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, but his involvement with synthesizers spans almost 30 years, and featured working along such luminaries like Peter Baumann (of Tangerine Dream fame), Wolfgang Palm and also synth instrument companies like Roland and Novation. I first came to know his works…
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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…
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Omri Cohen – Cosmic Foundry
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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Mount Shrine – Lost Loops Collection
Well then – here is the epic lost loops from the late Cesar Alexandre. I absolutely loved his take on ambient, that warm, fuzzy and distinctly organic tone that I’ve not really heard from any other artist. He drenched his music in this lush, vibrant…
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Free Wallpaper – ‘Ad Astra Per Aspera’
A wallpaper design for you – been learning some Photoshop so decided to create this. Free to download, click here for the image, right-click and save as. Size: 2560×1440. Comment if you want a different resolution.
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Rowing Progress – June 2023
June was a vast improvement over May’s abysmal effort. With a good effort, two challenge days under my belt, and an improved motivation coupled with some minor dietary changes meant that I’ve made some excellent progress. OVERALL SUMMARY Total Metres 156,024 Season Total 202,532 Total Time…