Alignment extends this flexible model, generating warmth in a field rife with the potential for cold, lifeless clashing... their music is a close approximation of those blissful, if transitory, moments which quietly enhance one's life. Ephemeral, true, but we are all the richer having experienced them." The BBC'''s Peter Marsh remarked: "Though the prospect of a cornet/drums duo may lack obvious appeal, the CUD's approach transcends the limitations of the format. Taylor's ability to play vibes and drums simultaneously helps... while occasional synthetic basslines from Mazurek's powerbook provide a bedrock for the duo's interplay." The BBCs Peter Marsh remarked: "Though the prospect of a cornet/drums duo may lack obvious appeal, the CUD's approach transcends the limitations of the format. Taylor's ability to play vibes and drums simultaneously helps... while occasional synthetic basslines from Mazureks powerbook provide a bedrock for the duo's interplay." A reviewer for Brainwashed'' noted that the album features "some great performances of very cool and modern compositions," and wrote: "this disc uses the free jazz idiom with different elements and ideas brought into fold, as the title suggests, making for some interesting listening." Track listing Composed by Rob Mazurek and Chad Taylor. "Micro Exit" – 4:19 "Lifelines" – 6:48 "Particle and Transfiguration" – 2:10 "Exponent Red" – 3:09 "Average Assumptions and Misunderstandings" – 1:39 "Lem" – 1:59 "Two Concept for the Storage of Light" – 9:19 "Memoirs of a Space Traveller" – 3:42 "Rotation" – 1:41 "Access and Enlightenment" – 4:18 "Noon" – 2:07 Personnel Rob Mazurek – cornet, electronics, piano Chad Taylor – percussion, vibraphone, guitar References 2002 albums Chicago Underground Duo albums Thrill Jockey albums