Category: Ambient
Roger Waters 01: Is This The Life We Really Want?
I’ve had this album for over two months and, I must admit, it is a hard album to digest. Not because it isn’t good, not because it is hard to fathom . . . it’s because it is so imm... Read More
New Age Music Industry: You Kill What You Don’t Understand and Prop Up the Remains to Sell Product
Ahh, New Age music. You don’t know what it is but you know it when you hear it. . . at least you think you do. A lot of the music labeled as such existed before the title came up. If som... Read More
Beethoven 01: Beethoven At Bedtime (Or Anytime)
The idea of this entry began as a review of the collection Beethoven at Bedtime but has evolved into one about Beethoven in general. I’m not a huge Classical Music fan but there are certain co... Read More
The Flaming Lips 02: My Unconscious Interview With Wayne Coyne
This is not about an actual interview, it is about an interview in a dream I had. The interview was in an abandoned railway yard. Wayne Coyne was rummaging through the debris while I was intervie... Read More
The Bad Plus 01: Inevitable Western Review
This Jazz trio from Minnesota have been around for 16+ years (no pun intended). They are probably best known for their interesting version of “Tom Sawyer” by Rush. In many ways you coul... Read More
Legendary Pink Dots 01: A Word for the Uninitiated
The Legendary Pink Dots have been one of my favourite bands for quite a while. I have read and listened to many interviews with them along with a fair number of articles (read, not listened to, of c... Read More
Tim Buckley 01, Jeff Buckley 01: The Father and Son Thread
I’ve been revisiting Tim Buckley’s music and I can’t help but think of what could have been. Musically, it’s great what we have and what was remains what was. We were only ... Read More
Sonic Youth 01: The Healing Qualities of the Diamond Sea
View my friends and you shall see the story of Sonic Youth and the Diamond Sea . . . oh,well, I tried . . . In truth, this is, if not the best, one of the best tracks of Sonic Youth ever! For me,... Read More