Really sad news. I love Stars of the Lid. They were one of my first entry points into ambient music and have been a part of my life for a long time. I remember when Brian McBride’s first solo album came out and how much I loved putting it on at night just to relax. I highly recommend giving it a listen in his memory.
Spent about a year writing, recording and producing this. Alot of mistakes were left in since they were caused by the tape loops and Reel I used to capture the sounds....
Out today is The Orb / Chocolate Hills - Yarns From The Chocolate Triangle This is a collaboration between Alex Paterson (The Orb) and Paul Conboy (Bomb the Bass) under their joint project Chocolate Hills - It's a mixture of styles, but is recognisably 'Orbesque' in execution. Thumbs up from me. :)
Been working on more and more releases that should be out soon. All sounds and music created with guitars/pedals, tape loops, synths, field recordings, found sounds from old 1950s south American wax....