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I wonder has anyone heard it as a whole yet? What do they think?

I downloaded the tracks that immediately grabbed me from iTunes, earlier this evening and will be getting the rest later in the week when I get paid. So I have been listening to those songs I have, "Morphia" and "Abyssn" aaaaal evening long now - obsessive, moi? LOL

I am so absolutely in love with them, just this pleasant, soothing sound that makes me really look forward to getting the other tracks.

My first reaction to "Morphia" in particular was that it's really sensual music, which is not something I've necessarily got from Barbieri's tracks before.

I find it really smooth, lush and a little mesmerising, hence my obsessive listening of it.

Anyway my comments are a little garbled and strewn with no doubt unnecessary levels of adjectives because it takes me a while to express my feelings coherently. But I just wanted to share what I felt and to see if anyone else had anything more sensible to say about their experience of it.

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Listening to: Richard Barbieri - Abyssn

happy to see you visiting us again! About to go listen to richard's music

I pre-ordered from Burning Shed and they emailed last night to say it's been posted, so hopefully I'll be able to contribute very soon

Yeah, looking forward to hearing this, got the email notice too. Will likely take a week or so to arrive, that's been the case in the past.

Got mine this afternoon! Sweet joy! Now the wait for the postal. service...


*impatience sets in*

just listened to it on iTunes... LOVE IT!!! It is on my list of cds to purchase

I am waiting for it... *taps foot*

Guess what new friend was waiting for me on the doormat when I got home?

I am very happy about that...

...but...

I was saddened by one thing

Do you remember when I emailed Richard the list of questions?

In his replies he implied that his mother's not alive any more...

and the album is dedicated to 'Rosemary Barbieri 1961-2006', which afaik was his sister. Poor Rich!

Wah that's such a shame, such a young age.

Does anyone have any favourite tracks yet??

I keep wanting to go back and dl them all but lol must excercise patience, payday soon.

I just received it

How sad about Richard's sister

Got mine today, listening to Hypnotek at the moment - so far, Cave and Byzantium are early faves.

I've now listened to it four times - but mine was a special mix, with a guest appearance by Mrs Northern Rail; "The next train on platform three is the 7.55 to Greenbank" etc etc...

Seriously, I love it. The problem for me, however, is being able to review it objectively...

And another problem is listening to it while catching trains and walking around Manchester - I only know the names of the first three tracks!

Anyway, I definitely think Richard's a genius - but then I did think that before...

I listened to it further at the train to Barcelona. I am liking it a lot. I was quite surprised to find the CD in most of the record shops I visited there. One even had like 5 or 6 copies! And also had a special ed of Fear of a Blank Planet even!

I've not seen it in any shops in Manchester... ...even though I saw several copies of Stars Die, Metanoia, Coma Divine, etc... strange.

Seems like BCN is the place to be!

Indeed! I wish I had a street like Tallers near my home, all filled with music shops!