They are not presented as cute or tame environmental sounds for relaxation, the frequency range is huge with plenty of threatening bass from the seismic activity and an undeniable tension created by the sharp, insistent clicking of the pulsar. Fades are not always gentle. The inherent rhythms of the sounds add to the dynamics of the piece - volcanoes are slow, frogs are slightly faster, pulsars faster still. Now, I'm not really a fan of sound poetry, a sonic adventure begun in part by Kurt Schwitters and continued by Henri Chopin, John Cage and others. The composition by Ruth Anderson titled 'I come out of your sleep' which forms the second part of this CD blew me away.
Vowels have a natural flow, while consonants define separate spaces and trigger distinct rhythms.
If ever there was a lullaby, then this is it. Gentle, soothing and intimate - on the threshold of hearing, which means you have to be quiet to hear it. Mere listening is not enough. Now there's a trilogy of CDs which took her eight years to compose. Kyema' is inspired by The Tibetan Book Of The Dead.