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I think the DP 02 has some effects on board but would second the suggestion for outboard effects - their will be more range, variety and tweakability than in the onboard ones.

What will you use the tape recorders for? - cassette or reel to reel.

Just back from 2 weeks in Egypt - listened to Oophoi, Tau Ceti, Alio Die, Vidna Obmana, Steve Roach, Gliese 615, Lustmord, Matthias Grassow, Tim Blake (and my own stuff)amongst others while laying in the sun or shade dependent on how hot it was........

it was hard work, but someone had to do it

a bit of a gear change while shaving and bathing - Budgie, Rainbow and Van Halen...

I have not played live yet with my ambient music - but am slowly setting up to do so. Only problem is trying to work out if I can do the level of sound twisting I use in the recorded sound in a live situation.

Which raises the issue of using CD/Minidisc/MP3 as part of the performance....

and how important are the visual aspect of playing live?

Very sad news indeed.

Sin City

I'm Andy, 47 years of age, and record as Seren Ffordd.

I'm married (second marriage) to Glenys. I've no children (having had a vasectomy at 21) but inherited 4 children and 4 grandchildren via both marriages.

I've always liked sound more than music - used to drive my dad nuts making wierd noises before i even discovered elctronic music via Hawkwind, and felt instantly at home. At school I always wanted to do film special effects or be a stuntman as a career, but careers advisor was as useful as a chocolate teapot....

Loved very early Klaus schulze, Tangerine Dream etc. Sequences can be fun, but i could not listen to them a lot. Got into more noisy bands such as Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire and Z'ev when he was throwing the metal around.

was in a band at the time, had a portastudio and Roland 100 synth (now whish I'd kept it...)and released stuff via the cassette scene of the late 70's. Nearly released a record on the Flux of Pink Indian label, but the thought of going into a recording studio to recreate our version of chaos did not appeal...

Spent 17 years not listening to or making music other than drumming (tapping is something else I've done since a nipper) in a south american folk band for two years and drumming for 'ceremonies'/workshops.....

In those 17 years i did a variety of jobs and widened my experience of life a bit.

Currently a social worker in hospital, attempting to get people back home with support or into a home if their level of need make that necessary. Stressful like all social work jobs, but not as scary as child protection which i've also done.

After the end of my first marriage I found my fingers itching to make music and four years ago saw a second hand digital portastudio in a shop and have gone from there.

I love twisting sounds, pulling them apart, turning them inside out etc. 2008 was a quiet year in the sense of album releases (ie none), mainly due to work pressures, but did have a number of tracks appear on compilations. Currently working on a couple of collaberations, another album for possible secret sounds release and another track for a compilation......

hoping to pull 2009 into a more musically constructive year altogether - even thinking of playing 'live' and getting equipment to do so............

I came out as 'no' on the first set of questions too.

I do go into a 'trance' when listening to music and have had out of body experiences when listening but i don't think that counts as synaesthesisa. My wife tells me I go off planet when making music too, taking a couple of hours to land when finished. Once got so deep into some drumming that I did not recognise her when she walked past me....

I'm already hooked in and looking forward to it.

From Stefano's myspace page:

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=205245832&blogID=456084571

Thanks for mentioning it Brian, and for the request, APK!

Indeed, stunning artwork, very beautiful....