1996 - album as Column 3-57 I read some William Gibson around this time and it shows in the titles. The album title comes from trying to explain my music to people. I was writing Techno - technological music like Kraftwerk and Front 242 did - but my techno wasn't the Doof dance music everyone … Continue reading Works In Proto-Techno
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.
The Flowers Of Technology
1996 - album as Column 3-57 I left a long-term relationship at this time and the tone of some of the music goes back to the darker Aeroplastic Voice feel. What later finalizes as MachineFall starts to takes stronger form on this record from seeds sown on Machine Age Daydream. Tag: Technophobia... the final frontier. The … Continue reading The Flowers Of Technology
Machine Age Daydream
1995 - album as Column 3-57 After 1st Campaign I figured I might as well write an album that sounded just like me. If writing for other people didn't work then I might as well write purely for myself, be true to my muse and all that. The result is a combination of 70's and … Continue reading Machine Age Daydream
1st Campaign
1995 - album as Column 3-57 I moved back to Brisbane and became involved with an electronic musical collective who were very dance oriented. I was offered the opportunity to present my music in a spot at an event so I figured I better give the kiddies something they would understand. I set to work … Continue reading 1st Campaign
Themes For An Unknown Concept
1995 - album as Aeroplastic Voice New Age music wasn't working out for me, not because I didn't enjoy it but because people said that what I did was too dark, like film music or Pink Floyd. They wanted dolphins and pan flutes and I just don't have that in me. So not sure what … Continue reading Themes For An Unknown Concept
Series:1:2 / Choir
1994 - album+ as Benedict After Vision Of The Mystic I wanted to do more work in the Zen-style of letting things flow fast. The series pieces are a collection of short sound paintings that only took about a as long as the piece multiplied by the number of instruments. Editing and mixing was kept kept to … Continue reading Series:1:2 / Choir
Vision Of The Mystic
1994 - EP as Benedict I had become quite taken with Zen and Taoism at this time because of their simple yet accepting view of life. I felt that I wanted to play with some of those ideas in how I made music. Because I had almost always composed rigidly, either with a mouse to … Continue reading Vision Of The Mystic
Seashell and Other Stories
1994 - EP as Benedict I moved to Noosa on the Sunshine Coast and life there was interesting. People surfed or went to the gym. All the bands were Smooth Jazz or Hippie Fusion. There didn't seem much in the way of choices outside of those. I wanted to combine my love of Pop with the New … Continue reading Seashell and Other Stories
Otherworld Sky
1993 - album as Benedict Composing Inland Sea stuck with me. I wanted to better the last album with more of everything. In some ways I think I succeeded but in others I must have failed because I only sold one copy and I'm not sure they liked it. This is the original cover and … Continue reading Otherworld Sky
Penance
1993 - EP as Destructor Creator Destructor After The Line On album and the advent of a new form of Industrial, spearheaded by Ministry and Nine Inch Nails I didn't really have the heart to go on as Aeroplastic Voice. Hard Core was a style of music that I felt some affinity with and I wanted to … Continue reading Penance
Benedict Roff-Marsh 