Northern Spy Records: NS 079 
http://www.northernspyrecords.com/music/cactus/

* Bobby Kapp   : drums
* Matthew Shipp: piano
 
http://www.bobbykappjazz.com/ 
http://www.matthewshipp.com/

Engineered and recorded by Max Ross at Systems Two in Brooklyn, NY, in 2016.


Reviews
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By Steve Holtje 
http://culturecatch.com/music/best-jazz-2016

Two generations of free jazz combine for this duo: drummer Kapp, from the '60s;
pianist Shipp, from the '90s (Shipp previously played on a Kapp-led band
album). There's a greater-than-usual sense of Shipp having fun, and sounds I
haven't heard from him quite how they appear here -- such as the quiet lyricism
of "During," which Kapp counterpoints with a semi-martial beat that somehow is
perfectly apt. Kapp has what some drummers tragically lack -- taste! -- as well
as stylistic flexibility. Completely improvising each track, their telepathic
interaction is one of the joys of this record. Without making any compromises
("Snow Storm Coming" sure isn't lightweight), this is one of the most
immediately accessible free-improv albums I've ever heard.

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By Joseph Burnett

By Dan McClenaghan 
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/cactus-matthew-shipp-northern-spy-records-review-by-dan-mcclenaghan.php

By Karl Ackermann 
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/cactus-bobby-kapp-matthew-shipp-northern-spy-records-review-by-karl-ackermann.php

By Grego Applegate Edwards

By Marc Masters 
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22358-cactus/

By S. Victor Aaron 
http://somethingelsereviews.com/2016/09/04/bobby-kapp-matthew-shipp-cactus-2016/

Martin Slávik (cz) 
http://kali-music.cz/bobby-kapp-matthew-shipp-cactus-2016/

klasikairdiazas (lt) 
http://klasikairdziazas.blogas.lt/bobby-kapp-matthew-shipp-%E2%80%9Ecactus%E2%80%9C-northern-spy-2016-823.html

Aleš Rojc (si) 
http://radiostudent.si/glasba/tolpa-bumov/bobby-kapp-matthew-shipp-cactus

Da Vittorio (it) 
http://www.musiczoom.it/?p=26575