Nic Potter is probably best known for his work with the British rock band Van Der Graaf Generator. Initially however Nic played in a band called The Misunderstood along with Guy Evans who would also join Van Der Graaf Generator. Nic joined Van Der Graaf Generator in 1969 and recorded the album The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other and recorded part of the next album H To He, Who Am The Only One before leaving. He was however to return to the band later in the seventies and played on two more albums from the band, the studio album The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome and the live album Vital before the band split.

In between times and of course beyond his final stint with Van Der Graaf Generator Nic Potter has had an extensive solo career recording a number of solo albums and for a short period in the early to mid eighties was a member of Peter Hammill's band The K Group.

Mountain Music/ Sketches In Sound is a two on one release of the two popular Nic Potter releases. Originally released in 1995 was originally released in 1983 and like many of Nic Potter's albums features music of an electronic nature. The albums feature contributions from Guy Evans, guitarists John Ellis, formerly of the Vibrators and the Stranglers and Peter Gabriel's band and Huw Lloyd Langton formerly of Hawkwind.

Tracks include Morning Suite, Paradise Journey, The Forest, Mountain Vision, Optimism, Human Dance and Purple Dawn. Mountain Music/Sketches In Sound forms part of a campaign of Nic Potter reissues following the release of the Nic Potter boxed set All Contained.