Harder and darker than Volume One, with one quarter of the soundsmiths from that work reappearing here. The Network artists are almost like a theatrical repertory company, assembling for each new production, giving continuity and character to the project, a second act in which some familiar faces return. The editing is more radical than before, with longer overlaps between tracks leading to a number of short virtual duets. In addition, rather than aiming for maximum contrast between tracks, there are several sustained moods achieved by grouping similar tracks together. Thus the work moves from electronics to a section where improvisation alternates with contemporary classical pieces, then to a series of saxophone works which eventually make way for the human voice. As before, a few of the contributors need no introduction, but for the most part we celebrate the unknown.