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Shine On You Crazy Diamond: The Soundtrack to My Life in Motion

There’s a song that has been with me for as long as I can remember. A song that has accompanied me through the hot, dusty roads of my travels, through quiet moments of reflection, and those pivotal decisions when life seemed to be urging me to take a bold step forward. That song is Pink Floyd’s “Shine On You Crazy Diamond.” Its echoing notes and haunting lyrics are more than music to me—they're a reminder. A reminder to shine on, no matter what. It was with me during my first trip to Asia in the ‘90s, packed on a bus somewhere in Thailand, the sweltering heat pressing in from all sides. The air was thick and heavy, the journey long, and I was lost—physically and metaphorically. Somewhere between the endless stretches of unfamiliar roads and the hum of the engine, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” played in my mind. The slow build of its opening notes was like a wave of calm, an invitation to keep moving, to explore the unknown. It was as if the song whispered a quiet, steady message t...

11/11/11 Full Moon & Slow Order

Exactly one month ago today, I started work and put hands to the musical voyage - 'Slow Order'. The drive behind the album(s) V1. & V2. was a personal one. A flash moment and breakage in life which compelled me to move. Motivated by how twisted reality can get, I went onto create. Many a sleepless night has passed between, finally both versions are ready. Now I can rest, as the two albums V1. & V2. and their dripping, textures roll out within a strange lost odyssey. Both versions walk translucently into the darkness, at the end of the end...Your walking bold at times, while at others the whole things folds back on itself like a jellyfish. It's painful in it´s discovery and reform, lost, without direction, but not long after that your made to ask. Am I glued to the underbelly of this time-frame? What´s holding this together? Where is the safety net? I hope not all is shattered here. Actually during some moments you rise high, up to vice and virtue and glide int...

Paddy McAloon - I Trawl The Megahertz (Edit)

I couldn't quite understand why this track was not already up here on this blog. No more hot dog jumping frog but Paddy McAloon has trawled and created something here which demands your attention, I seek to do the same.

David Michalek's Slow Dancing

Slow Dancing something to be seen!

Jansky Noise - Slow Order

Here is the link and sneak preview to the new album Jansky Noise - Slow Order. This album will be available 11/11/11. The album explores slow motion and attempts to blend old Masters with classic 80's synthesisers.