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blint's tune = parts 18 - 34

from all things being equal by dave stafford

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this is certainly the most ambitious studio track I had undertaken to date, written in seventeen sections, it was my imaginary conclusion to one of my favourite albums, "consequences" - hence the "parts 18 - 34" - godley and creme having done the first seventeen back in 1977 - "parts 1 - 17".

the writing, performance and assembly of the pieces into this 51 minute plus whole, took up a good part of a year, working sporadically, but eventually, I completed it - and then undertook the decision to create a bonus disc of "track" versions of the seventeen sections - which follow this "full" assembled version. more time spent then, creating versions that would standalone - very meticulous work.

I did enjoy this process, in particular, one section, "2003...a merman I have turned to be" is very close to my heart, again, because it uses a drum track from my favourite drone forest drummer, michael j. bowman - which I had a great time flanging, very carefully, to make it sonically similar to "1983...a merman I shall turn to be" by jimi hendrix; in fact, this piece is totally inspired by that track from the "electric ladyland" album, right down to the reversed guitars and flanged cymbals - I really loved working on that piece in particular.

like all massive works, it requires patience, but amid the prog-like bombast, there are some lovely moments of music, some humourous moments, and repeated listening will hopefully bring more rewards - after all - it's at least quasi-prog, so I would expect no less from a 51-minute long song! :-)

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from all things being equal, released August 17, 2003
dave stafford: energy bow guitar, electric guitar, custom long delay / looping system, yamaha dx7-s synthesizer / MIDI soft synths, yamaha dx11 synthesizer, customised mellotron samples, samples, loops.

additional musicians: michael j. bowman - drums

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dave stafford Stirling, UK

ambient loop guitarist dave stafford performed on stage with robert fripp and the orchestra of crafty guitarists in early 2009, and again with robert fripp and the symphony of crafty guitarists in 2015, and has worked with ambient music and looping for over twenty years. stafford has a rich back catalogue of ambient and loop music, +rock, prog or acoustic crafty guitar music: www.pureambient.com ... more

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