Sparsecloud by A Slow Rip

So... 10 years of sparse collaboration, mostly at Ian's abodes with a smattering of live performances.

There's still a great many gems to be found amongst the explorations and probings although it's obvious we need editing and fiddling to make it really work, as it does here, yet again.

Quite often the atmosphere is pervaded by darkness and a slight hint of depression. Maybe, just maybe, the music we make does negate some of the things we dislike about ourselves.

In any case, I can state categorically that the times when our muse gels are some of the best times of my life.

Cover picture of John Mackey beneath an intense cloud @ Perisher, Sept 2013

For 10 years, Illawarra residents Rob Laurie, Ian Miles, Phil Turnbull and, in the later years, Tim Fagan, sporadically made music together.

The recording sessions were always improvised but the raw mixes were edited dramatically, twisted horribly and minutely managed until we got the result we, and you, so desperately require.

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