Dark music, certainly ... difficult music, definitely ... rewarding music, 100%

A remarkable disc that demands - and rewards - active listening. Every piece is a gem in its own right

Ye's voice is brilliant, individual, his works perfectly crafted ...

From the first time I heard the Manchester Collective in 2018, I was enraptured. That was at Stoller Hall in Manchester, a concert memorably entitled 1001 Demons [https://seenandheard-international.com/2018/03/a-boundary-exploding-approach-to-music-by-manchester-collective/] containing music by Xenakis, Harvey, Vessel, Reich, Gordon, Finnis and Elms. Here on Classical Explorer, we covered