Composer and musical director Issie Barratt’s debut album, comprising 80-minutes of exceptionally original and highly programmatic music, composed for a newly formed 20-piece ensemble, produced by Mike Gibbs and featuring soloists James Allsopp, Anders Bergcrantz, Mark Lockheart, Mike Outram, Liam Noble, Rowland Sutherland and Steve Waterman. Such beautiful music”. Steve Swallow - Bass player and composer “A great, great composer, who writes beautiful, beautiful music”. Julian Joseph - Pianist and broadcaster “Her amazing breadth of skill is JUST what the music world needs”. Mike Gibbs - Composer “Issie’s conducting gives music a new meaning: a new lease of life”. Göran Levin Bohuslän Big Band "The eccentric element came from Issie Barratt". John Fordham - The Guardian " … providing welcome Mingus-like mayhem”. James Griffiths - The Guardian The audience’s applause was warm and loud”. - Leicester Mercury Tracks: Eva Naim, Mega Supreme / Astral Pleasures / Hold Down The Moon / Brayards Road / Dublin Soundscape / Dodley Groove (the shorter)