The Wind Horse, by Robin Somes

The Wind Horse

by Robin Somes

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1.	Pretty Girl Milking A Cow 03:09	info	buy track
2.	Bloody Big Sunset 03:17	info	buy track
3.	Formerly Known As 'Space' 05:32	info	buy track
4.	Ripples In A Turquoise Lake 05:09	info	buy track
5.	Freya 04:42	info	buy track
6.	Maralinga 05:18	info	buy track
7.	Very Short Tune 00:48	info	buy track
8.	Speechless 06:02	info	buy track
9.	The Stickleback 04:54	info	buy track
10.	Moulin Town 06:39	info	buy track
11.	Brickyard Creek 05:45	info	buy track
12.	Snowfall 04:46	info	buy track

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The Wind Horse is a symbol from Tibetan mythology. It carries on its back the Flaming Jewel, to spread good luck and happiness to all living creatures, except, in this instance, Keith Daly. The symbol is featured on Tibetan prayer flags; very often these are placed at strategic points on a journey, such as the top of a mountain pass, to ensure a safe passage for travellers.

With the exception of 'Pretty Girl Milking A Cow', written by Turlough O'Carolan, I composed the tunes on Wind Horse between 1991 and 1995, in what was a hectic and productive time, musically and artistically. The recordings were made by Mark Gavin Atkins in his living room, using a Fostex 4-track reel-to-reel machine, between August 1995 and April 1996. I played guitar, singing bowls and a rainstick; Adam Bowden played 5-string bass on 'The Stickleback".

A series of issues followed with badly-duplicated cassettes, and a destroyed master tape, thanks to a man named Keith Daly, but that's too tedious to relate. For many years, I was left with just the original reel-to-reel tapes, and a heap of useless cassettes, until Mark Atkins resurfaced in Australia, and did a heroic job of re-mixing the original recordings - for which I am extremely grateful.

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released May 8, 1996

Guitar, singing bowls, rainstick: Robin Somes
5-string bass on "The Stickleback": Adam Bowden
Recorded, mixed & remixed by Mark Atkins

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Robin Somes UK

Musician, photographer, lover of wild places, skies, sunsets and moonlight. Also, moss.

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