I am not, and have never been, a person of faith. If there is a magic in devotional music beyond pure musicality, I am indifferent to it. Yet, I still find myself drawn. At its best, there is something raw and pure about it. There can be no doubt about the singer’s belief, their love …
I bought this cassette of James Bond Film Themes hoping to find a mix of some of my favourite movie themes and associated pop songs. What I found was an instrumental synth project credited almost entirely to Ed Starink. His credits include arranging, programming and playing the music on this ‘disc’. This is, of course, …
I have a thing for old audio formats. I understand why the time of magnetic tape has passed, and I do not mourn that, but that does not mean there are not interesting things and oddities that can be found at your local thrift store. I have acquired a small collection of compact cassettes, and …