Come on DOWN to the Abyss.....dictators; war criminals; so-called 'populist' politicians; despots; authoritarian nut jobs and the rest....you know who you are!! Welcome to the Abyss...meet up with your famous discredited forebears.

Intro. tunnel...synth, soprano saxes, oboes, clarinets, beats.
Edge of the abyss...flutes...oboes...soprano saxes
Descending into the heat...tenor saxes, clarinets
Getting hotter ....flames building..beats, clarinets, tenor saxes, flutes, sopranos.
Ouch!

Many thanks to Kahtnipp ( @kahtnipp ) for the striking artwork
Check out Kahtnipp on #SoundCloud
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Welcome To The Abyss

Deep dive into the void for an oboe quartet....
[Headphones recommended]

Thanks to Kate Bloomfield for her 'Abstract Explosion' painting on Deviant Art via Pinterest.

Oblivion

A beautiful sparrowhawk descends - alas it can be a death sentence for one of our much loved songbirds drawn to the garden feeders....a bird lover's dilemma.....

Image c/o Eric Robitaille via Pinterest.

Sparrowhawk Blues

Windswept moorland - isolated beauty with derelict sanctuary for stopping by out of the worst.....
Trios of tenor saxes and flutes swirl around a solitary clarinet with beats and bass.

Pic. 'Filter Cottage' (on a fine day) Hallam Moor (NM)

WILD HAVEN

The Rose Theatre existed for only 17 years before its demolition in 1604. In the days of Shakespeare's tragedies this was surely a sad tale indeed. 
With 22 theatres in London at the end of the Tudor dynasty these bawdy wooden palaces were situated on the rough southern side of the Thames where cock fighting and bear baiting were also prevalent attractions. The remains of the Rose Theatre's foundations were discovered during recent redevelopment and are now a much heralded visitor attraction.

Track: Recorders / Soprano Sax / Flutes / Tenor Sax / Clarinet / Beats

Pic (c/o Pinterest): A re-imagining of the Rose Theatre on the south bank of the Thames (near the Globe Theatre) in cross section.

Tudor Rose Blues

Rainy section: 4 soprano saxophones; 2 clarinet drones; tenor saxophone blues solo.
Rain break section: 3 flutes
Raining again section: 2 flutes soloing with 2 tenor saxes; 4 soprano saxes; 3 alto saxes in drone mode.

All other sounds c/o Apple Inc.

Art c/o Pinterest.

DELUGE BLUES

'And the mist descends'........
Instrument tracks:
Bamboo flutes (4), Oboes (3), Alto Saxes (6), Tenor Recorder.

Pic c/o Pinterest

Himalayan Pipe Dream

A pleasure to work again with FMT.
FMT mix - 
https://soundcloud.com/user-596493783/let-me-hear-about-you-in-ambience-with-the-windscale-blues-experimentlong-ver?si=fa388ddd50224f8aa461e143a5cbcee8&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Pic: painting of The Salt Cellar boulder formation on Derwent Edge. (Artist Dave Akehurst)

The Furico Music Team / WBE -  'Let Me Hear About You In Ambience' -[Stone Mix]

Gothic horror soundtrack:
'Devil's Music' will save us all....?

Ectoplasmic Groove

Tenor sax duel - trading over bass, beats and drones.

Outside Peering In (blow for blow)

Lament for the current state of affairs.....
Flutes, Synth and Tenor sax.

Hard Time Blues

Exploration into the dark depths of the undergrowth......tenor saxes and moog leading the way.

Original recording:
https://soundcloud.com/user-146692255/moo155m3-equatorius-pre-daw?si=c5fbfe9c3dfc42f391d44e5d9645db83&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

EQUATORIOUS

Who knows where we'll end up?
Drifting down into the void with synth and a saxophone quartet (2 soprano / 2 tenor) on a hopeful quest for resolution or revolution....
[Headphones if possible]
Pic: c/o Sonia Lera Preston 'The road not taken' (Pinterest)

Headlong Into The Void

Sax quartet with bass synth and beats relaxing in a 40 proof Hebridean haze.

Photo NM.


ISLAY SPIRIT

Metallic mix of 'Organic' (2nd page) https://soundcloud.com/user-146692255/organic?si=9d2d4a113ff6440b89c70f67bde8470b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

image: 'Angel of the North' statue by Antony Gormley in Gateshead, England. (c/o Pinterest)

INORGANIC

Another 'getting away from it all' experimental trip. 

Beyond The Spiral Arm

Inspired by the gritstone 'Dark Peak' millstones left abandoned in the 1800s. Over 1,000 of these 2-3 ton stones were left behind when modern methods made them obsolete. Nowadays the quarry sites by gritstone 'edges' are favoured by walkers enjoying the open countryside, which for centuries witnessed the immense effort of cutting, shaping and hauling these massive loads.

Photo (NM) Millstones on my favourite walk below Stanage Edge on the Sheffield / Derbyshire border.

Rolling out the Heavy Load

Going in deep can result in unexpected encounters.
Track: Clarinet; Clarinet/moog; Tenor saxophones/moog.
Beats c/o Garageband.

Pic. Anglerfish c/o Pinterest.

BLACK WATER

Final mix of this tribute to all pollinators. Vanessa atalanta (aka Red Admiral) was formerly known as 'The Red Admirable'. This beautiful butterfly is on the ropes and in need of our help. The admirable creature needs long grass and not manicured lawns.  
Pic. c/o Pinterest
Previous mix:
https://soundcloud.com/user-146692255/red-admiral-cla158m2-early-mix?si=82d7ae9dec5a48c0ac7d52f11e10f236&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Vanessa atalanta ['Red Admiral' -  final mix]

Tenor saxophones and clarinets hard at it attempting a work/life balance......

Pic c/o Pinterest.

Factory Line Blues

Tenor saxophones wrapped around a moog core with injections of spacey flute and beats. 
(Headphones recommended).

Pic. (possibly CERN) c/o Pinterest.

DOUBLE WIRED

Somewhat doom-laden reflection of the prospect....but cheering up, it may never come down to a rogue algorithm sparking it all off!! Hooray!......
Blues track:
Synth; Tenor saxes; Soprano saxes; flutes; alto flutes(bridge); oboes; clarinets (bass parts).
Beats and explosions c/o Garageband.

Pic. 'Silicon Cities' by Heiko Hellwig c/o Pinterest

Algorithmic - Armageddon Blues

Deep in the jungle: moog--->soprano sax--->flute 

SELVATICO

'Just before dawn'....tenor sax, flute and oboe  - supported by Moog and beats.

War:  - what is it good for....? ......

Pic: c/o Pinterest.

Darkest Hour

Tenor saxophone and flute pieces in a void....echoes of a lost world.....

Pic: c/o AntarikFox


LOST VILLAGE

Wild dreams flowering in an urban landscape - flutes and soprano saxophone meander through the city. Chilled synth eases the path.

Pic. (NM) Cemetery Road, Sheffield UK 

Field of Dreams

Multi-tracked clarinet, flute and alto flute with gradual layers of beats.

['Blown in the Wind' was  an alternative title but I stuck to the present title as a nod to my favourite Jeff Beck album.]

Pic: taken from  Hitesh Durgani by Beth Verheyden c/o Pinterest.

BLOW BY BLOW

Re-routed extended version of https://soundcloud.com/user-146692255/crosstown-dash-in-2-minutes?si=34f388cb0a784932993876db0e53823b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Photo: Sheffield from a hot air balloon (NM)

Crosstown Detour

From the dark despairing cold depths of winter....'devilish' alto flutes with moog / 'spectral' oboes and a finale of soprano sax (recommend headphones).

DIABLO

Choppy seas, calm waters...the Cumbrian coast has its fair share. From the village of Seascale was noted the boat club pictured. The once next-door village of Windscale became known for its massive nuclear plant in the late '40s. Following a disastrous fire in 1957 (caused by uranium overheating)the plant was renamed Sellafield. The Windscale Boat Club however lives on.....

Yachting At Windscale

Woodwind-powered experimental music (jazz/blues/ambient/funk/fusion/free improv....)[MOST TRACKS ARE DOWNLOADABLE] Wind instruments: tenor/alto/soprano saxes; Eb/Bb clarinets; flute/bamboo flutes; recorders; oboe; melodica (+ guitar+other various noisemakers) recorded on a Zoom MRS 1266 / R24.
Beats and other sounds: GarageBand.

The Windscale Blues Experiment

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