25-08-2024, 08:28
Hard to believe this was released in '76. It is still ahead of it's time. And it has not aged at all. The whole thing was recorded in a converted kitchen with very limited equipment and an almost non-existent budget. My 'go to' electronic album. With all the advances in recording technology these days no-one has come up with something better than this album. Just proves the fact that these days technology is controlling the musician instead of the other way around. One of the great secrets of this composition is that it is composed like a classical piece using the emerging technology of the time. JMJ had the idea in his head long before he switched on the equipment. Technology can give you ideas or provide a spark or even suggest a particular path but you must have a creative mind to create a well rounded album and weave the whole thing together. This is one of those albums.
Somewhere between right and wrong there is a garden. I will meet you there - Rumi