I've been hunting down some rare music, often called "orphaned works." These are recordings that have been abandoned by their owners (artists, labels). Many of these have never made it into the digital age (cds, digital downloads). Or, they were released briefly on cd or online but have now long been out of print.
I'm learning that there seem to be a group of digital "monks" out there that are trying to save some of these recordings from being lost to time. Some seem to be gathering in out of the way online "rooms" (IRC) and file-sharing programs (Soulseek), trying to keep this music available and not forgotten. Sadly, the artists don't get the rewards for their hard work. But there's not another alternative for those who love some of these recordings.
I'm wondering if there are others out there looking for some rare items. And if you would share your list of those items you've been looking for forever. Or that you have saved on vinyl or cassette, trying to keep them safe before their physical format tires or expires.
Here's my list as a conversation starter:
Usha - Die Morgenrote
Michel Genest - Harmonic 33
William Linton - Wayfarer
William Linton, Tony Gerber, Mason Stevens - Cosmic Flight
William Linton - Traveler's Tales
Cyrille Verdeaux - Love & Ecstasy
Don Robertson - Celestial Ascent
Don Robertson - Starmusic ... and several other releases
Don Campbell - Crystal Meditations
Don Campbell - Lightning on the Moon ... and others
Malcolm Cecil - Radiance
Mychael Danna - planets, stars and galaxies
Mychael Danna - mars the journey begins
Jordan De La Sierra - Gymnosphere: Song Of The Rose
Klaus Schønning - Lydglimt
Hiroshi Yoshimura - Green
Hiroshi Yoshimura - Mori No Yoake
Didier Bocquet - Eclipse
Lorq Damon - Journey To The Land Of Forgotten Dreams
Ryuichi Sugimoto - The Arctic II
Let's keep this music alive!
If only we could do something to get these at least online and available (iTunes, CDbaby, Google Music, Amazon Music, etc.).......