Rick Wright: Shine On... |
Richard William Wright (28 July 1943 - 15 September 2008). Rick Wright was a pivotal influence on Spaceplayer, whether via Pink Floyd or his solo music. His keyboards moved me in a way that no other k...
Posted by Spaceplayer on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:21:00 PST |
Spaceplayer Update |
After a short hiatus, I'm back at work on more musical matters. First is a new album ...album? EP? CD? Are these terms meaningful anymore in the digital download age? Anyway, it's a composition of int...
Posted by Spaceplayer on Fri, 02 May 2008 09:26:00 PST |
As in art, so in life, or "Why Spaceplayer?" |
Recently a friend of mine heard a "throwaway" sixties-retro song I wrote for fun and profit. He said to me that while he liked "my space stuff," he really liked this, and maybe I should branch out mo...
Posted by Spaceplayer on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:27:00 PST |
"Meanwhile, Back on Earth..." |
Goodie for you, new Spaceplayer music!Meanwhile, Back on Earth in which the Spaceplayer hits a time warp and winds up in a new wave, resulting in a harrowing escape from the police, seagulls, and the ...
Posted by Spaceplayer on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:43:00 PST |
Something for Nothing, or, Radiohead and the Smackdown |
"You can't get something for nothing, you can't have freedom for free..."So Radiohead have just released IN RAINBOWS, their first new album since, what, 2003? (I liked HAIL TO THE CHIEF, this one, tho...
Posted by Spaceplayer on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:13:00 PST |
40 Years of Pink Floyd and the Genesis of Spaceplayer |
Wow, it's been 40 years since Pink Floyd released THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN, and I've been listening for at least 30 years of it. I started early. Hippy parents will do that to ya. I can remembe...
Posted by Spaceplayer on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:43:00 PST |
To blog or not to blog... |
A blog about blogging. How original. Truth be told, I'm not much of a blogger for the sake of blogging. Even the sound of it is kinda funny...blog...kinda like snogging, or flogging...I just don't hav...
Posted by Spaceplayer on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:02:00 PST |
Spaceplayer now on iTunes |
Spaceplayer is now on iTunes. Now available: RETURN OF THE SPACE CADET, an ambient blend of minimalism and melodicism. Song listing includes:The Outer Reaches of Inner Space, Terra Fractal, Impulse, N...
Posted by Spaceplayer on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 07:09:00 PST |
You shone like the sun... |
Syd Barrett (1946-2007)Shine on you crazy diamond.
Posted by Spaceplayer on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 02:36:00 PST |
First CD Review: YET ANOTHER FINAL FRONTIER |
Got my very first cd review, three stars at that...woohoo! Very complimentary. Thank you, Andre.
Edition Electronic Music Magazine (http://www.e-ditionmag.com/start_en.php)
Spaceplayer-Yet Anoth...
Posted by Spaceplayer on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 05:48:00 PST |
