Dutch Bassist Luc Klaasen was a original member of the legendary avantgarde/punk band THE EX, later played with Tom Cora and today is active as soundartist and composer with big ensembles. Luc Ex uses this project to explore the liminal zone where sound and music overlap or merge. Driven by apassion for both, he has created work for a medium-sized ensemble that is based on specific environmental sounds. Our entire world is brimming with sound; an omnipresent phenomenon that is hard to escape in many spheres of modern society. Each piece springs from a specific sound e.g. ventilators, concrete mixers, people talking loudly into their phones, building sites, robots. These elements add up to a beautiful musicalpainting, which straddles the middle ground between contemporary music and urban soundscapes while giving a knowing wink to the oeuvres of people like John Cage, Harry Partch or Luigi Russolo. Joost Buis - trombone, Saartje van Camp - cello, Luc Ex - ac. bass, Renato Ferierra - bass/tenorsax , Pepe Garcia - percussion , Yedo Gibson - reeds, Nora Mulder - piano , Mika Szafrowski - guitar, Veryan Weston- piano/keystation , Nina Hitz - cello , Vladislav Psaruk - trombone - recorded in Bologna/ Teatro San Leonardo and Den Haag, Korzo, 2018, mixed by Mika Szafrowski, mastered by Martin Siewert From the album's liner notes by Luc Ex': Times are changing, so are the noises. Our entire world is brimming with sound; an omnipresent phenomenon that is hard to escape in many spheres of modern society. The starting point for each piece is such an inescapable sound. Eight specific types of sound from these entangled possibilities as a basis for an equal number of compositions.