Start (2000)

Track Listing

1. Start
2. 6s and 7s
3. Sahara
4. A Cool Breeze
5. At the Temple
6. Sort It Out!
7. Fireside Dreaming
8. Starshine Falling
9. An Awkward Phase
10. Acoustique
11. Reflections
12. Finish - Working Backwards

This is an unofficial follow-up to "Ark" in that it is one long instrumental piece made up of lots of little bits glued together. The impetus for recording "Start" came when I purchased a Roland SPD20 electronic percussion pad (and add-on drum accessories) to create a little electronic drum kit.

So on tracks such as "6s and 7s", "Sahara" and "Finish: Working Backwards" it is me playing the electronic drums live without any overdubs (and it notices). I am not much of a drummer but the pads have certainly opened up some rhythmic avenues for me.

There are some genuinely good moments in the form of "A Cool Breeze", "Starshine Falling" and "Acoustique". The last track contains my best drumming performance...ever. And that is really saying something. It's not one of my strongest set of recordings, but it is worth a listen for a couple of tracks and to hear me getting the hang of the home recording studio.

You can download the album by right-clicking each song title. Alternatively, you can download a zip file of the entire album by clicking this link. If you have BitTorrent installed and like to use P2P file transfer, the torrent is available from here.