Steve Lawson & Theo Travis: For the Love of Open Spaces (Pillow Mountain Records)

Paul Donnelly reviewed For the Love of Open Spaces, six largely improvised duets for bass and saxophone or flute by Steve Lawson and Theo Travis, built with real-time loops and layers rather than overdubs.

He compared the ambient pieces, such as Blurred Vision and the title track, to Robert Fripp's soundscapes, and singled out the short ballad Lovely, with Travis on soprano saxophone, as an example of concise improvisation.

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