Black Forest/Black Sea comprise the duo of Jeffrey Alexander (on guitar and effects), most known as part of the folk-psych group the Iditarod, and Miriam Goldberg (on cello). Their performances are about half-improvised, often working off live instrumental loops created in real time. Their 2003 self-titled debut album, with contributions from a few friends, mixed varying parts of folk, classical, and ambient/trance-rock in both vocal and instrumental settings. ~ Richie Unterberger