The three long tracks on this CD were originally developed by the Norwegian improvising quartet, SPUNK, for a live collaboration with dancer/choreographer, Odd Johan Fritzøe, as part of a celebration of the life and work of Charles Darwin. Even without Fritzøe's contributions, there's still a teeming and detailed physicality to this botanical adventure, with horns, cello and voices building a multi-layered cartoon devotional that's rich in irreverent humour: microtonal bowing and ceremonial vocals are undermined by muttering and snickering; straight-faced organic drones jostle with garbled glossolalia; and lowing brass swoops and smears conjure lonely sea mammals perched on remote rocks. Yet, despite the silliness, there's also a serious and sustained investigation into timbre and texture at work that's gorgeous and goofy at the same time. It brings to mind a combination of Art Ensemble of Chicago's more austere, contemporary classical-influenced albums such as People In Sorrow and the way-out non-idiomatic freedoms of underground DIY groups such as the UK's Volcano The Bear.