Schrodinger's Cat

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Real Groove (March 2004) sez "The release of recordings by Dave Edwards, the (in)famous Masterton audio-experimentalist is a divided-opinion pleasure. Whether you love it, hate it, or just wish he'd do it somewhere else, Edwards' art is always an interactive experience, and the spontaneous nature of his audio output encourages descriptions such as abrasive, discordant, sombre and atmospheric. Such adjectives contribute but never tell the whole tale, and the simultaneous release of Parataxes and Loose Autumn Moans (both via fiff dimension) is the latest proof. Since his previous discs, Edwards has formed a permanent group, The Winter, and the sum of the interplay between these three musicians (guitarist, cellist and percussionist) has taken these improvisational acoustic and electric performances to new territory. Parataxes is all instrumental, with birdsong setting the mood from the outset, while Loose Autumn Moans has a variety of solo and group performances (vocal and otherwise) within. Enjoying improvisations can often be a challenge but, personally there's always room for such complexity as the recordings of The Winter. A fresh blast of cleansing abstraction reinvigorates the mind I always say"