Everything on a computer is pixel deep. There is nothing but our imagination beneath the pixels we see. Some people say that is a reason to consider music made on computers non-music. Even some musicians think that software instruments are not as real as those made of wood and tin (with circuits inside). I don't … Continue reading Pixel Deep Plays
Category: Benedict Roff-Marsh
Space Music
Other Places / Other Spaces
There is nothing remotely Pop about this record, it is 1 hour 20 mins long to start with, and the four pieces are all 20 mins long. This album is in great part about the artwork so I will pop the YouTube video above the Bandcamp audio. Set to full screen and quality to HD. … Continue reading Other Places / Other Spaces
Monuments of Man
Monuments of Man started with the working title of "Temples". While I really liked the idea of making tone poems based on temples (and other religious buildings) I also had some problems. Number one was that as an Atheist it seems slightly off-kilter to be making music about something that I don't believe in. That said, … Continue reading Monuments of Man
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
