Essential New Music: Christian Lillinger's "Open Form For Society II"

Open Form For Society II is the third instalment in German drummer Christian Lillinger’s proposal to reform social discourse. (Live albums don’t get numbers, thus the II.) OFSS isn’t just a body of music; it’s a representation of a process that’s intended to model the application of critical thinking and structured, rational discussion to creative work. If you look around the world, there’s plenty of evidence that open societies are on the ropes; this music is a scientific, skill-based punch back.