Solo bass improvisations from one of the younger group of British Improvisors. I thought I knew what to expect from this disc, and I was still surprised a bit by the large pallet of sounds. In the opener "Matter" we get rapid-fire sound pile-ups: scraping and sawing with clicks and pops and odd buzzes, gradually thinning out and quieting down to squiggly bowing and knocking, before a return of sorts to busier playing. "Pin Drop" starts with almost inaudible thumping or rattling, causing the ear to focus more sharply. I can't imagine how some of these sounds are made, and I always enjoy it when that happens, especially if I know that particular instrument well.

Most of the improvisations are well-paced, changing tactics or approaches every few seconds, letting up, pressing on, exploring a little corner and watching it expand, then on to other rooms. Edwards conjurs up thoughts of oddly tuned african string instruments and electricity in equal measure, and from a purely acoustic instrument. "Sprung" has hot pops each followed by sliding tones, then buzzing walking sequences and bits of melody haunted by the reverbrations of odd overtones and sounds I cannot identify. "Saddle" is more sparse and (sometimes) quiet, the room sound holding on to some notes and discarding others. A short sequence of harmonics sounds vaguely mbira-like. "Tunnel" is a mass of sawing, buzzing string-hum, overtones aplenty, and "Half Full" is exactly it's opposite, a tentative series of notes that would work well in the "sneak-up" sequence of any old cartoon. "Battery" is a bizarre collection of bouncing pitches, and overall I think Edwards really shows his hand here.�