitement. I liked their first album and this one surpasses even that. These guys are the hottest accordion players on the planet, rivaling the great power trios of rock! They took the staid old instrument & created a whole new sound. We know accordions breathe but the Motion boys truly inspire to blow out the music of the spheres, and swing from rock to groove to trance effortlessly. Right from the get-go (after helicopters land on your speakers) they set up a tripartite riffing that is relentless. Each of them has a vamp but also gets to break out and solo while the other two hold it down. The accordion was invented in the early nineteenth century and held sway as a popular accompaniment (portable, loud) until the advent of recording. It only found a marginal place in jazz and was rarely admitted to the symphony. However its great range allows for a symphonic approach to the instrument rarely achieved but here manifest in the clever interplay of the three majestic booming boxes. There's so much variety in here, e.g. "Chinatown" with busy triplets juxtaposed over bustling rhythms is very cinematic. They even manage a credible disco number called "You dance." Well, let's be kind and call it "techno" which sounds a little more modern. "Game over" is a virtuoso piece which you can only listen to once or twice. It mimics the various Casio loops heard in arcade games like PacMan and Space Invaders. It's brilliantly done, but like the originals, exceedingly irritating! That aside, if you have any interest in the accordion I urge you to check out this latest offering from the unchallenged Polish masters.