I'm ignorant about contemporary music but the approach to this composer wasn't that difficult. His music isn't based on theory only (as far as I can understand) but could be listened without any musical conception also. The eight movements are commissioned recordings that goes from 1989 to 2003. Each one has got particular sounds and structure and during the listening I was amazed. This is the real experimental music that gives to the listener emotions and each track is a surprise with moments of musical anarchy along with particular structures. The instruments used for these tracks are: blockflutes, tapes, flute piccolo, bassethorn, trumpet, harpsichord and bassclarinet. Just to know the man a little more here's his bio taken from his website: "Roderik de Man (Bandung/Indonesië 1941) studied percussion with Frans van der Kraan and theory of music at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. At the same time he participated in composition classes with Kees van Baaren and worked in the electronic studio as a student of Dick Raaymakers. Since 1972 he teaches theoretica subjects and composition to young composers at the same institute. Between 1993 and 1997 he was on the board of the Dutch Composer's Society (GeNeCo) and since 1997 he is a board member of the Artistic Committee of Donemus/MuziekGroep Nederland, the publishing house of Dutch contemporary music. Since 1998 he is also on the boards of CEM (centre for Electronic Music). Recently he was asked to be counselor to the board of the Stichting Ton Bruynèl, foundation for the promotion of electronic music. Roderik de Man received many commissions from a.o. the Foundation for the Creation of Music, the Amsterdam Art Fund and the Johan Wagenaar Foundation. He composes purely instrumental as well as instrumental/electronic music. His oeuvre consists of solo pieces, chambermusic and works for choir, large ensembles and orchestra. Several times compositions were selected by the international jury of the ISCM (the International Society for contemporary Music) to be performed during the World Music Days (Oslo 1991, Mexico 1993, Seoul 1997, Boucarest 1998). In 1991 "Chordis Canam" for harpsichord and tape won the 2nd prize in the competition of the Festival de Musique Electroacoustique in Bourges, where he was among the finalists in 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2001. In 1999 "Air to Air" for flute, basset horn and trumpet received the 2nd prize in the same festival and also the 2nd prize in the Concorso Internazionale di Composizione "Città die Torino 2000". Roderik de Man's music was performed and broadcast in most European countries as well as in the United States, Brasil, Mexico, Indonesia and Japan".