It's been a while... Obviously.

I took months off being distracted by personal, social issues. Maybe by the need to absorb what I've created. I know that what I've created needs a bit of better mixdown. I love the low-end, but I need less of it. I guess I need another set of ears on the project. I've been slowly working on this, but distracted.

I'm no longer distracted. I have no excuses.... Except, that my home needs better Feng Shui for it to be conducive to creation. Specifically, my home office/studio needs a makeover in order to be welcoming to the creative energy I require. That will be my goal for the weekend....

Okay, no excuses after I get the Feng Shui fixed.

It really strikes me as fairly funny: I realized recently that I have listened to ambient and electronic music since I was in early high school. I'd forgotten, but it's almost always been with me. In the Seventies the music of Ravi Shankar was mixed in with Walter/Wendy Carlos' Sonic Seasonings in order to help me meditate. Over the years I don't think I ever really shared my love of music like this with anyone, maybe because it was so private, but I've loved it constantly.

I think I discovered the Shankar in my mothers record collection and took it back with me to the boarding school where I tried to sequester myself. I believe a friend had Sonic Seasonings and after listening I had to own a copy.

The music seemed to calm me. The meditation was the beginning of self-exploration. By age 16 I begged my mother to pay for Transendental Meditation training. I think I was looking for my center--the quiet place where I could be safe and silent.

I'm still looking for that place and music like this helps me to glimpse it from time to time.