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Continuing the gradual lurch of Fie! Records towards the 21st Century another batch of albums is now becoming available for download purchase. These are the three which make up the Sonix series ("Loops and Reels", "Sonix" and "Unsung") as well as the improv collaboration with Guy, "Spur of the Moment". They're already up at Burning Shed and will also be available at the mainstream outlets some time next month, or maybe early October. Of course everything else will follow...gradually, eventually!

Mixing for the new VdGG disc is going to start on September 13th, so we'd better have finished our dubbing efforts by then!

Japan was, er, intense. And hard, but very satisfying work. More about that and other stuff will be incoming soon.

Meanwhile at long last I'm rationalising and therefore downsizing my studio stuff. Yay! That means an Ebay presence of course. Now as you'll all know I'm heavily reluctant in the making-myself-known-in-cyberspace stakes (no myspace, facebook &c profiles) but I think I'd be a bit lax toward the PH cyber-community if I didn't let you know that I was putting stuff up for sale. None of what's up there at the moment is of *particular* importance or connection to Sofa Sound or the successor-name Terra Incognita though some of it *is* of genuine interest to Gear Freaks. (I may well, later, be putting up stuff which was at one time quite important in the making of various tracks of course...) Well, I'm genuinely not trying to ramp up prices here - but if you're interested then (oh! god! here goes my privacy and you'll all know - and probably discuss - anytime I buy, sell or bid on anything) my user id on Ebay.co.uk is fie!recordsman (subtle, what?). So if you do a search for that you'll find the items currently on sale as well as any others upcoming.

As and when "interesting" stuff is going up in the future I'll try to make a note of it here. And basically all of this means that I'm not going to say exactly who I am or big up the provenance of stuff right there on the front pages of Ebay, but you'll all know anyway....

I've found the Ebay site an invaluable resource over the years, as, indeed, has HB. But I'm sure he'd agree with me that you should only bid for something if you actually want/can use it and should only bid what you can afford! Dad-type lecture over, have a look if you're interested, lots of nice pictures of 19" rack stuff ;-)....

Meanwhile I'll *still*leave the following bit of muttering from back in June up for the time being....

Oh dear oh dear, I've been incredibly lax about putting any news up here over the last months and I offer my apologiers for the silence.

It's been an active couple of months, though. The VdGG backing tracks for the next album are all done and we're (still) doing overdubs and nudging it towards completion. Which will be, of course, only when it's done. Sounding interesting and satsifyingly different, mind. And still, since you ask, just the trio.

The UK solo tour was a rush of a week and I feel I'm doing some of my best work in this particular arena at the moment. Many thanks to all who attended and propelled me forward with their attention.

Older news is below...and maybe soon I'll order things differently so that I don't leave it so long between missives.

Remastered versions of "X my heart", "This" and "Roaring Forties" are now out on CD. Stock of these discs had (semi-deliberately) dwindled to nothing and it seemed a good opportunity to give a brush-up to the sonics involved - which to my mind seemed in retrospect a little dull. It's not a massive re-tread or a total remake but I do believe there's a significant increase in aural quality and general punch. Of course they're available at the orders page.

Apart from the physical release you can also now purchase downloads here, thanks to a new arrangement with burningshed.com. They'll also be available from all the usual online digi-outlets within the next few weeks, of course.

Of course the (trio) VdGG Paradiso concert from 2007 is now released on Voiceprint. This comes in two forms: either as a DVD or an audio-only double CD and you can order now.

And from the past...the new solo CD "Thin Air " is now out, of course, and a new newsletter has also duly arrived. The lyrics for the album are now up on the site, incidentally.

Bad news: the dread hand of Classic Rock, under yet another name change both of label and of product, has once again appeared. The laughable (and laughably bad) "Inside VdGG" has been repackaged as "A Plague of Lighthouse-Keepers". It's the same old exploitative rubbish of course. Avoid, avoid, avoid.

Many moons have passed...but you may also be interested, now, to go and check out www.peterhammill.com where, finally, some lyric-labyrinthine adventures await, thanks to the indefatigable labours of Adrian. More on this anon, but it's only right to let you know that something's been/is afoot there....

Regarding the site...
The intention here is to have a fundamentally "white paper" place from which information rather than entertainment (or information as entertainment) can be gleaned. To this end the site should be under fairly constant revision. Once again, my apologies for being negligent in this regard over the last few months.


	Sofa Sound
		The Latest News....
		30/8/2010
Home Lyrics Newsletter		Continuing the gradual lurch of Fie! Records towards the 21st Century another batch of albums is now becoming available for download purchase. These are the three which make up the Sonix series ("Loops and Reels", "Sonix" and "Unsung") as well as the improv collaboration with Guy, "Spur of the Moment". They're already up at Burning Shed and will also be available at the mainstream outlets some time next month, or maybe early October. Of course everything else will follow...gradually, eventually! Mixing for the new VdGG disc is going to start on September 13th, so we'd better have finished our dubbing efforts by then! Japan was, er, intense. And hard, but very satisfying work. More about that and other stuff will be incoming soon. Meanwhile at long last I'm rationalising and therefore downsizing my studio stuff. Yay! That means an Ebay presence of course. Now as you'll all know I'm heavily reluctant in the making-myself-known-in-cyberspace stakes (no myspace, facebook &c profiles) but I think I'd be a bit lax toward the PH cyber-community if I didn't let you know that I was putting stuff up for sale. None of what's up there at the moment is of particular importance or connection to Sofa Sound or the successor-name Terra Incognita though some of it is of genuine interest to Gear Freaks. (I may well, later, be putting up stuff which was at one time quite important in the making of various tracks of course...) Well, I'm genuinely not trying to ramp up prices here - but if you're interested then (oh! god! here goes my privacy and you'll all know - and probably discuss - anytime I buy, sell or bid on anything) my user id on Ebay.co.uk is fie!recordsman (subtle, what?). So if you do a search for that you'll find the items currently on sale as well as any others upcoming. As and when "interesting" stuff is going up in the future I'll try to make a note of it here. And basically all of this means that I'm not going to say exactly who I am or big up the provenance of stuff right there on the front pages of Ebay, but you'll all know anyway.... I've found the Ebay site an invaluable resource over the years, as, indeed, has HB. But I'm sure he'd agree with me that you should only bid for something if you actually want/can use it and should only bid what you can afford! Dad-type lecture over, have a look if you're interested, lots of nice pictures of 19" rack stuff ;-).... Meanwhile I'll stillleave the following bit of muttering from back in June up for the time being.... Oh dear oh dear, I've been incredibly lax about putting any news up here over the last months and I offer my apologiers for the silence. It's been an active couple of months, though. The VdGG backing tracks for the next album are all done and we're (still) doing overdubs and nudging it towards completion. Which will be, of course, only when it's done. Sounding interesting and satsifyingly different, mind. And still, since you ask, just the trio. The UK solo tour was a rush of a week and I feel I'm doing some of my best work in this particular arena at the moment. Many thanks to all who attended and propelled me forward with their attention. Older news is below...and maybe soon I'll order things differently so that I don't leave it so long between missives. Remastered versions of "X my heart", "This" and "Roaring Forties" are now out on CD. Stock of these discs had (semi-deliberately) dwindled to nothing and it seemed a good opportunity to give a brush-up to the sonics involved - which to my mind seemed in retrospect a little dull. It's not a massive re-tread or a total remake but I do believe there's a significant increase in aural quality and general punch. Of course they're available at the orders page. Apart from the physical release you can also now purchase downloads here, thanks to a new arrangement with burningshed.com. They'll also be available from all the usual online digi-outlets within the next few weeks, of course. Of course the (trio) VdGG Paradiso concert from 2007 is now released on Voiceprint. This comes in two forms: either as a DVD or an audio-only double CD and you can order now. And from the past...the new solo CD "Thin Air " is now out, of course, and a new newsletter has also duly arrived. The lyrics for the album are now up on the site, incidentally. Bad news: the dread hand of Classic Rock, under yet another name change both of label and of product, has once again appeared. The laughable (and laughably bad) "Inside VdGG" has been repackaged as "A Plague of Lighthouse-Keepers". It's the same old exploitative rubbish of course. Avoid, avoid, avoid. Many moons have passed...but you may also be interested, now, to go and check out www.peterhammill.com where, finally, some lyric-labyrinthine adventures await, thanks to the indefatigable labours of Adrian. More on this anon, but it's only right to let you know that something's been/is afoot there.... Regarding the site... The intention here is to have a fundamentally "white paper" place from which information rather than entertainment (or information as entertainment) can be gleaned. To this end the site should be under fairly constant revision. Once again, my apologies for being negligent in this regard over the last few months.