“The Pitchfork precogs reached consensus. There wasn't even an inking of a minority report on *Low Kick and Hard Bop*. All three mutant visionaries reported that only Elisabeth Esselink (operational guise: Solex) could have created the splendidly chaotic beat-a-rama. But I consulted the Pitchfork precogs only out of curiosity. From the opening moments of the title track through to the closer, "Look”