A Sea Called Solaris, by Benedict Roff-Marsh

A Sea Called Solaris

by Benedict Roff-Marsh

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1.	Solar 1 07:29	buy track
2.	Solar 2 03:28	buy track
3.	Solar 3 02:52	buy track
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Written quite quickly in 1999, mostly using an early softsynth called "Dream Station" using my free-form method. The theme is based on the wonderfully eerie feelings from the book "Solaris" by Stanislaw Lem.

There have been several interpretations of this story in film but sadly none have come close to the amazing, otherworldly, claustrophobic and often chilling vibe that runs through the book. This music seeks to find those feelings and I think does fairly well, with moments of beauty, moments of disquiet and a few that are pure chalk on blackboard or dentist's drill.

This album will always be special to me for achieving these feelings,

The music for this album is in Mono. This was done to allow it to all fit on one CD (as data) in the time before digital music was practical for all. I don't think it would benefit from any kind of artificial stereo treatment.

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released December 1, 1999

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Benedict Roff-Marsh Brisbane, Australia

Trained as a Mix Engineer in the late 80's in a tape-based studio making AM Radio jingles. It taught me to deliver and focus on the right result instead of messing about for days over whether 234ms or 243ms was more socially acceptable. I noticed that everyone was a bit afraid of the electronics. Composing helped me understand how to mix better. ... more

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