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Thanks for the new Metamatic update Rob!

Looking forward to this CD!

AND! the EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD TRACK!!!

Great Idea!!


Andreas

A preview of "Estrellita" from Mirirball is now up in John's MySpace player.

Unsurprisingly it sounds like Cathedeal Oceans meets the Cocteau Twins...

thanks for the info Alex S.

Its not quite what I expected, kinda like a Euro ballad/pop stroll into a Cocteau landscape, but I have to say I do like it's continental summer's evening sound.

Nice. Sounds the most interesting to me out of all the new stuff that's being previewed lately..

That sums it up quite well actually!

I reckon this album will probably be the most diverse project of John's so far.

I think I'd expected this to be closer to Robin Guthrie's instrumental collaborations with Harold Budd. I'm not sure how well the parts fit together here, but that could just be down to hearing something a lot different from what I expected.

I still definitely want this album. Even if it does all end up sounding like a mashup between some Cathedral Oceans vocal tracks and some Robin Guthrie guitar lines, it could still work. I like the two elements well enough on their own. And John's singing is more direct and pop-song-like than the usual CO approach, despite the effects and what sounds like Latin lyrics. There's a real warmth to it.

As far as getting me excited about his forthcoming albums goes, John's three for three now. What's coming next, I wonder...

I like the sample from Mirrorball, am very excited about hearing the rest of the CD.

Estrellita is a gorgeous track. I’ll be honest – I wasn’t expecting vocals at all, I thought it would be instrumental material so that little surprise blew me away.

I’ve been looking forward to this release for a few years now (2005!), so happy to see it’s finally here.

So, 3 brand new albums by May – blimey…what’s he got planned for the rest of the year!?

Feet up, while the cash rolls in!

Estrellita is nothing like what I was expecting to hear. Definitly has a European summer feel. May is probably a good time to release this.

Thank you John and Steve for the preview.
Peter