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Ross wrote: ↑Thu Oct 06, 2022 9:04 pm Unfortunately I have long covid, so not able to spend the time at the computer that it requires. Unless someone comes up with a miracle cure, I'm going to be out of action for a very long time. Maybe 2024?

Hope this is improving and all speed to fastest recovery for you Ross

Looking like no FSOL 2023 calendar this year. And FSOLdigital site no longer works for me. Same for others? Looks like they will transition to Bandcamp completely then?

Ps) where is everyone? Been very quiet on here in January

Ok....well its not the same sample, but I don't think that's what you meant. Same vocalist, or sourced from same material as original sample back in the day? May be, does have a familiarity to it but seems unlikely same vocalist. Let's see what the other scribes on here say. Not my forte as I mentio...

Ok I am going to listen now...though I am not very savvy at identifying samples unlike some uber-ears on here!

Local Light Scattering - another great track to finish the year. Agree, from timeframe indicated, artwork and style this is surely one leftover from E7 sessions. Actually I think this artwork is better than the CD version of E7.02. This year's calendar selection was not as strong as previous years I...

Gorgeous track this month, in Fluid Motion Characterized by Chaotic Changes, with increasingly surprising aural developments as it goes on. Actually best of the year. Artwork top notch as usual too.

So my vinyl copy of this has arrived but it has a skip near the end of Embodied Cognition. Anyone else have that problem or do I just have an unlucky copy? Had the CD version for a while, and I love it (unsurprisingly). Pretty much on repeat all the time at the moment. First off I didn't think it wa...

Purchased CD on Bandcamp. Wished I’d ordered it a few weeks ago now though as it says 8 days to deliver for some reason. Too many other things been going on for me so didn’t get a chance before now hence hoping just to pop down to a real shop (!) when I had a moment. Also pre-ordered the vinyl on Am...

Can we only get a copy of this on Bandcamp at the moment? I foolishly thought it would be out in an HMV shop this coming weekend! I see Amazon says their pre-order date for vinyl is 18 November and for the CD is 25 November… Good price for the vinyl on Amazon by the way at £20.24 including UK postage.

@ Offland: funny as, as I listened to it I thought “this is why I love FSOL”! Anyway agree this is a really nice mellow track, best for a while - though actually Deconstructed Room was really good. Love the downtempo percussion and accompanying synth lines (on ALb). Better than last month’s (Occasio...

So do we think there will be some kind of connection (musically) between these e7 releases? Can’t see an obvious connection between the titles, Rituals, and A Space of Partial Illumination. I was expecting the title to follow on thematically from Rituals - oh how naive am I?! I remember a long time ...

Finally I got to hear this, CD was delayed a week in the shops (yes I bought it in a shop!). Some serious low bass going on throughout this album! They must have been watching Bladerunner 2049 before they recorded it! 😉 Really digging it. Hopiate is a stunner; I want to be at a festival with this pl...

Ha ha!

Of course, what do I know?!?

I found that second interview very interesting and didn’t get negative vibes from it. I’m with Dennis! Interesting to hear the anecdote about the Isness Abbey Road recording and “being banned from there”, implied perhaps because he overcooked the record label’s budget, who knows?! A few more titbits...

Ross I think you're right; they'd get more attention and kudos if the albums, particularly the Environment ones, had standalone titles. Perhaps they don't crave that - but I wouldn't believe that even if they said it!