The Other Shore by drummer/percussionist Alex Cline, violinist Jeff Gauthier and electric guitarist G.E. Stinson is a reference to the Diamond Sutra, the ancient Chinese Buddhist text pictured on the cover of the CD. The album title and many of the song titles come directly from the Diamond Sutra including Gigantic Human Frame and Thus Have I Heard. Moreover, the selfless nature of this group's improvisation, where individual expression takes a back seat to the expression of the whole, is evocative of the message of the Sutras.
"Their pieces exist on a symphonic scale. The range of musical expression is staggering as violinist Gauthier and guitarist Stinson create Technicolor sunsets of electric string cadenzas while drummer Cline performs everything from metal machine cadences to ornate percussion figures to pastel cymbal shadings." - Kirk Silsbee, New Times