Tarot II: the numbered journey is the partner to Tarot I: The Fools's Journey. Tarot I covered the Major Arcana, Tarot II covers the Number Cards. There is also a sense of this being a revisit of a much earlier album called The Life Complex. Tarot I: The Fool’s Journey The Life Complex The Number … Continue reading Tarot II: the numbered journey
Category: Benedict Roff-Marsh
Space Music
Phases I-IV
Phases I-IV was written more as private music for a purpose - a kind of Sleep Music that is more interesting than usual. This may make it less interesting for others. Therefore the album is offered for $1 (or more if you like). The concept is similar to my Versions album. I wrote one piece, … Continue reading Phases I-IV
Prayers for those in the Vale Of Tears
The "Vale Of Tears" is the Biblical euphemism for the joys of living - only "joys" may not be the best of words. I wish I could save people from their pains and silly mistakes but sometimes all one can do is step back and let people get on with it. If you enjoy the … Continue reading Prayers for those in the Vale Of Tears
Blurred Hands
Blurred Hands became the album name because in many ways the concept of this record was always blurred. Initially, I thought of each track being a putting together of things that don't belong, Zen Monks drinking alcopops, etc. Over time tho I felt that was a bit thin and let the track ideas broaden somewhat. … Continue reading Blurred Hands
Half Cubed
Half 3 is a slightly experimental album with some similar traits to things I have done before. The album is presented in a sequenced format so you get one track which is the ten parts crossfaded. The parts are not named. If you enjoy my musicplease be sure to purchase at my Bandcamp (from $5) … Continue reading Half Cubed
Heart at Sea
Heart at Sea is New Age Sleep Music. Therefore please play it softly and don't go expecting drums, rousing choruses, or MIDI orchestras hammering away. The progression of tracks is deliberately set to help allow for a more restful state. Perhaps don't operate machinery - I only say that to cover myself as in no … Continue reading Heart at Sea
The Eternal Eternity of Mechanism
The Eternal Eternity of Mechanism was very much a case of art imitating life. The story started as a generic man vs machine thing but it morphed into being a lot more personal. I was thinking about how much music has become trapped within the grid of fear, as expressed through an obsession with making … Continue reading The Eternal Eternity of Mechanism
Midsummer Night Dancers
Midsummer Night Dancers was completed just as I released Beauty of the Darkness which circumstances had held up. I didn't want to put the albums out on top of each other, but such is how things worked out. Midsummer Night Dancers alt cover I wanted a Victorian-style painting for the cover to portray the undertone … Continue reading Midsummer Night Dancers
Beauty of the Darkness
Beauty of the Darkness is an album that sat on my drive for over four months as I waited on something that in the end did not happen. I have to assume that the album itself was not ready. Life is like a box of frogs or somesuch. I went on and did "Melting Machine" … Continue reading Beauty of the Darkness
Red Roofs & Wishes
Red Roofs & Wishes is deliberately meant to sit outside of the usual expectations of how a modern record should sound. Spending my days making other people's records sound as expected can leave me wanting to reach outside of the usual. I know this will probably have many people assume that I simply got it … Continue reading Red Roofs & Wishes