"A finely detailed and expressive group that is both elegant and eloquent. All aspects of sound production are scrutinized and employed as valid musical material which in turn gives an immersive and complete listening experience." - John Russell "This meet-up recorded in London is something of a textural boxing match. However, the trio involved are playing an analogue synthesizer (Daniel Kordik), a digital synthesizer (Ken Ikeda) and a trombone (Edward Lucas), so the results are consistently intriguing. More often than expected, the synths and trombone mesh indiscernibly into one creaking atonal lattice. The opening track is the oddest and noisiest of the lot, with both synths aggressively carving out some sharper frequencies while the trombone can do little but hurl blunt parps into the battleground. The rest of the release settles into a more peaceful mode, resembling murmured scheming between home appliances." - Tristan Bath, The Wire Jan 2017 -- Daniel Kordik / Vostok synthesiserKen Ikeda / DX synthesiserEdward Lucas / trombone -- Studio recording, London, September 2015Recorded & Mixed by Edward LucasMastered by Rupert ClervauxCover image detail from a drawing by Ross Lambert

Daniel Kordik and Edward Lucas are two London based improvisors who play together as a regular duo. They have developed a musical rapport that concentrates at times on the common unconventional ground found between the two instruments, and at other times on their histories in jazz and electronic music. "The trombone and the analogue synth provide a full set of cultural resonances to destabilise, disrupt and destroy. They are avatars visiting worlds where new meaning is forged in rebellious acts of listening."- Tony Hardie-Bick--- Daniel Kordik / analogue synthesisers: vostok + roland mc202 Edward Lucas / trombone ---Mastered by Rupert Clervaux at Grays Inn RoadDesign: Ben Polhill; Cover drawing: James Ferris