FrightNight @ Essence...!

FrightNight @ Essence, Hendre Hall... Saturday 26th May 2007.

A great little night of bouncy fun, with wonderful contributions by Ghostley Hedges, MC Bel, and Stevie G. The back room at Hendre has NEVER looked so good, thanks to the work of Buttons & Tracey organising some amazing decor!

I thoroughly enjoyed playing some Psytrance to the friendly audience, many of whom hadn't been exposed to any contemporary psychedelic music before. Lots of familiar faces too though, so the vibe was established early on, with Hedges spinning some top dubby goodness...!

Thanks to the many friends, old and new, who made it a lovely evening!

Everybody hates Goodbyes!

With two of my best friends heading across the Atlantic this week, I've been falling on memories of their good company.

I will, of course, see them both again. We are connected in inexplicable ways, forged over many years, and there will always be the strange days when we are reunited.

So, friendship has been my pre-occupation for a few days. My circle of friends has really only been in existence for 15 years or so. No schoool-buddies remain. No college colleagues. No work-mates. We all went very separate ways.

But the friendships started since the early 90's have been entirely different in nature. Somehow.

True gifts.

But for a few cultural references, and one major shift in consciousness, it's as if the 70's and 80's never happened!

Life-Phases, fading away...

So, i waited decades to acquire my wealth, and there it is! The beauty of the people with whom I share space.

Sounds!

I've been fortunate enough to be able to devote some more time to production lately. Work is progressing with the Cidfloss sound, with a few arrangements being pared back to make room for a vocal, and Ghostley Hedges has been lending a critical ear and bringing a few fresh techniques to bear. Despite the individual directions taken by the three CfC Djs, we seem to have a common goal with regard to our original material.
We are looking closely at our overall direction, and a distinct sound-set is emerging. It's all a far cry from the likes of "Level Two", back in 2002. In fact, the few of you who are holding copies of THAT recording would do well to discard it altogether!
We still don't have any distributions plans, but we'd like to have some CDs (with original artwork) ready to give away by the end of the summer. Although, this takes second place to getting the tunes heard live, in a suitable room.
More details soon...