the collaboration of the poet anne-james chaton, guitarist andy moor and musician alva noto is a dense and structured sound design in which words, rhythms, and melodic loops inexorably blend. anne-james chaton reads almost a litany of portraits of people, built from lists of events and objective facts. the list is set in several languages, deliberately repetitive, and becomes a continuous bass line on which the music builds up. the electronic sound structures of alva noto’s music perfectly complement the incursions of andy moor‘s experimental guitar playing. gradually, the prose, the guitar and machines resonate, culminating in a powerful storm both musical and harmonious.