Racheal Cogan's recorder sounds as pure as a new-born babe's conscience. But all it takes is for her to bend a note and that purity is suddenly rent by a flash of the ancient lusts that afflict us all.

This collaboration with the gifted percussionist Tony Lewis centres on Cogan's love of the music of Greece (where she was based from 2000 to 2002, working with the wonderful Ross Daly, among others), and extends into the music of Asia Minor. Most of the pieces are Cogan originals, which are based on specific scales and odd time signatures native to a particular region. To these Lewis brings a diverse world of percussion textures, seamlessly marrying Indian tabla to the music of Greece, for instance, and Nigerian udu (clay pot) to that of Turkey. His work is as understated as it is deft and apt. The combined effect with Cogan's recorders and whistle is both luminous and soothing.

Transience is spiritual, the musicians have artistry, creativity, vision and sheer mastery of their instruments. These two cultural beatniks have come up with something very special, the synergy between them has created music that will long graze on your CD player and consciousness.

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.