I think that this 14 TRACKS / PIECES by Ed Lawes is one of most particular CDs released by Planet Mu. With the lastest label's releases I was used to rhythm based music and this CD sounds really different. Anyway. Ed Lawes process of creating music seems to be as much important as the final result as for each track you can find a note where he describes the process. The tracks sound like contemporary music made now with electronic processed sounds and then with acoustic instruments only, like violin, double bass and tenor saxophone (like on "An ordered set"). The final result is a mixture of experimentations and studies which gathers jazzy improvisations, experimental music, concrete music and improvised stuff. Sometimes it sounds too arty but the fact that for each track you've got notes to follow it could change your experience about it. Ed states that he would like to write a whole website about his tracks: in this way it would be like a book of experiences that you could couple with sounds. A CD to experience...