In a unique collaboration of musicians from both sides of the US, free improvisers of Edge City Collective connected with sounding artist Vickie Dodd to produce a series of ethereal hymns. Spontaneously created with microphones on, these pieces draw their energy from human connection - to each other and the planet - seeking essence in a time of societal breakdown and ecological crisis.

Vickie has performed, recorded and worked in her sound healing profession for over four decades. Using her four-octave range, she interprets the vibes around her - thoughts, feelings, people, environment - and expresses this as sound. Cosmosongs are the result.

Several of these pieces appeared in different forms on a 2007 CD called Activavoco, the thord installment of ECC's trilogy. Other tracks are included here for the first time, and all have been remixed and remastered for this release.

Here's what reviewers said about Activavoco:

"Edge City Collective is a coalition of like-minded creative musicians who seem determined to defy musical categorization... While some of the pieces are intended as deliberate reflections on the absurdities of society, others evoke satire, diversity and optimism... The musicians involved are all strongly adept, yet the focus is not on musical virtuosity, but rather on the imaginative and spontaneous reactions to sound. The vocalizations are all unique and integrate with the core instrumentation to create fresh textures. Dodd, who has performed with Anthony Braxton, and Miller, with mesmerizing Tuvan throat-singing, bring an abundance of creativity to the proceedings... The sounds of Edge City Collective are fresh, bold and challenging. Aktivavoco is the perfect remedy to cure one’s displeasure for the mundane and trivial."
- John Barron, JazzReview

"Aktivavoco is an example of what can happen when a large ensemble of diversely talented musicians get together to improvise without boundaries, drawing on a huge range of Western and Eastern spiritual/musical traditions and throwing in some poetry and political satire too"
- Nate Dorward, Cadence

“Dodd exudes a spiritual energy that is at turns meditative and frenetic... “Metamorfozo” builds to peak intensity... Aktivavoco is Edge City Collective’s most challenging work to date. Inventive, spontaneous and rewarding, it is a fitting end to the trilogy.”
- Sam Mitchell, The Improvisor