Trance Mission

A global range of influences and instrumentation are incorporated into the songs and improvisations of San Francisco-based quartet Trance Mission. Formed by clarinet and trumpet player, vocalist, and composer Beth Custer and didgeridoo, cello, sintir, and percussion player Stephen Kent during informal jam sessions, the group's sound is enhanced with the addition of vocalist Eda Maxyam and drummer, percussionist, and electronics player Peter Valsamis. The Village Voice described the band's improvisations as "atmospherically lucid and challenging without over-intellectualizing t...