Like their 4AD predecessors This Mortal Coil, Piano Magic have press-ganged an array of friends & spiritual acquaintances into service. Simon Raymonde (ex-Cocteau Twins & now head of the Bella Union label) plays piano on 3 tracks; Paul Anderson from Tram (Setanta Records) sings on 'Already Ghosts'; Tarwater guest on 'Modern Jupiter'; John Grant from The Czars adds his voice to 'The Season Is Long'; Life Without Buildings guitarist Robert Johnstone plays on 'It's The Same Dream That Lasts All Night', which also features vocals from Suzy Mangion of new Manchester unit George. But the real coup came when the band coaxed long-retired 60's folk starlet Vashti Bunyan out of retirement to sing on her first recording in nearly 30 years ('Crown Of The Lost'). Alongside these appear Piano Magic regulars Caroline Potter (voice), James Topham (viola) & Charlotte Marionneau (voice) from Poptones' Le