‘Cold Storage’ began with an invitation to produce a site-specific work in the Ostiense area of Rome. During my first visit I was shown around the old General Market warehouse zone on the banks of the river Tiber. I decided to work in a large brick vaulted cellar, previously used as a cold storage room. This context became the theme for my installation and concert. Using a mic and contact mic, I then collected sounds relating to ‘cold’ and ‘storage’ while travelling around Rome, Switzerland, Portugal and Australia. These were edited and simply modified using mini disc, pedals and Mackie mixer. During the opening concert I then improvised this material by touch in the blacked out vault. Dim shadows flickered around sound reactive insectocutor lights that I installed on a market trolley and in a refrigerated display case at each end of the room. It proved to be a very cathartic, intense and enjoyable experience for me. The sounds that emerged seem to exist in a ‘white music’ spectrum emotionally. For this final CD version, I re-improvised much of the original material and re-edited it on screen with no further computer trickery, keeping it close to the source material. This is my first release that I recommend is best played louder for a more detailed and immersive experience.