July’s indoor rowing was probably what I would describe as “more of the same” compared to June. That said, injury and fatigue were more the order of the month. Not to say it wasn’t without some achievements. But it’s not a pretty month compared to the achievements I made in June.
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Secondface: Wardens of the Mist – Music Review
Secondface is a completely new artist to my burgeoning roster of ambient musicians I’ve taken a liking to and also do a music review of. Thanks to the musically consistent Exosphere music label (a division of Synphaera), I was pleasantly surprised to hear much of…
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Cryo Chamber: Mercury Mission Diaries – Music Review
The release of Mercury Mission Diaries was something of a surprise to me – not the usual dark and brooding various artist compilations that Cryo Chamber had released in the past, but a more science-fiction/space horror themed one. And to my even greater pleasure, it’s…
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State Azure: Church of the Last Epoch – Music Review
Another long-form ambient track from the synth master known as State Azure. I feel most of my recent long-form ambient music listening has been utterly dominated by the output of State Azure. From the very first time I heard “Fragments” back in 2021 I knew…
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From My Mind To Yours – Rebooted!
New(ish) name, similar domain name, what the heck is going on? This is more of a rehashing of the original introductory post. ‘From My Mind To Yours’ is a term I’ve had rattling through my mind for many many years. I liken it to being…
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Alba Ecstasy – X Edition
Mihail-Adrian Simion is the name of the talented synthesist behind the Berlin-school infused music of Alba Ecstasy. It’s hard to pin down from his bio exactly where Alba Ecstasy started. However his involvement with synthesizers spans almost 30 years, and featured working along such luminaries…
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Omri Cohen: Cosmic Foundry – Music Review
Omri Cohen is someone I heard of through his amazing Youtube channel in which he demonstrates, reviews and explains a lot of principles around modular synthesis. He also posts the occasional performance and completed work. It got me curious – had he released any albums?…
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Thoughts on the Lamy 2000 Fountain Pen
I was super surprised to receive a Lamy 2000 as a Christmas gift from my parents. This is one of those “grail pens”, a pen you really want to try, but for whatever reason it’s just out of reach. Sure I was working towards getting…