I’m a bit late to the party, but I just discovered the solo works of former Rasputina cellist Zoe Keating. Lovely, evocative stuff – all solo cello, sampled and looped to create amazing textures.

Things may look a bit wonky here over the next day or so. I’m in the process of moving this site from WordPress to TextPattern.

Alright, everyone. As promised, here’s my NaSoAlMo project. This turned out to be a whole lot more work than I expected, and a great deal more rewarding, too. Not surprisingly, the biggest hurdle has been the last two days of convincing myself to expose this to the world. However, since I’ve been telling myself for 20-odd years that I want to do music, and actually release some material, instead of just putzing around here in the studio, I figured I’d better put up or shut up. That said, these are demo-quality at best, so adjust your expectations accordingly.

Julia, Act 1:

1. Julia’s Dream
2. Mr. Right
3. Cabal
4. Julia Knew
5. Dr. Bennet’s Machine
6. The Golden Age
7. Julia, Revisited

Credits and thanks are due to a great many people who’ve inspired and supported me, including, but not limited to:

• Dan L-K – for exposing me to all kinds of great music, and for being my friend and colleague
• Tony – for starting me on this path mumble-odd years ago, and for inspiring me to get back into it
• Pink Floyd – for infecting me with the prog bug
• Porcupine Tree – for proving it’s still relevant
• King Crimson – for being King Crimson
• Rob and Heather – for proving you can rock out in an acoustic two-piece
• Uncle John – for showing me something about fearlessness
• Alan Moore – for a different perspective
• WilliamK – for solving a potential show-stopper

And most of all, thanks to my lovely wife, who never fails to support and challenge me, and tolerates being a studio widow far better than I probably deserve.

Enjoy and share!

James and etc. (recommendations from Dan L-K)

Lessee – Stutter is essential. Strip-Mine is all kinds of good, as is Seven. Laid also pretty damn good. There’s a Best Of album that covers a lot of good stuff.

Also check out Booth and the Bad Angel, the collaboration between Tim Booth and Angelo Badalamenti

Wah Wah is James + Brian Eno

Coupla artists that probably bear further investigation:
Kate Havnevik

Imogen Heap

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