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"Your Future Awaits" is the debut full-length album from musician and producer Jeff Spoonhower - aka Electron Odyssey. After working for 20 years in the video game industry as an art director, animator, and sound designer, Jeff decided to chase down his dream of producing original electronic music.

The album is inspired by several musical genres including synthwave, progressive rock, synth-driven pop, and movie and video game soundtracks. Jeff's goal for the album was to explore many different styles of composition and instrumentation and to take listeners on an emotional, retro-futuristic sonic journey.

Jeff's music feels both nostalgic and new through the fusion of classic electronic instruments from the 1970s and 1980s, acoustic and orchestral textures, and modern production techniques.

Music and lyrics written, composed, performed, and produced by Jeff Spoonhower.

Album artwork by Jeff Spoonhower.

"The Stars Disappear" features vocals by Drew Tyler.

"Autumn Words" features vocals by Megan McDuffee.

"The Way Forward" and "Sunrise One" feature guitar performances by Ryan Taylor of Kinglet. 

© 2021 Electron Odyssey. ℗ 2021 Always Summer. All rights reserved.

The Stars Disappear (feat. Drew Tyler)

Soon Blow

A song born of a title, lyrics added before breakfast in a flurry of pre-dawn activity.
Featuring Mark Woolley on whistle

Jesus came back in a dinghy (feat. Mark Wooley)

From the When Darkness Comes EP, released by Three Galleys Records.

When Darkness Comes EP

Slow Galley's Drift - "When Darkness Comes"

B540

HLCM

'Always Maybe Never' by School Of Thought

School Of Thought's compositions have been played on BBC6 Music, BBC Introducing and Scala.

This is the first track from a new ep due out later in 2022

Always Maybe Never

Lancashire born Will Riding, now based in Chester, is an acoustic guitarist and songwriter, his honest and occasionally playful songs reflect the common experiences we all share from childhood onwards.
He started writing his own songs to go with the folk standards he’d sing in and around Chester. Encouraged by the reception they received, he continues to write and is getting them out to a wider audience. Amongst other things, he has supported the late Julie Felix, Harp and A Monkey, Emma Stevens and Mark Radcliffe’s Galleon Blast as well as playing several songwriting showcases for Pete Morton.
Music can be found on the usual streaming sites and on his BandCamp page.


Jesus came back in a dinghy (feat. Mark Wooley)

will riding