As the title of this compact disk suggests, Racheal Cogan and Tony Lewis provide us with a feast of modes and rhythms that move across, and through, many personal, cultural and musical realms.

First there is the personal realm - pieces, ideas and compositions inspired by past associations between Ross Daly, Fardin Karamkhani, Racheal and Tony. Suggestions and pieces become adopted and adapted, and we hear their final synthesis in numerous techniques, motives, sounds and progressions.

Second there is the modal realm, as the pieces move through different modes. In some cases individual pieces transit through different modes, while at the same time the progression of tracks on the compact disk as a whole moves through a variety of modal encounters beginning in the Middle East and ending somewhere in the Far East.

Finally there is rhythmic realm as pieces traverse not only through the numerous metric structures of Macedonia and Greece but to a more mystical level of sound experimentation with gongs, bells and toenail rattles. Listen to this transience with your mind open and you'll be moved through a thoroughly enjoyable kaleidoscope of sounds.

Amongst the fascinating features of this album is the variety of timbral effects created in new and innovative ways. Racheal's recorder playing does not rest in the traditional - whatever that may be. Rather she sometimes explores the possibilities of playing two recorders at once, shifts between higher pitched treble recorders and lower pitched 'Neh-like' Turkish sounds, and then moves into the world of multiphonics - singing while playing her instruments. Tony's rhythmic framework too, moves between the traditional and the experimental. The Nigerian udu combined with the llama rattle is in contrast to the more traditional tabla and tombak, while the mystical sounds of the piece titled Nanourisma take us out of the rhythmic realm altogether.

When you listen to this, use a good stereo to surround yourself in the mix - it's thoroughly compelling! For anyone who enjoys cross-cultural fusion in an easily approachable format, this is a compact disk you will enjoy. You can listen to it either at a technical level - the modal and rhythmic structures are fascinating - or at a more innate level - the sounds and melodies flow through one's ears very easily. This is another successful production from these two fine musicians.