A blend of Michael Kac's baroque-ish harpsichord and Linda Cohen's classically styled guitar give this collaboration a vibrant texture through which producer Craig Anderton has woven subtle synthesizer shadings and percussion effects.

Michael Kac calls this "coffeehouse" music. I like that term. It has that mellow, background congeniality but still delivers plenty of interesting statements.

Download the high-quality, MP3 samples, grab a latté with a few friends and discover the allure of this unusual instrumental pairing.

Caution: Repeated playing may lead to dancing naked under the moon.

-- CHUCK DAHMER