Welcome again to the complex duplex simplexity which is SH[eye]N—duplex, in that it is the collaboration of two musicians; simplex, in that our playing merges instinctively into a synchronized unity; and complex … well, that’s what we is!This suite of improvisations was inspired by Ralph’s ten-foot sculpture which graces the album cover, and was gleaned from four recording sessions. These tracks are one-take instrumental excursions performed by the two of us without rehearsals and recorded live, directly to 2-track, without overdubs. Our bonus track, “Hammer or Anvil,” was sparked by the last two movements of the suite, motivated by the eleventh episode of Patrick McGoohan’s The Prisoner, and imbued with the second chapter of the Prophecy of Isaiah. It is a multi-tracked project which features singing by Bill and Ralph, and a plethora of remotely recorded ambient sounds. Our hope is that you will find our aural atmospheres to be conducive to consequential thought, provocative meditation, and creative activity.