There has been a lot of personal stuff going on of late which I don't really want to cover here. Hopefully it is mostly resolved now - it has been taking most of my energy.
We spent a lovely week in Cornwall staying in the tiny fishing village of Polperro (pictures to come - they are on my laptop). The cottage was right on the sea front. Living in this close proximity to the sea is very special indeed. The sounds and rhythms are absorbing and restful and bring a new perspective to your thoughts. We pottered around mostly but we did visit the Eden Project which is an absolute "must see" if you are in the area.
I may have mentioned that I've been needing to make music again. As I have experienced a number of times in the past this urge has a life of its own. When I feel music will inevitably follow. I've resolved the lack of space to make music in problem by moving to an almost entirely software based laptop studio for now (eventually with a decent USB or firewire soundcard I will re-integrate my synths). I've already got a couple of tracks down and the ideas are flowing both for old unfinished work and new tracks.
Some of the personal stuff that’s been going on has led to re-visiting my past. This on the whole is something I am not usually interested or motivated to do. In this case it has been a necessity.One interesting thing that has come out of it is being able to listen to music that I listened to back then with a new perspective - a sort of dual view a mix of then and now. Some of the stuff like the Missions God's own Medicine just seems like trite and pompous nonsense, albeit quite entertaining nonsense. I was quite pleased however to revisit Felt again. I had forgotten quite how much I like this band and how good they where.
I've been listening to all sorts of other stuff too. Of particular note at the moment are The Hafler Trio and John Tavener and
Blevgrad and Partridge.