Author: Benedict Roff-Marsh

I believe in Healthy Self-Interest. If everyone does what is rational, then success will be easier for all. Greed is the complete opposite of self-interest as it results in nothing but failure. Born in Canada in 1969 to English parents. Moved back to England. Lived in Australia since 5 y.o. Worked in Banking, Entertainment, Sales and Web. I always listen to and make music to keep myself on an even keel.

Gear Lust

and limiting creativity As musicians, we need two main traits in balance: Creativity & Discipline. One without the other leads to either indecipherable rubbish or no output at all. The other without the one leads to passionless filler or again no output. A precursor of Creativity is being Inquisitive. Without seeking the new or inquiring into the existing, there … Continue reading Gear Lust

Gotye, White Lies & Emmylou Harris

Well here's an odd collection indeed. Picking music up from the library can certainly lead to this kind of situation. Two of these albums were selected from prior exposure and one simply because the cover and song titles looked interesting. Gotye - Making Mirrors I saw some of the recent ARIA Awards  and Gotye was winning awards all over … Continue reading Gotye, White Lies & Emmylou Harris

How to Mix Well

Buddha DJ There is a common question on Forums all over the net: "How do I get a bangin' mix that pastes my ears back through my mate's Sub?" And there are a lot of tutorials, many really stupid, a few good, that offer answers but what I so rarely see is the one-ring-to-rule-them-all answer. … Continue reading How to Mix Well

John Fogerty – Revival (and therefore CCR)

My conscious intro to John Fogerty was his Centerfield album singles like "Rock & Roll Girls" and "The Old Man Down The Road" in the mid-80s. This is the time a person is the most impressionable in music and impressed I got. I put Fogerty's "Revival album" in my list this week and boy did … Continue reading John Fogerty – Revival (and therefore CCR)

Front 242 – No Comment

In isolated Australia in the early 80's I completely missed Front 242. But to be fair to Oz I guess most people in most places missed Front 242. They weren't a band that got anywhere near the charts even thought they shared musical ground with major pop acts like Depeche Mode & The Human League. … Continue reading Front 242 – No Comment

Randy Travis & why Country is King

Because I have been recording my records to mp3, my phone mostly has my older music, before I started to listen to country. The closest I have been to Country for a while is recording Eagles and Dr Hook LPs. I realized that I was missing real Country on my drives to and from work. Some … Continue reading Randy Travis & why Country is King

A Week In The Car

Arch Enemy were such a fun surprise that they got their own article. This one covers the rest of my haul after fighting to survive in my car for a week. It's a mixed bag - in listening order: Jason Derulo Jason Derulo's self titled (therefore I assume first album) is a slickly produced piece … Continue reading A Week In The Car