“It’s common for these musicians to be labelled muscular (and other testosterone-laden terms), but it is perhaps more fitting to register them with the female archetype Kali, who enacts destruction in order to make way for new life. As we embark on a new century amidst socio-political upheaval, the Brötzmann/Haino duo feels like an artistic expression of the moment we are living in and experiencing every day.” - Philip Greenlief “Ode to Destruction", ART FORUM, August 2018 on Peter Brötzmann / Keiji Haino Duo at the Chapel, San Francisco The first music on record by the iconic free music duo of Peter Brötzmann & Keiji Haino since 1996. Two complete performances recorded in Los Angeles and San Francisco in the summer of 2018. The intellect given birth to here (existence) is too young presents the artists traversing a sprawling range of sound and modalities; achieving a stunning unreplicable alchemy and perhaps the defining work of their decades-long collaboration. Presented in a deluxe 4LP boxed set edition of 800 including full size, full color art prints by both artists. released September 12, 2022 LP 1 & 2 recorded August 4, 2018 (Zebulon, Los Angeles, CA.) LP 3 & 4 recorded August 8, 2018 (The Chapel, San Francisco, CA) Recorded and mixed by Toshi Kasai (LP 1 & 2) and Eric Bauer (LP 3 & 4) Mastering by Elysian Masters, Los Angeles, CA Design by Takuya Kitamura Translation by Alan Cummings Performances produced by Michael Ehlers and Peter Kolovos all rights reserved