WARNING: The following is an advertisement. It is to be ignored if at
all possible. The TML is not responsible for it, and the person who
sent it will be punished with seven hours of bad karma scattered over
a ten-year period in five-minute increments. Thank you.
Hi, gang. Some of you may know that I have one consuming passion that
ranks higher on my personal list than Traveller. (Well, TWO, but my
wife isn't a matter of public discussion. At least not today. |-> )
That passion is electronic music, a hobby I pursue vigorously on off
evenings between research trips and so on. My last album was released
at about the time I joined the TML, and has been out of print for
years, and my CD won't be out for another few months yet, album art
sessions having stalled due to time strictures on my part. (Anyone in
the Pittsburgh area who has a powerful workstation, a good art
program, and the ability to do camera-ready color separations,
interested in instant fame?) But in the meantime, I have just received
a copy in the mail of a project I'd forgotten about, that is now
available to anyone curious as to what my music sounds like
(sometimes).
It's called FACETS, and it is the first sampler album from Synkronos
Music, the indie label in Philadelphia for whom I do solo stuff. I'd
describe the majority of the music on the album as, umm.... uh....
Well, I guess the usual term is "space music." Each piece is about 13
minutes long, and develops slowly, with some (but not a lot of) rhythm
and a structure that lends itself to thinking rather than dancing. You
could also call it "New Age on Angel-Dust." It's rather like the sort
of thing the Berlin school (Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze et alii)
were doing in the 70s and early 80s. Not my usual cup of java, but I
don't sneeze at exposure to ANY listening public. There are six
artists featured on the tape, and the whole cassette is about 85
minutes long. The packaging and sound quality are terrific, and true
to form, I like every piece except mine. |->
If you'd like a copy, they're $10 postpaid to anywhere in North
America, and you can Email me for details on how to get one. If you're
in Europe or elsewhere in the world and would like a copy, Let me know
and I'll get information on how much you'll have to add for air mail
shipping. The stuff I normally play is more chestburster music--- this
stuff is more facehugger sorts of things. I think anyone who plays
Traveller would get a kick out of this, but hey, it's your sawbuck.
Thanks for your time and consideration. BTW, the first line was a
joke; if you're seeing this, it's because James approved it and
transferred it to the TML from his own mailer.
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Mike Metlay [email removed]
Atomic City [address removed]