"A riveting, futuristic action-pic for the blind!" is how the Guardian described Field's High impact, over-the-top debut electronica album Storm!. Sonic grandeur meets blistering metal guitar solos in an recording that has more in common with Operation Desert Storm than anything natural, it is an album where excess meets understatement head-on. The raw energy of Storm! is driven by a highly original sound world: Ambrose journeyed to locations the world over to source field recordings desolate spaces, unique personal stories, military hardware testing, and urban protests.  Bizarre stories, such as the personal yet public protest of a disillusioned theme park employee mingle with stadium-sized, post-digital rock tracks created from a plethora of electronically manipulated guitars and unusual percussion.

This CD is the second set marking Simon Emmerson's long-awaited release of his most important works. The first CD 'Spaces and Places' was released in 2007 and these two CDs mark Emmerson's venture into new sonic territories and soundscapes. Each of the works on his latest release creates a futuristic context for non-western and early instruments, contrasting and expanding on the acoustic sounds with electronic interactions. Pathways, commissioned by the ShivaNova ensemble, is an interwoven East-meets-West tapestry where the dialogue between the sitar/tablas and the flute/cello is bonded by the electronics. The Points Trilogy features Jane Chapman's shimmering harpsichord (Points of Departure) and in Points of Return the harpsichord is replaced by Inok Paek's kayagum, a plucked Korean instrument. The brilliant Time-Space for bass flute, harpsichord and electronics completes this mesmerising album.

The Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre was founded by Jonty Harrison in 1982. Based in the Department Of Music at the University Of Birmingham, BEAST represents the next generation of composers, musicians and sound teachers who are dedicated to exploring the vast potential of the electroacoustic medium. For this, the organisation's third CD for the Sargasso label (following 'Spike' and 'Legacies'), eight individuals give their audio interpretations of the various viewpoints that can be imagined from Aldeburgh beach in the UK.  Richard Whitelaw interprets text taken from a Norwegian travel brochure, whilst Andy Dollerson composes his own view of Sweden. Iain Armstrong conjures up the image of the long narrow isthmus of Holmsland Kilt which rises between the North Sea and Denmark, whilst Michael Wolters moves further south with his memories of a first trip to the seaside in Germany. Jon Aveyard lectures at the University Of Central Lancashire and takes a sonic trip across the waves to Holland, whilst David Berezan takes on the Belgian beach area called De Panne, that incorporates a unique contemporary reserve and preservation area. Sound artist Pete Batchelor tackles the windy cliffs of the bay of Wissant in France, whilst Dr. Antti Sakari Saario who is based in Bergen, Norway presents a sonic meditation on the state of the English nation.