I thought I'd bump this thread and bring it full circle because I've just been listening to North Sea Radio Orchestra's album,
I a moon. Nothing raucous or disonant here, I'm afraid; they remind me most of Penguin Cafe Orchestra. They are a little too careful in their approach to be considered avant-garde by today's standards, I guess, but, rather like their album cover, an apparent simplicity conveys something quite subtle:-
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