Clarinettist Eichenberger and double bassist Studer have been operating in tandem for over eight years after having attended more populated assemblies since the late 90s Suspended is an affidavit of the solidity of their joint sharpness  an album consisting of seven improvisations defined by sometimes strange titles ("Walking Harshly"  "Glancing Loudly") yet distinguished by the qualities that separate the practitioners of serious acoustic craft from the self-publicists who categorize the act of drooling into a tube or swatting flies off a string instrument as "art"