September, 2001

• Sunrise
• Rollout
• In the Routine
• Again
• Hands in the Air
• Return (Telephone)
• Sunset
  

Written and recorded over the course of Seven days at the end of July during downtime in the mixing process of 451.

Let's call this record what it is. It's a synth-pop record that is vaguely ambient. Nothing more. No extreme lofty goals behind it. It's rather knowingly goofy. A few of the tracks have the same production notches as 451, which shouldn't be too surprising considering the above factoid I mentioned above. Probably my least purchased record, most people don't seem to be interested in electronic music unless it uses voice samplings saying "the body-rock y'all" or "funk soul brother." It definitely isn't big-beat made-for radio electronica so I'm not that annoyed. Plus, it isn't experimental either so I'm not expecting some Merzbow-loving indie to get into it either.

This record now holds a special place in my heart because my Roland Xp-10 was used exclusively (with the exception of the drumbeats) to make all the tracks. The instrument has since been stolen and I have no intention of replacing it. It was my first synth, and I will miss it. This record is kind of like the ghost of the odd, goofy synth.