Review: Illuminated by the Moon sheds further light on the seemingly impenetrable worlds of Alvin Lucier

There is a duality in modern music which is so ingrained as to have become commonplace - even if many people wouldn't be conscious of its existence if not for artists in the vein of Alvin Lucier. It is; that the music you are listening to every day is not just the recorded sound of someone playing an instrument or using their voice to deliver a performance into a microphone. The equipment used and the production environment uniquely influence every recording. Artists sound as they do as much bec...