"A tremendously subtle work for which you need to devote the hour's attention it deserves as it slowly reveals its secrets, like a labyrinth.....an amazingly vivid sound..... you can almost smell the freshmints on the breath of the two Canadian performers..... Measured, quiet and deliberative, producing effects that are etherial and fugitive, but there's no concealing the wiry strength at the core" - Ed Pinsent, Sound Projector
"Essential" - Philippe Renaud, Improjazz
"For this opulent, absorbing release, the prolific Martin Archer joins forces with the improvisng duo of Herb Bayley and Chris Meloche. Closer to the dark ambient stylings of, say, :zoviet*france: or Main than hardcore Improv, it swathes a wealth of instrumental detail in the reverb-drenched atmospherics of Archer's processed violin. Occasionally over saturated with this sepulchral echo. it's nevertheless a hugely enjoyable 60 minutes. Bayley's miniature splutters and smears dance around the stereo spectrum, showing his inventive use of the binaural mic system, and the thunderstorm that appears two thirds of the way through adds more than a touch of magic to the session" - Keith Moline, WIRE
"It's an eery experience, akin to the emptiness, sense of personal insignificance, but also wonder that may be experienced when listening to Gyorgy Lygeti's orchestral music or the final disc of Pan Sonic's Kesto. There is much detail here and a sense of conscious, sensitive interaction in an alien language. This is perhaps all the more fascinating because the source of these sounds are such traditional musical instruments. The feeling grows that whatever is taking place has little to do with human civilisation and is occurring at a great distance from habitation. Cloudburst is a remarkable piece of... well what? Perhaps the most recognisable description would be soundscaping, but this seems to imply something too earthbound, too rooted for a work that is so penumbral and frequently so alien. When recalled it holds a haunting place in the memory. Whatever term may be applied to Cloudburst, it is a very impressive sonic performance." - Colin Buttimer BBC
