Any recommendations to start with his solo discography?? I knew he was on TD - Cyclone
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Any recommendations to start with his solo discography?? I knew he was on TD - Cyclone
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Journeys Out of the Body is supposed to be the one to get. I haven’t heard it, but it’s the one that’s been recommended to me.
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I have maybe 2/3 of his total releases (ignored some of the library music offerings). Not everything is a slam dunk depending on preferences but there's lots to love IMHO.
Minor bonus: if you buy directly from Steve (still arguably the easiest way to get many of these albums), he gets you a CD-R with handmade watercolor artwork.
Suggestions:
Omni (1997) - strong sequencer-driven tunes but still retaining his style
Deep Down Far (1999) - similar to Omni but a bit more symphonic
Magical (2015) - tribute album to Edgar Froese that is really very lovely, a mix of sequencer music and more atmospheric/symphonic keyboard work
Warrior (1992) - big, BIG caveat that this was made when electronic musicians were heavily into ROMplers and digital/non-analog sound. I think 80-90% of his writing was done with the Korg O1/W. That being said...the album shows his melodic/harmonic side rather well.
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
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I waited for you to take this one, Battman.
I also have Omni and dig it. That was one was a surprise. Escape is similar to Warrior.
I used to have Journeys Out of the Body; I saw a used or marked down copy of the LP in the New Age section back when it came out, and bought it when I saw that it had a Jade Warrior connection (I had no idea who Steve was at the time, since I lost interest in TD by the time he joined). I did like some of it, and still have a cassette I made in the late 80's before I sold the LP.
I have an album called Escape (1991) which I'll GIVE you if you want it. Way too granola-yoga for my tastes. It's autographed by Steve to somebody named "Pete."
Guess he didn't like it either.
Incidentally the inside cover lists a shitload of Joliffe releases:
- The Bruton Suite (1979)
- Drakes Venture (1980)
- Earth (1981)
- Journeys Out Of The Body (1982)
- Japanese Butterfly (1983)
- Beyond The Dream (1984)
- Voices (1985)
- New Age Emotions (1986)
- The Minotaur (1987)
- The Japanese Way (1988)
- Doorways To The Soul (1988)
- The Art of Minimalism (1989)
- Ethereal (1990)
- Escape (1991)
- Warrior (1992)
- Alien (1994)
- Zanzi (1995)
- Temmenu (1996)
- Omni (1997)
- Deep Down Far (1998)
- Space (2003)
- Poland (2006)
- Hadron (2008)
- USA (2009)
- Heart & Soul (2009)
- Amuletum (2010)
- Purple Dream (2011)
- Time Machine (2012)
- Ab Imo Pectore (2013)
- Magical: In Memory of Edgar Froese (2014)
- Cyclone Spheres (2016)
- Ra (2019)
Incidentally I keep getting Joliffe mixed up with Johannes Schmoelling, whose "Wuivend Riet" is really quite charming.
Ha! Bought THAT one in the New Age markdown section, too, for a buck. Sold it finally, but a pretty good find at the time.
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If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
https://battema.bandcamp.com/
Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
Oh and FWIW...I remember "Escape" was the latest SJ album when I first heard about his solo stuff, but I didn't hear it until a few years later when I found it in someone's bargain bin @ NEARfest. I...can't say I enjoy it. Like "Warrior" it is very 90's digital ROMpler sounding but it doesn't work as well for me as "Warrior" does (and to be fair/honest, I rarely revisit those late 80's/early 90's Korg-heavy albums from most artists).
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
https://battema.bandcamp.com/
Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
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