Led by bassist Jason Ajemian (Devendra Banhart, Chicago Underground Trio), HighLife radiates free-wheeling energy. Ajemian s poems serve as signposts; the scores, created in the architectural drafting program AutoCAD, guide the musicians through musical hallways to unexpected locales, leading them through a unique musical landscape of American folk forms, Native American chants, and Canadian sea shanties. The end result is this album, fearless and thoughtful, with free improvisations that follow a unique dreamlike logic.