October 2008

The lightshow returns! After a considerable hiatus I finally dusted off the video gear and ran the lightshow for Mooch's first gig in many years at Awakenings in Burton on Trent. For those who are only familiar with Mooch's electronic work this gig would have been a bit of a surprise as they gigged as a three piece, bass, drums & guitar/occasional synth. Space rock!

Pictures are here.

September 2008

This has been a odd year for me, musically speaking. For the first time in eight years I haven't put out a single CD of music (excluding my CWS side project). Nor does it actually look like I'll have anything before the year's out. Not that I've given up - I'm still producing tunes, but nothing that I'm happy to put out into the public domain.

In addition, after the complete indifference towards my last CD I'm less inclined to spend time and money on materials for CD artwork & copying.

It's likely that the odd tune will be uploaded here (I've scrapped the WhySpace page), but don't hold your breath for an album!

Weird times eh...

July 2008

I've not long taken delivery of my new HAPI drum www.hapitones.com and I'm having a great time with this instrument. For those who don't know, the hapi is a tuned steel 'tongue' drum which resonates like a singing bowl but is played with hands or soft mallets like conga/bongos etc. It has a lovely ringing sound that's very calming - especially if you get one tuned to a minor key.

I'm still looking to get a Hang (do a YouTube search on 'hang drum'), but as they're sold out new until 2010, and so ridiculously expensive in the second-hand market, I'm more than happy (no pun intended) to have my hapi - in fact I'm seriously considering getting one custom-tuned.

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