some of these tracks are excellent
and some less so, but none is uninteresting. This guy has a knack for transporting one into a different world with each "song," each painting, each atmosphere. The Alan Ginsberg one is truly excellent.
Sound unbound : excerpts and allegories from the Sub Rosa audio archives
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