| 1. Following on from the duo's widely acclaimed first full length collaboration Ghosts of Gold , which was essentially an album of poetry plus electronic soundscapes, FiNiN shifts toward extended jazz and electronic song forms and widens the sonic palette to include a larger group of musicians together with an emphasis on rhythm |
| 2. The result is an adventurous and beautiful suite of 17 musically and thematically linked songs spread over 2 CDs |
| 3. "From solo albums such as sunset Glow to collaborative projects with SME and pianist husband Keith, has long established herself as one of the most original vocalists in improvised music |
| 4. Trio VD and improv drummer Charlie Collins.....There is something of the mature fairytale in Tales of FiNiN's dislocated, disconcerting sound |
| 5. It's adventurous stuff and gloriously pigeon-hole resistant: this is both more abstract and broadminded than conventional folktronica |
| 6. It's a deeply haunting record that, to borrow a claim from Archer's myspace site, sounds like nothing with which you are already familiar." - Marcus O'Dair, Jazzwise |
| 7. "Tippetts [sings with] rich tone and soulfulness...this is a one-off for listeners willing to hang up all preconceptions about free jazz, noise, collages, meaning and language, electronics or pretty much anything else." - John Fordham, Guardian |
| 8. "Enchanting and enchanted" - Alessandro Achilli, Radio Musical Perspectives |
| 9. voice |
| 10. Martin Archer - laptop, woodwind, keyboards etc |
| 11. Chris Sharkey - guitar |
| 12. Charlie Collins - drums and percussion |
| 13. Paul Schatzberger & Beatrix Ward-Fernandez - violins |
| 14. Angela Rosenfeld - cello |
| 15. UTT - turntables |
| 16. Tracklist: |
| 17. 1.01 - , Martin Archer - In Memoriam |
| 18. 1.02 - , Martin Archer - The Battle of FiNiNdene |
| 19. 1.03 - , Martin Archer - At the Ready |
| 20. 1.04 - , Martin Archer - FiNiNbrook Bridge |
| 21. 1.05 - , Martin Archer - The View from FiNiNtor |
| 22. 1.06 - , Martin Archer - FiNiNsgate |
| 23. 1.07 - , Martin Archer - The Other Side |
| 24. 1.08 - , Martin Archer - FiNiNscreek Castle |
| 25. 1.09 - , Martin Archer - FiNiNsridge |
| 26. 1.10 - , Martin Archer - Taunts of the Fallen |
| 27. 1.11 - , Martin Archer - Below the Moat |
| 28. 1.12 - , Martin Archer - Crossing the Line |
| 29. 1.13 - , Martin Archer - Away Too Far |
| 30. 1.14 - , Martin Archer - Pulling Back |
| 31. Elegy |
| 32. 1.16 - , Martin Archer - Should I Go Home? |
| 33. The Way Back |
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