Their first full length release in seven years, faster than that captures the rhythmic energy and melodic twists of composer/violinist Robin Cox and the ensemble’s two percussionists, bass clarinetist, and cellist. Three renowned guest soloists also join the group, violinist Todd Reynolds of Bang on a Can, the Steve Reich Ensemble, and the Silk Road Project, Grammy-nominee and Van Cliburn PIano Competition finalist Andrew Russo, and Cold Blue recording artist percussionist Scott Deal.

Since 1999 this southern California new music group with a one-of-a-kind instrumentation has held over 150 performances and released three critically acclaimed CD recordings. In addition to Cox’s own music, this “post-classical” quintet performs music by composers as diverse as John Luther Adams, Michael Gordon, Steve Reich, Evan Ziporyn, and incorporates amplification, electronic sound, and video. Recent commissions and concerts have included performers/composers such as Todd Reynolds, Andrew Russo, Sarah Cahill, Eve Beglarian, the Common Sense Composers Collective, Pamela Z, Amy X Neuburg, Brad Dutz, Art Jarvinen, Scott Deal, Carolyn Bremer, Bill Ryan, Alan Terricciano, Leslie Hogan, and Ryan Brown in cities across the US. Ensemble members have a history of dedication to contemporary music, with affiliations including the California Ear Unit, the Eclipse Quartet, and the Los Angeles Percussion Collective.