gutted to hear of brian mcbride's passing. his work with stars of the lid kept me through some of the heavier years i've lived. nights where silence was simply too loud. serving as inspiration as i came to find my own musical voice as with many others in the ambient space, that will likely still shape much of what is to come
announced just yesterday was the passing of brian mcbride, one half of the classical drone duo stars of the lid. brian's work alongside adam left a tremendous, slow-motion impression that in many ways still serves as a tapestry of ambient background radiation in my life and creative approaches
in honour of those difficult nights where the silence was too loud, inspiration struck, and i produced a quick sketch with cello and granular processing in the 24 hours following the announcement of his departure to depths unknown
the track is available for free to all, my way of paying forward the comfort and inspiration brian's work imparted on me. you may opt to pay any amount you wish to keep it in your library and send me a bit of additional support
may it keep you well in company
