The first track on this disc contains the most remarkable new sound I´ve heard from an instrumental ensemble for a very long time. Anders Hillborg, in his Brass Quintet of 1998, asks the players to play "back to front", that is to imitate the sound of a recording being played backwards. This effect is carried off with almost incredible skill by the Stockholm Chamber Brass, for whom the work, along with most of the music on this disc, was written.

Hillborg´s piece is atmospheric and entertaining. The very opening may bring police sirens to mind, with its minor thirds passing rapidly from instrument to instrument, and this interval becomes an important element in the quintet, giving the whole work a playful feeling. This is further supported by other elements such as the ticking repeated notes, the perky fanfares, and of course the "back-to-front" music.

(Gwyn Parry-Jones, www.musicweb-international.com. Record of the month, September 2002)