THE ARCHIVE

The dark and dusty corner of the website where long-forgotten items get stuffed into boxes and ignored for a while…

 

Nick Toone Discography

Here we have a complete list of demos and cd's that have made it out into the big wide world prior to me cancelling CD copying - I wonder how many you've got?

Most were just sent to music magazines or given away in swaps/freebies - several went to internet radio stations such as 'Alchemical Radio' who gave me some good airplay in the early days (2003/2004) , cheers guys!

I've got no idea how many 'real' CD's are out there…

Sometimes new music gets put on here because I’d rather have it here than sitting on a hard drive doing nothing.

2025

MORE NEW MUSIC!

“Electronic Voice Phenomenon” - an ambient album composed entirely with samples fed into a Meng Qi Wingie 2 resonator,

and a Mooer Ocean Machine delay pedal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first full-on space rock album since 2012’s “Himalayan Surf Music” - blimey, has it been that long?

Psychedelephant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW MUSIC! It’s been a while…

Drifty, ambient synth & gliss chillout music. Grab it before it’s deleted.

Liquid Foam Dreamscapes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024 No Music, 2023 No Music, 2022 Glass Rainbow, 2021 No music, 2020 Roomful of Wires, Writers Block

2019 No Music, 2018 Alchemist, 2017 Ephemeral, First World Problems, Fragments of Modern Life, Grains, Sounds & Textures, Throwing Shapes

2016 Low Earth Orbit, Return Trip, 2013, 2014 & 2015 No music, 2012 Himalayan Surf Music, 2011 Pandora, Circles of Silence

2010 The Universe is Music, Solitude - Soundscapes vol.3, Soundscapes Vol. 2, 2009 Soundscapes Vol. 1

2008 nothing, zero, nada, zip, zilch...

2007, Ethnic Forgery,  Staring at the Moon, Glistening, 2006 Sacred Space

Erpitaph 2 - Hoovering the Void (Ozric Tentacles fan CD vol.2)

2005 And The Gods Cried, Zodiac Wheel 1 - ambient/techno offshoot, 2004 Floating Invisible, A Moment With Merlin

2003 Noodlehead, Erpitaph 1 (Ozric Tentacles fan CD),  Setting Suns, 2002 33, The Teacup Theory

2001 Searching for God, This is all there is, Eternal Forest, Mushroom Magic

2000 Dancing Ledge, Brainfood, Cartouche, Liquid Light

 

JELLYFISH PROJECTIONS

My foray into psychedelic light shows…

Ok, I’ll be completely honest here; this whole escapade was all the fault of the Ozrics, or rather their “go to” light show crew from the 1990’s - Fruit Salad Lights. The first couple of times I saw them I was blown away by the projections that were as much a part of the show as the music. The only real recording of this period is the Brixton Fridge video, which is a bit ropey but gives you an idea of the sensory overload .

All of the 90’s Fruit Salad gear was analogue - proper old kinetic lighting, predominantly Optikinetics. So I thought to myself, “I’d like a go at that” - for no other reason that it was bloody cool. Anyway, I love live music but hate performing myself, so why not hide behind the lights?

So with a few Opti 250’s and an LED projector I started touting myself around, and managed some interesting gigs over the years I went out as Jellyfish. It was also handy living next door to a live music pub, because I became an in-house light show for the more interesting psych-tinged bands.

Personal highlights for me were the first Gong Unconvention at Glastonbury Assembly Rooms in 2004 - admittedly I was winging it a bit at this one. I loaded up my camper van with everything I had and took Tom Ayres along for backup / lifty heavy things. This was pre-smoking ban, so as you can imagine some of my memories are a bit hazy - much like the atmosphere in the room. If anyone has photo’s I’d love to see them, I was a bit busy and I think Tom spent most of the evening wondering how some people could be so incredibly stoned and still manage to move about.

Another highlight were the gigs I did with Dream Machine, a collection of former Thunderdogs and Ozric Tentacles musicians, one of which ended up on DVD - “the professional colorful trippy lightshow makes this gig an extraordinary experience”, thank you very much whoever wrote that.

Happy days.