The first three tracks were recorded in 1974, and feature Oxley with trumpeter Dave Holdsworth, trombonist Paul Rutherford, pianist Howard Riley, and bassist Barry Guy.

[1][2] In a review for Jazz Journal, Peter Gamble wrote: "The kind of presentations we are faced with here are typical of so much of his output from the 1970s onwards, abandoning accepted form and structure, asking questions of the listener and taking no prisoners in the process...

"[6] The Whole Note's Ken Waxman stated: "These previously unreleased tracks... contain sounds that not only expand improvised music history, but also reveal early adaptations of today's electroacoustic interactions... Remastered with full-spectrum, 21st-century sound, these heirlooms of an earlier era easily justify their unearthing and prominent display.

"[9] A reviewer for Vital Weekly wrote: "The album is a good example of how Oxley integrated electronics in free, acoustic improvisation, creating a world that often comes close to the atmospheres of modern composed music... the combination of drums, percussion and electronics was a lifelong fascination for Oxley and makes me eager to know what more diamonds are kept in the archives.

"[10] Daniel Spicer of Jazzwise stated: "These previously unheard snippets from [Oxley's] own archive underscore his passionate, unswerving commitment to non-idiomatic sound creation...