All the above are available on cassette by mail order - send
e-mail
to Os at os@millennium.co.uk for availability.
Pricing (inc. p&p) £3 (EC) £4 (rest of the world)
Almost every sound (including drums) on these tracks is a Pro One monosynth. The guitar on Jabba Dub was played (through the Pro One) by Mike Bearpark.
"... pretty epic."
- Future Music, July 93
"... Os wowed us with his shifting, evolving and very danceable ambient techno sounds ... his
wonderful use of analogue sounds, funky beats and odd melodies."
- Future Music, December 93
"Superb, trancey dub and loops a-go-go. Plus, crucially, the right weight in all the right
places. Dammit, yes, one to watch as well. MT readers are great! More!"
- Music Technology, May 94
"... a more psychedelic route to mental hypnosis ... People would certainly be up and dancing
to this, with its mixture of hypnotic break beats, synthesized drones and echoed wah-wah
guitar. ... scores with a warm mix resulting from good analogue-style sound sources, copious
amounts of echo and an excellent groove."
- Sound On Sound, September 94
Star Destroyer (Jabba Dub) appears on Antenna compilation #4.
Inlay desgined by Os and put together by James Closs (on a Mac). Original photographs by Os and Tony Ostler.
"... splendid, trancey music ... the sounds oscillate and undulate with considerable charm. In
particular, the percussion loops are handled with a lightness of touch which allows for
understatement and suggestion. Analogue textures are given full rein. And the gradual
development of dynamic peaks ... the filters in full effect are enormously enjoyable ... this is
laid-back techno delivered with a sure hand. And a beard."
- The Mix, September 94
Inlay: fractint and Bitstream Makeup. Clangers image grabbed off the TV.
"... the programming and sounds are well chosen and carefully thought
out, proving that there is warmth in some digital sound sources ... Os
seems to have the ability to weave a repetitive theme, and build on it
very well ... an unexpectedly (sic) fine drum groove ... some fine synth
percussion sounds."
- Sound On Sound, September 95
Loop Net appears on Antenna compilation #3.
Inlay: rendered with Vivid, assembled in Corel Draw.
You may like to read this review of Green.
The bonus tracks on this tape were recorded soon after the tracks on
Blue.
'Soft Shou' is a remix of No-Man's
'Soft Shoulders' and appears on
Flowermix as 'All I See'.
Inlay: rendered with Vivid, assembled in Corel Draw. Various images grabbed off the TV.
"Recommended for late night ambience."
- Sound On Sound, May 96
"Rather tasty mellow ambient trance..... yeah, I know it's got a silky flowing
drum beat behind it and as purists keep telling me, it can't be ambient
if it's got drums, but you know what I mean, it's Trancey and mellow with a soothing
uplifting drum behind.... hey this is refreshing.. just the right order of
sounds in the right places and the right time to make perfectly delicious
and sparkling ambient ear food... there's an electric hum and a bit of
drive to it, like biting in to a fresh crisp green apple.. "
- Organ, Isuue 49 (September 96)
Organ: Telephone 44 (0)181 964 3066, Fax 44 (0)181 964 5626
Unit 205, The Old Gramophone Works, 326 Kensal Road, London W10 5BZ, England
The bonus track is the original version of which Jabba Dub (on Blue) is a remix.
'Sample' is a remix of No-Man's 'Simple'
and appears on Flowermix.
Inlay: rendered with Vivid, assembled in Corel Draw. Clouds from a photograph by Mark Russell.
Clearly my titles went to pot on this tape. Perhaps one day I'll add the stories behind them...
Inlay: modelled with PovSB, rendered with povray, assembled in Corel Draw.
There are currently six compilations available. For more information write to:
Antenna
PO Box 22
Cleckheaton
West Yorkshire BD19 5YZ
England
"The aqueous vision of Love X & Y keyboardist Os gives a freezing slow-motion
dignity to his ambient-trance contributions, 'All I See' and 'Sample'.
Listening to the former, you can hear the ghosts of the 'Soft Shoulders'
melody vibrating though the near-empty liquid space of the mix, carried
on bubbling analogue twangs with the faint Tim Bowness chorus and the
lazy bassy wisps of didgeridoo. 'Sample' is all deep-sea Robert Fripp
Soundscapes looming out of the darkness like icebergs - a drowning
version of 'Simple' with its past life flashing before its eyes, skysaw
guitar slashes, faint desperate Bowness choruses and all."
- Progress, Issue 9
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