Over the course of 17 entirely improvised tracks, the methods and personal sensitivities of pianist Greg Mills and flutist Fred Tompkins blend together beautifully. The duo’s ability to interact on a contrapuntal level is so natural, based on tremendous responsiveness and equal quantities of intuition, that several of these small jewels truly sound composed. This is the enigma, so to speak, of this very good release, a more open-minded type of chamber music for a duet. The occasional existence of ambient background noises that, for some odd reason, seem just right at that moment is another fascinating feature of the recording. At one point in the album, a car starts up and pulls out of its parking spot while Tompkins and Mills are wholly engrossed in the interplay, as they always seem to be. These improvisations may not be really radical, but the combination of finesse, spontaneous movements, and ears attentive to every resonance gives us a handful of moments of pure pleasure.
Massimo Ricci. Beyond The Dust. 