It was recorded during February 19–21, 2009, at Victoria, Nasjonal Jazzscene in Oslo, Norway, and was released on CD in 2010 by the Norwegian Smalltown Superjazzz label.

[1][2] The Guardian's John Fordham awarded the album a rare full five stars, describing it as "flat-out, no-prisoners, no-tunes free-jazz improvisation."

He commented: "Sometimes the group's anthemic sax-choir sound suggests the roots of this approach in John Coltrane's Ascension, but there are fascinating subgroups...

It is a transcendent music for future generations but perhaps even more important, its brilliance personifies the humility and discovery of our artistic and spiritual realm of existence.

"[3] Writing for JazzWord, Ken Waxman remarked: "The two CDs featuring the ensemble are filled with the palpable excitement from 11 players collectively honking, fluttering and snorting... the band has such control that the climax isn't blood vessel bursting flashiness, but contrapuntal divisions exposing every texture.