Alexander von Schlippenbach & Paul Lovens, Stranger than Love (side A)

2/3 of Evan Parker's piano-based trio, collaborating without the prominent sax player, created 1985's Stranger than Love.  It de-emphasizes any jazz influences that appear in the trio's work, and instead explores the group's less referential ideas.  In some parts, the sound and development are recognizably abstract with an emphasis on texture.  In other parts, the playing is more coherent and appears to have a structure, even though it was created through improvisation.  Despite being pressed on nice and very thick vinyl, the treble in the live recording is exaggerated and harsh.  The sparse cover art beautifully hints at what is inside while also revealing very little.