Out of the blue, and with a quite anonymous cover, comes this one-piece, 55-minute cd from just intonation composer Kraig Grady, as executed by Jessica Catron (cello), Elizabeth Schenck (sax), Sara Schoenbeck (bassoon), Kris Tiner (trumpet), and Tara Tavi (ex-Amps for Christ, Auto da Fe) and Plug Research recording artist Mia Doi Todd at vocals. The recording has apparently undergone no overdubbing or processing, which is almost incredible when you listen to it. For the record, Grady has composed according to a tuning created by Erv Wilson, called "Meta-Meantone". Whatever that implies, the result is gorgeous: the piece is a huge drone ebbing and flowing with a variety of tones and nuances, from open and ecstatic to shady, relying on sustained sounds only. Think of Phill Niblock's tecniques, and you'll get close to the picture; and by the way, this cd would have been perfect on XI Records.