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Something from The Far Side: Drift Away - music for relaxation. The name says it all, this is nominally the most turgid, insipid, musical noodling you can imagine, single synthesizer notes dragging out for a minute of two, you get the picture! Got this in the library sale, and initially thought this was beyond redemption, pure wallpaper pap.

However, I then upped the volume and realised the clever little blighters had added extra layers of complexity, cunningly disguised by being recorded at very low level. The volume needed to bring this out needed to be such that a modern pop recording would have been deafening, but this supposed New Age twaddle now was very intriguing, and had a majesty to it that was quite remarkable. Plus, it had a subterranean bass line that would daintily and steadily vibrate your house off its foundations, would give the subwoofer crowd their money's worth ...

Fascinating ...

Frank
 
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