Ace bass and a wizard on sax

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Using what looked like open tuning, he produced surprisingly beefy sounds from a Gallien-Krueger combo-amp and twin-10inch speaker cabinet. His left hand made dozens of original chordshapes that his right articulated in a violent blur of thumb-punching, finger-strumming action. There were pensive moments when a mellow chord hung in the air, but never for long. On came the cascades of jagged ideas, punctuated by angry, staccato sub-bass booms.

Part two of this cutting-edge exercise focused on Evan Parker and his circular-breathing sax wizardry. On his best form, he drew not one full breath for 25 minutes as his quavering soprano subtly created an ever-changing tableau of sounds.

A fast-running stream over pebbles gave way to a rusty mill-wheel, then a celestial choir of flutes and finally a flock of gannets fighting for clifftop space on a stormy night.

When they joined forces, with Parker on tenor, they made surprisingly thoughtful music. Parker wittered happily over the bass-patterns, echoing Squarepusher's more strident phrases with instant accuracy. This superduo will surely ride again.

Tom Jenkinson (aka Squarepusher) & Evan Parker
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre
The South Bank Centre,Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX