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U.K. composer and sound designer Simon Fisher-Turner is perhaps best known for his film scores of independent films, including a number of Derek Jarman's and his Oscar-nominated score for Anna Campion's Loaded. In his youth, he was a child television actor who recorded a pop LP and some 45s (self-described as "appalling") for UK Records and Ariola in the '70s. Later, he and Colin Lloyd Tucker were involved in the early days of the The, but soon went off as a duo (1982), recording two albums as Deux Filles (two French girls), then one as Jeremy's Secret. After Fisher-Turner went solo, his film score work for Derek Jarman began, starting with the film Caravaggio and including his later score for Blue. He also recorded two albums (for El) and toured under the name the King of Luxembourg in the late '80s. The late '90s found him collaborating with Robin Rimbaud (Scanner) on live improvisations and the album on Travelcard; Fisher-Turner also collaborated with choreographer Rosemary Butcher for several years and, more recently, played in the Hangovers, a band led by Gina Birch of the Raincoats. He has recorded for Creation, Mute, and other labels under a variety of aliases (not including those previously mentioned): Simon Turner, SFT, Loveletter, Live Blue Roma, and in collaborations as Kendall Turner Overdrive and Bad Dream Fancy Dress.

Simon Fisher-Turner's reputation rests largely on the soundtrack work he created for director Derek Jarman, and Garden is one of his best. Like many of Jarman's films, Garden is less a narrative construct than a loosely connected series of images revolving around several themes (here a possible Madonna -- the religious kind -- figure and a harassed gay couple), with very little dialogue. Thus, the soundtrack takes on an enormous importance, becoming essentially, a central character in the movie. Turner's style -- wafting; Eno-esque; willing to incorporate all manner of found sounds and conversation; redolent with bittersweet nostalgia, yet capable of unflinching, harsh realism -- fits Jarman perfectly. Here, the musical information is relayed by a matrix of string quartet (the fine Balenescu Quartet), guitar, tapes, and voice, interwoven in dreamlike fashion with both gradual segues and abrupt, shocking shifts. He's also not without a sly and ironic sense of humor, as when the dark and lugubrious "Drowned by Time" ends with a delightfully kitschy '50s pop song (from Funny Face) called "Think Pink." Turner's roving, cinematic approach makes for an endless cascade of fascinating and diverse sound-images, finishing up with a brief but lovely solo guitar piece that hints of Spanish origin. Recommended. SOURCE/Brian Olewnick

Credits:

Piano, Bass, Guitar [Flight Guitar, Crash Guitar], Percussion, Featuring [Revox, Tapes] — Simon Fisher Turner
Arranged By [Strings] — Dean Broderick
Chapman Stick — David Sinclair 
Featuring [Alud] — Bill Badley
Featuring [The Desk, Matthews Baby, The Grunt] — Marvin Black
Flugelhorn, Brass — Paul Jayasinha
Harp — Hugh Webb
Percussion — Glen Fox

Piano, Piano [Prepared Piano], Bassoon, Keyboards — Dean Speedwell
Strings — Balanescu Quartet, The , Mark Horn
Vocals — Derek Jarman , Draco , Ian Shaw , Jack Birkett , Jessica Martin , Jodi Graber , Martyn Bates , Melanie Pappenheim , Michael Gough , Mrs. Oyler , Simon Fisher Turner , Tilda Swinton

TRACKLIST:

01 - Part 1 (13:14) 
02 - Part 2 (16:03) 
03 - Part 3 (14:39)
04 - Part 4 (14:09) 
05 - Part 5 (01:26) 
06 - Part 6 (06:50) 
07 - Part 7 (02:53) 
08 - Part 8 (03:12) 
09 - Part 9 (01:09)

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- Onderstaande uitdrukkingen spreken mij aan, dit staat los van New Age.
- Bevalt mijn muziek niet, sla mijn spots over.

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“Zelfs ondankbare mensen zijn nuttig: zij helpen u wel te doen zonder eigenbelang.” ~Jules Claretie~

“Dankbaarheid kan alleen voortkomen uit een opgewekt innerlijk leven en een zeker vermogen tot liefhebben.” ~Robert Saitschick~ 
 
- De huidige LOSSLESS muziek die gepost is, is gecheckt.
- Verzoekjes zijn welkom. Als uw verzoek niet binnen 2 weken op spotnet staat dan is er niets te vinden.
- Plaats verzoekjes bij de meeste recente spots. Ik kijk niet verder terug dan 2 dagen.

Muziek:

“De muziek dient tot verstrooiing tot opvoeding, tot aansporing van geest en hart en tot de bevrijding van de hartstochten van de ziel.” ~Aristoteles~

“Muziek drukt dat uit wat niet gezegd kan worden maar waarover niet gezwegen kan worden.” ~Victor Hugo~

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Enjoy the feeling