Something of an international supergroup, the founding of this excellent ensemble is a touch of genius that remains something of a mystery. Hand-picked by writer and film-maker Philip Mullarkey to record and play live as part of the art/film project [box], the four musicians met for the first time in Atlantis Studio in Stockholm for two short days of recording without having planned, scored or prepared any music in advance. It quickly became apparent that this avant-garde juggernaut was heading in the right direction - the musical interplay making it hard to believe that these complex pieces were actually improvised on the spot - again, a testament to instant music making at the highest level.

The music was recorded directly to analogue tape and has an organic and rough quality to it. All tracks were mixed from analogue tape and there is no digital editing nor pro-tooling involved. And no overdubs.

Raoul Björkenheim has worked in a wide spectrum of styles, from free jazz improvisations with Edvard Vesala to the Finnish Radio Symphony & UMO orchestras, collaborations with Paul Schütze, Bill Laswell, William Parker/Hamid Drake, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Jah Wobble, not to mention his earlier group Krakatau and present group Scorch Trio.

Trevor Dunn is co-founder of Mr. Bungle and a member of Fantômas, John Zorn´s Electric Masada and Moonchild. He is one of the most in demand bass players on the downtown jazz scene in New York and has an eclectic repertoire, having played with artists ranging from Marc Ribot to Melt Banana, Secret Chiefs 3 to Kronos Quartet. He also has his own group Trio Convulsant.

Ståle Storløkken is a founder member of Supersilent and Humcrush. He is a graduate of the influential Trondheim Music Conservatory in Norway and has covered keyboard duties on a long list of experimental jazz and improvisational projects including Terje Rypdal Skywards, Bol, Audun Kleive´s Generator X and Arve Henriksen´s record “Strjon”.

Morgan Ågren was thrust upon a wider musical audience after being invited on stage to play with Frank Zappa when barely out of his teens. A Grammy winning musician on both sides of the Atlantic, Morgan is perhaps best known for his work with Mats / Morgan Band, as well as diverse artists such as The Flesh Quartet, Kaipa, Zappa´s Universe and Fredrik Thordendal of Meshuggah.