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Corey Mwamba presents improvised music of intrepid spirit that thrives on and challenges chaos.

Captured live in Avignon, the album Ice In A Hot World marks the return of the explosive trio Thermal - John Butcher on sax, Andy Moor on guitar and Thomas Lehn on analogue synthesiser - who celebrate twenty years of collaboration. Making their recorded debut, meanwhile, comes a Barcelona-based trio made up of Clara Lai (piano), Àlex Reviriego (double bass) and Oriol Roca (drums) with Corpos.

Elsewhere in the show, a track sent in to the Freeness inbox by Derby-based musician Richard Belfit, who improvises on an Arturia Microbrute synth, playfully mimicking the sound of bagpipes. And pianist Steve Beresford joins bowed instruments player and vocalist Faradena Afifi and Paul Khimasia Morgan on acoustic guitar body in a piece that combines whispered melodies and mysterious textures.

Produced by Silvia Malnati
A Reduced Listening production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3