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Joe Townsend and Martin Green have recorded an album of rare music that walks through the hinterland of jazz, folk, and contemporary music on violin, guitar, accordion, and an array of rarely heard instruments such as Mongolian cello, octave violin, musical saw and Fender Rhodes. Its influences draw from the raw power and mystery of Duke Ellington and Romanian gypsy music, through the hypnotic minimalism of John Adams and Steve Reich and into the darker regions of English folk music. Through imaginative recording techniques such as the placing of tiny microphones inside instruments, playing the accordion through rotating speakers and using vintage keyboards they have produced a unique voice which is constantly changing yet somehow familiar. The album was mixed by the legendary Grant Showbiz, who has produced music for everyone from The Cure to Billy Bragg.

“Its hard to understand why tunes have never been done this way before...” Rootsworld (USA)

“An Affirmation of the power of simple acoustic music...” Songlines