[5] Between 2001 and 2010 he ran Sound 323, a record shop and mail order service that also hosted performances from artists including Keith Rowe, Derek Bailey, David Toop and Taku Sugimoto.
The trio used acoustic string instruments (cello, double bass, harp), deploying extended techniques and preparations[7] to combine free improvisation with semi-composed pieces.
[11] According to Richard Cochrane, "While many free improv groups saw away at their instruments striving to be "difficult", IST seem to be genuinely trying to make their extremely intricate music communicate as clearly as possible".
[20] More than 175 participants have performed with The Seen including Stewart Lee, Bertrand Denzler, Bill Thompson, Jacques Demierre, Jennifer Allum, Michael Francis Duch, Angharad Davies, Yoni Silver, Jason Kahn and Annette Krebs.
Its catalogue includes Tony Oxley, Sidsel Endresen, Joëlle Léandre, Mike Cooper, Paul Dunmall, Jeph Jerman, Matilda Rolfsson, Keith Tippett, Duch Baker, Roger Turner, Valentina Margaletti and many others.