Yeah man, real ethereal peaceful intro, Cool 90's indie vibe, Ian Brown with Bez's Maracas. Works M8.

the guitar comes in so nicely and adds a sweet contrasting emotion into he mix

mysterious and dangerous intro, sounds like i am walking into something

very cool progression! an adventure into wonder!

This snare really cuts through, a dreamy atmosphere with some fine guitar additions

You boys do chill very good.. great feel to this one!

(Hallam | Potterton | Sharbaugh)
Adrian Hallam: guitar
Andrew Potterton [ https://soundcloud.com/andrew-potterton ]: synthesizers, drum and synthesizer programming
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, synthesizers, and 'found sounds'
Composed and Recorded ca. November 28, 2014 to January 1, 2015.
sm8 [LANDRlo].

Hear more of Michael Ash Sharbaugh here:

https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh

Hear more of Adrian Hallam here:

https://soundcloud.com/blue-room-green

Hear more of Andrew Potterton here:

https://soundcloud.com/andrew-potterton

This work was inspired by--and contains--Andrew Potterton's following samples:

"K Kiddies": http://www.soundsnap.com/k_kiddies

"a tunje": http://www.soundsnap.com/node/23043

Scent of Mercury

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"A Scent Of Mercury" [Michael Ash Sharbaugh, Adrian Hallam, and Andrew Potterton]

POP | SPACEROCK | VAPORTRAP | TRIP-HOP
AMBIENT | EXPERIMENTAL

the PERSON, the SOUND : Since 1985, Philadelphia-born Michael has composed and released hundreds of audio recordings, and published dozens of [erotic] poems.

His 'sonic-sojourn' began suddenly when he was just a teen -- feet splashing rhythmically through puddles leftover by a seaside rainstorm. Having just parted ways with the then-love-of-his-life, Michael composed his first ballad [and first song] ever -- "Tina." He rushed to his beach-side home to record his visceral 'awakening' on a tiny micro-cassette recorder, and vowed -- from that day on -- to create art for the rest of his life.

He began zealously amassing used music equipment, and had built a modest home recording studio by age seventeen, all the while crafting simple pop, ambient, and experimental works that HE had wanted to listen to -- that HE had wanted to hear, affectionately emulating the works of his then-idols, Duran Duran and Brian Eno.

Now, decades later, he has relocated to a small village outside Atlanta, Georgia, and continues to voraciously attend to his dream as a young, heartbroken boy -- to create and release music that he, himself, wants to hear.

Although no longer sequestered to pop and ambient musics, Michael's signature sound has merged the two, having integrated the R&B, hiphop, and psychedelia he has grown to love as a older gent -- having absorbed the edgy rhythms and dreamy soul of the southern United States (Atlanta and Miami).

Michael still puts forth ample amounts af ambient musics, but his recent 'sound' hovers elsewhere -- somewhere amidst the genres of vaportrap, spacerock, and trip-hop.

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the INFLUENCES : Duran Duran, The Weeknd, Blondie, Depeche Mode, Billy Idol + Steve Stevens, Stone Temple Pilots, Dead Can Dance, Siouxsie & The Banshees, This Mortal Coil, Air, Naked Eyes, Tears for Fears, Alice in Chains, John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, The Chameleons [UK], Brian Eno, The Cocteau Twins, ABBA, The Bee Gees, Claude Debussy, Frederick Chopin, Guillaume de Machaut, Early Music, Renaissance music, Baroque music, and Joe Meek.

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#duranduran #theweeknd #blondie #depechemode #billyidol #stevestevens #deadcandance #siouxsieandthebanshees #air #tearsforfears #johnbarry #lesliebricusse #claudedebussy #mauriceravel #frederickchopin #eriksatie #brianeno #thecocteautwins #abba #beegees #joemeek #chameleons #octoberproject #patbenatar #haroldbudd #lindseybuckingham #nakedeyes #aha #ceefarrow #omd #thismortalcoil #stonetemplepilots #aliceinchains #baroque #renaissance #earlymusic #theweeknd #skeler

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