Four composers were commissioned by Eve Egoyan for this recording. Martin Arnold composed Herl in 2003, James Tenney wrote To Weave (a meditation) in 2003, Jo Kondo created Metaphonesis in 2001 and Michael Finnissy composed Erik Satie, like anyone else in 2002. The inside sleeve has an introduction by Elissa Poole, composers notes and biographies. All text is in English and French.