You can't win them all..I was excited to go to the Pit Inn in Shinjuku last night to hear Otomo-san. He's been an avant-garde/free-jazz guitarist for more than 25 years and from what I have heard on record, he can bring the noise with the best of them. Unfortunately, last night was Otomo-san in electronic-improvisational mode..in a trio setting with prepared piano and sine-wave machines. This kind of thing can be interesting and intense but last night was hardly worthy of being called a "gig". WAY too much quiet noodling, not enough prepared piano and hardly any guitar..I'll just say that I prefer my free-jazz to be loud and cranky. The minimalist sound-scape thing is nice on record but next time I'll be sure to confirm that Otomo-san is going to be cranking it..