Re: instrumentals

One of my favorite instrumental albums of the '90s was
released by the noted purveyor of Ectophilic music:
Ferron. 

Knowing Ferron for her distinctive vocals, I was
surprised she released an instrumental album: Resting
with the Question (1992). A collection of deceptively
simple, melancholy melodies, it has much more
emotional depth than that associated (by me anyway)
with new age music, so I wouldn't lump it in that
category, though it is a keyboard album (composed and
produced by Ferron and performed in its entirety by
her on a Korg M1 keyboard). Despite it's digital
composition, it's sparseness gives it an acoustic
feel. I heartily recommended it for quiet, solitary,
rainy afternoons... *sigh* ...stop me before I get
started on a sad song thread again. 

~AC


--- Robert Lovejoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You know, if you eliminate film and TV soundtracks,
the concept of the pop instrumental seems to have
vanished  I grew up with the Ventures, loved the
Shadows and the Tornadoes, and many other instrumental
groups, but today the instrumental seems to be mostly
new-age music's domain (And let's not forget Jazz).. 
I'll nominate Mike Oldfield and of course Kevin
Bartlett as current masters of the genre (in that
their music is not strictly new age).  

There's also The Rachels.  And Pink Floyd had some
nice instrumental tracks along the way.

Looking forward to others recollections!

Bob Lovejoy


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