These pieces explore the ever fascinating boundary between conventional harmonies and looser playing. There are 5 bassoon tracks, 7 saxophone and 1 ON whistles . The order in which different whistles are used in track 13 is little ocarina, recorder, recorder plus tin whistle, tin whistle, swanny, vixen call, and recorder again to finish.

The majority of tracks are pure improvisations, but there are four compositions by others whose music inspired me to play.

Sheffield has been my main base for the last 25 years, and the images and whole album echo my life's experiences in that time.

MICK BECK, JANUARY 2009