The Orb

Mellow moments fill my mind as the Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld trickle out of the speakers. A good Monday, if there can be one.

It was a good weekend, as well, with warm but not entirely unpleasant weather. I met some old friends at a tapas bar and discovered that the lure of the suburban life - the normal American dream - has an inescapable pull on almost everyone. Even those who, as young people, placed themselves outside the norm now find themselves driving to peewee baseball matches with their toddlers. But maybe the stereo continues to play subversive music - some Thrill Kill Kult, perhaps? - while the car rolls toward a date with destiny.

A new entry

Mellow beats and bleeps pour out from the speakers. A quiet day, waiting for the storm to come. Maybe from outside? It is looking dark and gloomy. More likely inside - comments from clients are lurking behind every ring of the phone and behind every ding of incoming email.

We wait with anticipation at the forthcoming news. Will we have a weekend free of worry about our concepts? Which will they choose, or which will they modify beyond the scope of that which is considered good creative?

Back to the music: Global Communication's 14 31, a brilliant composition, both melancholy and uplifting at the same time. A true masterpiece of the ambient chill scene. I highly recommend you buy the entire album now! I'd give you an iTunes link, but sadly it is not there.

And a final word on the design: still coming, so please be patient. I've yet to devote the time needed to make this page look presentable, so please excuse the untidy mess for the time being.