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Edward Robert has been Cyrus Rego on and off since he was 16. Long before he joined Paul Newman's eponymously titled instrumental rock combo he would spend countless hours in front of a four track machine trying to emulate the spaced out synth noodling of Klaus Schulze and Isao Tomita. Though these bedroom-style recordings have yet to see the light of day Emperor Jones can now offer you an exclusive taste of Cyrus Rego's deeply resonant sound explorations. With a little help from friend Adam Wiltzie (Stars of the Lid, Windsor For The Derby) these recordings of melodic washes were made over a series of evenings in early 1999 with an ADAT |
and the roughest of ideas. The resulting 7 tracks of drifting, reverberating drone-therapy owe more perhaps to the ambience of Paul Schultze rather than the early influence of Klaus. There are shades here of the delicate guitar-based sonic snowstorms of Flying Saucer Attack or Roy Montgomery, with half-heard vocals and minimal percussion added to the layers of sound. Elsewhere the all-encompassing drones have the submerged warmth of Windy & Carl and a similarly relaxing quality. The result is 53 minutes of ideal bedtime listening. The sonic equivalent of a flotation tank in your own home. Put on your headphones and let it take you out there... |
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Cyrus Rego - 'Cyrus Rego' (EJ29) CD |
RELEASE DATE: 20th September |
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