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Anthony,

I think you have the title for your next album:  "No Handrails." 

I've been enjoying your collab with Julio this past week.  I think the edginess of Julio's modular sounds compliment the softer palate you use very nicely.  Yes, there are occasional Eno/Budd reference points, but I don't see that as a bad thing, since your distinctive style and Julio's unique timbres come through.  Congrats to you and Julio for such a nice release!

Forrest

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Forrest

Hi Pete,

Finally got around to listening to "Ocean Sighs" through headphones on my home hi-fi, and it's a really nice one.  In places, it has almost a hymnal quality to it.  It still has the stamp of your drifting ambient style, but in places, closer to a song-like form.  Well done!

Forrest 

Hi Pete,

I've been slammed with work lately, so I haven't had the chance to burn your album to CDR for home stereo listening, but will do so soon.  I've liked what I've heard so far via streaming.

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Forrest

Thanks, Scott.  If there were such a thing as "richly fragranced writing," Richard would have it, hands down! 

Uh-oh.  This might be a deal breaker:

"All Exponential Audio plugins require the iLok2 software protection key. This USB dongle is available from any music retailer."

Forrest

Thanks for the heads-up, Julio.  I think I may pick Nimbus up based on the recommendation from Bob Olhsson alone.  He did the mastering work on a lot of the Hearts of Space releases and did a great job mastering my Gongland album.

Forrest

A couple of nice releases I've been listening to lately:

Jaja - Milky Way
         Sparkles

Both of these releases are very meditative and calm.  Performed live.  Nice for late-night contemplation, especially Milky Way, which has long-form pieces spread over two discs.

Phobos - An October Evening

Also a live recording.  Hard to describe this one.  Moody and dark in places, bordering on dark ambient, with ebbs and flows, and occasional suggestions of melody.  Well done.

Forrest

Quote from: ffcal on September 04, 2016, 09:40:50 AM

That's nice to hear.  It's an excellent album.  Does this mean that Tetsu is still around?

Unlikely. It appears to just be a re-release. Tetsu's last record was "Inland" released on Fax in 2007. If there's been anything since then, I'm unaware of it.

I'm hoping that the label secured Inoue's permission before releasing it.  Though FAX might have licensed it, the royalties need to be going somewhere, hopefully mostly to Tetsu and Vivanco.  It would be pretty cheesy not to secure his consent before releasing it, unless he somehow signed away his rights.