From Britton James Sent Fri, May 22nd 1998, 04:03
From Britton James Sent Fri, May 22nd 1998, 04:03
> I bet a regular IDM listener wouldn't go near > > a "Hearts of Space" CD but if the same style was being sold by FAX (big buzz > > label who are IMHO releasing HOS-sound music), they might be inclined to > > drop $15 for it. > > in my opinion, you are right I think it needs to be pointed out here that there is some very lame stuff on Hearts Of Space label, and it's a label that goes back quite a ways into the time of new age music, where the label unabashedly advanced itself. The stuff that SHOULD be of interest to this discussion is HOS sub-imprint "FATHOM". I'm sure this was an oversight on the parts of the previous posters, and if you see the Fathom imprint on the back of an HOS CD you can be fairly sure it's going to have some good-to-great stuff on it, like 9/10 of the stuff the previous writer listed. There are good HOS releases other than Fathom stuff, like Michael Stearns "ambient" collection, but in general I'd stick with the far more experimental Fathom stuff (which is where they actually commissioned Mr. Lustmord, no doubt at the behest of trusted artist Robert Rich). My two cents. Charlie James