Norwegian guitarist Terje Rypdal has been a major presence in Scandinavian music for over half a century, from his teenage pop-rock combo, The Vanguards, and his psychedelic phase with The Dream, through landmark jazz-rock excursions such as his astonishing 1968 solo debut, Bleak House, work for ECM in the early 1970s and on into ambitious orchestral work. Yet he's never quite received the acclaim he deserves. With this collaborative project, equally unsung US guitar experimentalist Henry Kaiser attempts to set that straight, by inviting a bevvy of musicians connected to the Norwegian Rune Grammofon label to tackle a selection of Rypdal's compositions. There are a few contemplative ruminations here: a typically thoughtful solo piece from Bill Frisell, a surprisingly delicate monologue from Motorpsycho's Hans Magnus Ryan, an ethereal meditation from Supersilent keyboard whizz Ståle Storløkken, and a ghostly duet for Erik Friedlander's cello and Nels Cline's guitar loops. But, for the most part, it's a thoroughly satisfying shred-festival, with up to three axe-wielders at a time contributing furious lickage to heavy jazz-rock and modal stompers. The killer rhythm section of Bushman's Revenge drummer Gard Nilssen and The Thing bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten flex some serious muscle – even when overdubbed on a swooping, wailing, roaring contribution phoned in from Japan by Jim O'Rourke. File under: blistered fingers.