GS: "This came out at the end of multiple versions of 'Valley Plaza'. The only resemblance to that piece is the use of brushes on the drums, but that was enough to suggest a connection. As to the title, which came off the old Dog Neutral list- is it a reference to shape-shifting or to bestiality? You decide."
HS: "Although I do start out using Blasticks (a sort of plastic brush), that's where all resemblance to "Valley Plaza" ends. Rather than keeping traditional time, here I'm doing lots of unison figures with my hands and feet, as well as some trading of licks between them. For much of the piece I approached the kit as if it had no cymbals, while at other times I played only cymbals. I find that sometimes pretending that part of the kit that I've come to depend on doesn't exist is a good way of forcing myself to find new ways of expressing myself on the instrument."
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