Ian Sinclair's award winning Downriver has been self-abridged to eight sections totaling 64 minutes of trademark bulletproof prose, read by the author. Each section is interspersed with brief 'audio atmospheres' recorded at suitable London locations and processed by reknowned non-musician Bruce Gilbert (Wire / Dome). This CD documents Sinclair's readings, which have established their own cult audience and have always accompanied the publication of a new book as 'closure' for the writer