When Mary and I moved into our house on Cortland, like every other time I’ve moved, my first priority was getting the stereo set up so we would have music to move in to and soothe our savage souls. So I did that but this time I decided not to connect the turntable. I only had about 40 or 50 vinyl albums left anyway. I would discard them as I bought their replacements on Compact Disc.
So the last time I had a turntable hooked up to anything was Dec 2nd, 1988. I would eventually give my turntable and remaining albums to a friend of mine named John Hunter. Now it was truly a New Age in terms of technology as well as with music and matrimony.
Feverish for more New Age music, I set my sights on Ray Lynch’s only other album at the time, 1983’s The Sky Of Mind. This one was good but not quite as refined and polished as Deep Breakfast. It featured more standard acoustic instruments in place of the electronic stuff. It was slower and more Zen, if there is such a thing. It was softer, slower and more soulful. If you can just sit in a recliner, clear your mind and listen to this album with your eyes closed or looking at some softly falling, rain, leaves or snow, you might experience true inner piece.
Quandra
Pavane
The Temple I recall watching a thunderstorm roll in while I was listening to this song under heavy green clouds.