The earliest communications were carried on by means of "raps," or, as Sir William Crookes calls them, "percussive sounds."
The percussive score from Lou Harrison was similarly eclectic.
Dramatic and highly percussive once it gets in its stride, it rolls and rumbles along with a growing sense of unease.
Randy Greif, always interesting, contributes a subdued, lightly percussive composition that unfortunately sounded a bit muddy.
Opening track of the night was ' Gabriel ', a laid-back number built around gently percussive strums.
