Max Jaffe (JOBS, Dave Harrington/Max Jaffe/Patrick Shiroishi, Steph Richards’ Power Vibe, formerly of Elder Ones, Leverage Models, and many more) wasn’t planning on creating an album commemorating the decade-plus he spent living in New York City while recording Reduction of Man. Operating as a preemptive elegy, Reduction of Man traces Jaffe’s musical trajectory while in New York City. Jaffe’s second “solo” album finds him at the helm of an ensemble - leading the project as he plays: one hand drumming, the other composing and editing on the fly, shepherding multiple musical voices towards a single end - a sinewy tension between noise and groove.