In 2001 John Cavanagh worked extensively with Drew Mulholland in preparing the Mount Vernon Arts Lab album The Seance At Hobs Lane. What started as a request for a remix became much more, as John worked with Drew editing, mixing and recording material for the record. The Phosphene track on the cd is Dashwood's Reverie and John also plays clarinet and harpsichord on The Black Drop where he joins 'cellist Isobel Campbell (Gentle Waves; Belle and Sebastian). Now, after a long spell in the bunker, Drew has re-emerged with the debut album by Mount Vernon Astral Temple. It's called Musick That Destroys Itself and is available on Eskaton/World Serpent. The first 500 copies of the cd (which quickly sold out) included a bonus disc with two tracks adding up to nearly an extra half hour of material. The first is a live set, recorded whem MVAL (as they were then...) supported Stereolab at the Arches in Glasgow on 6th December 2001. John was part of the 4 piece line-up and also recorded the set. The other track is a further Phosphene remix, originally intended for a benefit album in aid of London's Horse Hospital venue, an idea which was never realised, so this track appears here for the first time.