And rightly so too! Trump and Johnson are political figures who had the power to really effect lives in negative ways, not just ineffectual symbols of history. I trust, as a fan of my music, you’re not really a far right acolyte…or are you? 😉

Why not turn your vitriol to better use, ie. the Tories and their self-serving policies? A waste of time posting such insulting and negative comments about ordinary, decent minded people here. Surely you must have more suitable platforms for your opinions than on this website? Sorry, but you've kind of crossed the line in terms of thoughtfulness and kindness for me. It is far from productive to insult a massive part of our population with such negative generalisations and accusations of 'brainwashing.' (An equally brainwashed and purely subjective view in my opinion.) Perhaps you could evince a more compassionate and nuanced understanding of the difficulties and complexities of our shared humanity. Ranting against perceived injustice is easy, but taking constructive action requires guts and courage. Well, let's see what you've got...

Brainwashed? Look in the mirror...🙄😁

These predictable yet tiresome, angry comments from those who consider themselves renegade anti-royalists are, I suspect, the result of conspiracy theories, personal bitterness or vitriol , for whatever reason. But the Monarchy are nothing more than occult symbols of our communal history, (both bad and good,) but that’s all they are, and as such should be seen as employees of the nation, vessels of our national psyche, a reflection of ourselves, our supposed national identity. The colour, pomp and ceremonial, gilded veneer of monarchy is both superficial yet symbolically profound. There is a mystery here worth pondering for those with an interest in the archetypical structure of our consciousness and identity. As I said, I’m not a royalist, but neither am I stupid enough to not see how important, and comforting the mysteries of our nation are to people’s hearts. Don’t belittle the gentle sentiments of those whose souls are basically good. To think we’re in ‘servitude’ is an illusion. The monarchy is in sevitude to us, the people of the UK.

Just noticed that Prog Magazine have a very nice review of the Red Noise reissue. (It's the issue of the magazine with Fripp on the cover.) I gave an interview to Prog last week which I think will appear in the next issue. I've also now have read the whole Mojo piece and it turned out to be very thoughtfully written by James McNair, to whom I'm grateful for his interest and care. It's strange though, how these reissue box sets have brought fresh media attention after more than 40 years. I'm not complaining, of course. I'll take as much of that as I can get. But it would be nice if my more current work could grab a bit more of the limelight. 😉😃

Only today picked up a copy of Mojo and not had time to read the entire piece yet, but I glanced at the closing words, (always a good way to get a feel for the whole article,) and read John Leckie's comment that 'all Bill needs is an editor.' Well, as much as I love John, I'll respectfully take issue with that comment, and for the following reasons: It implies that some kind of 'quality control' is needed, that some of the work is not as good as it could be. But, who is to say what is good and what isn't? What one editor might erase a different editor might keep. What one editor might think 'sub standard' another editor might deem essential and perfect. It just comes down to personal taste and musical bias, there are no absolutes in art. If an editor favours classic rock, he may not be particularly disposed towards jazz or ambient or avant music and would therefore edit in favour of the former. It''s entirely subjective. and avoids generalisations. I can understand that, if you're chasing commercial success, and an editor thinks he knows what formulas might help achieve such results, he will probably edit out anything that negates a potential success. That's what many producers are hired to do, to make hits, to aim at mainstream success, that's how they earn their money after all. But an artist doesn''t consider such things, he is dedicated to following the muse and damn the torpedoes.He has to do what he has to do. Editors are valuable for magazines and tv documentaries and so on, where numerous contributers are involved in producing the final product, (though they don't always get it right.) But a true artist and an editor are polar opposites. It becomes an imposition, a vendetta, a negation of vison and mission. An artist needs the opposite: the freedom to express whatever he wants, whenever he wants. You don't have to like it, or agree with it, but it has the right to be what it is. It's unbounded, boundless, free... By the way, don't think for one minute that the fact that I'm a prolific musician means that any of this music comes easy to me. It's an absolute joy to create it, and I love the process, but its creation requires intensely hard work, deep thought and great and loving care. 😉

My advance copies arrived today and I'm very pleased with the way the package artwork printing has turned out. You should all be getting your copies very soon!😉

Can't recall where it was taken, but it was not at West Haddlesey as we didn't record in that area.

I dislike iTunes immensely, and streaming in general. The royalties they pay artists are absolutely abysmal. I refuse to put any of the material that I own on those sites.

@rickorfarrell Auditoria is available on Bandcamp I believe.

'Sounding The Ritual Echo' was' not a soundtrack for anything, other than my dreams. It was an experiment in lo-fi atmospherics, recorded with the basic recording system I had at that time. For all its simplicity, it has a quiet charm that evokes other realms.

There was never any move for Bowie and I to work together, but it seems he definitely liked what I did. I remember a piece in the NME's gossip column stating that Bowie was spotted buying a copy of 'Do You Dream In Colour' at the Marble Arch branch of Virgin Records store, back in the day. He also played a Red Noise track when he was a guest DJ on radio. He also very much liked Channel Light Vessel. And I have it on good authority, (from Reeves Gabrels,) that 'After The Satellite Sings' rock and drum n' bass fusion was an influence on 'Earthlimg.'😉

I bought my Mac Mini a couple of years ago so don't know if it's the latest version but I'm very happy with it. It does everything I need for recording my music.

I've now completed an essay for the Red Noise box set which I'm sure you'll find interesting. My demo tapes for Sound-On-Sound will also be in the box, plus new mixes of three or four tracks from the RAK studio sessions which sound very good indeed. There will also be a track titled 'My Light' which was recorded as part of the SOS sessions but didn't get used on the original album as I felt it wasn't quite 'Red Noise' enough. It's an interesting track though and will appear in the box. There are a few more surprises planned so you'll have to wait and see when the set is officially announced but I think you won't be disappointed! 😉

The star could do with a bit of a polish. Wonder if Jane thought to gice it one? 😉

Ah, so you found out!😉 😁

I actually did the drawing on the cover which was based on a Cocteau original but with my own personal take on it.😉

Absolutely wonderful, GH! I'm so grateful to you for your time and skilled research. I now know far more about my family background/history than I ever did when my parents were alive. It makes fascinating reading.`William' crops up as a name in the family more than once it seems...and one of them had seafaring connections, (with a tragic ending,) so maybe the 'Sailor Bill' thing is some sort of strange continuum. Anyway, thank you so much for this, it means a lot to me. 😀

Don't forget that brand new, unopened and unplayed copies of 'My Private Cosmos' are still available for sale at Burning Shed. Why buy a used copy when you can get an original, completely fresh copy from the official source for the same money as a second hand copy? You may even strike lucky and get an autographed one! 😉.

'TECHNO PUNK GETS RHYTHM' is actually the old tune 'I Got Rhythm' adapted with changes for the track. 😉😀