tom recchion - i love my organ

there's been quite a flurry of cd packages arriving on my doorstep this week with the latest (and possibly best) being this fantastic organ / synth driven set of instrumentals by tom recchion - someone i'd never heard of till last month. with song titles and details pointing to other artists (eno, terry riley, etc) you sort of know what to expect but the results are never half as obvious as they could have been. sometimes silly, sometimes monumental, sometimes beautifull - these are pieces that sound even older than they actually are (late 70s) and have some sort of archival quality (like hearing 60s electronic music for the 1st time).

the earlier companion piece to this one is the equally wonderfull "chaotica" which mucks around with esquivel tape loops and manages to make them sound fresh again.