Documemted Fragments – synthesizer dreams

- Life is made of fragments. Later we try to organize them into some sort of sense. Sometimes this organization is done consciously, but often it is done in REM sleep - or dreams. To me making a record is very much a record of the time I was working (to borrow from Jackson Browne). … Continue reading Documemted Fragments – synthesizer dreams

Impermanent Permanence

Central to Buddhism is the concept of Impermanence coupled with the human tendency to Attachment and the pain it brings as we try to prevent change (even for the better). A great part of Enlightenment is learning to find your own permanence in the constant flow of change that is necessary for life to fully express itself. … Continue reading Impermanent Permanence

PLACES – details from the world we visit

It is easy to be busy and to not notice the beauty in relatively ordinary places we have around us every day. Allowing yourself a few moments of peace to see all the beauty and life a situation has to offer is a very healing thing to do. And it costs nothing but a bit of time. … Continue reading PLACES – details from the world we visit

Temporal Recidivist

Temporal Recidivist - Sketches in Proto-Techno or Works In Proto-Techno II - These pieces started with the same idea I had back in 1996 when Techno was all the rage. Today it is called EDM (Electronic Dance Music) but the result is the same, big drums and no melody. I still want to write purely … Continue reading Temporal Recidivist

Watchers

Cover photo courtesy of Finn Roff-Marsh. Finn is one of my nephews and is showing all the makings of a photographer/artist, with some great shots in his portfolio already. I chose this one as it shows an image that has synergy with the theme on several levels. Watchers came out fast too. This not having … Continue reading Watchers

Sea Changes – journeys of transformation

This album also came quickly. I guess that is an advantage of not being saddled with a job where you do someone else's work for the least they can pay you. If you are lucky they treat you well. If not then they blatantly lie, cheat and then make everything your fault. Needless to say … Continue reading Sea Changes – journeys of transformation

Seasons

This album was largely written in about 1 week! I didn't mean it to happen that way at all. Matter of fact I was just done with "Travel Destinations for the World Weary" and should have been taking a break. I was making a sound and just had to make a melody to go … Continue reading Seasons

Travel Destinations for the World Weary

The ideas for "Travel Destinations for the World Weary" came from several places in a way that lead to an inevitable conclusion. After Post-Human I intended to write something a bit more New Age in feel like The Body Pool or Mountain & The Lowlands but the Muses had other ideas. In rough order this is how … Continue reading Travel Destinations for the World Weary

Post-Human

"Post-Human" is me wondering what this world would look like if we weren't here and other animals had the reins of the planet. What would their societies look like? For the technically minded, the whole album was written in Propellerheads Reason 7.1 using almost 100% synthesis for almost every sound, including drums. A few of … Continue reading Post-Human

Creatures of Light & Liquid

The over-arching theme for this record is of water in our lives. I range from the purely physical to the metaphysical. I wanted this album to be a bit more New Age but, as usual, at the same time I was finding myself still very taken with very electro sounds. This means that I have … Continue reading Creatures of Light & Liquid