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5.00 | 1 ratings On Air (Deluxe Edition) 2016

This doesn't make sense. These two entries should be merged into one IMHO.



Edited by Tuzvihar - December 27 2016 at 15:18

^ The Deluxe Edition was added by Eugene himself actually... So, I think the verdict's known.
But I had to express my opinion nonetheless.


Edited by Tuzvihar - December 27 2016 at 15:23

http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=47790

Hello, I'm Chris Phillips and Earthstone is my project, the entry for which on Prog Archives is way out of date, and some of the text is not accurate:

1. The photo you're using was a test image I uploaded to a Myspace website which no longer exists, and although it features me and Paul Redden, Paul is no longer working with me on this project due to his other commitments. Please replace it with the B&W one on my Facebook page (see below).

2. For now, the official website is a Facebook page. It's at:

https://www.facebook.com/Earthstone-323626367774252/ 

Please see the full bio there if more information is needed.

3. I was never a full member of Stealing the Fire, but simply played bass on one track.

4. Hot Ice and Wonderous Strange Snow was definitely NOT a follow-up to Seed. The follow-up, as you correctly state, will be These Are The Days That Were which is to be released on Gnome Records around autumn  2017. Exact date to be confirmed.

5. Earthstone had adopted a Pagan approach for Seed, but has long since moved on.

6. Influences are not as stated, but are Pink Floyd, Van der Graaf Generator and early Caravan.

Many thanks

Chris

Thanks for changing the photo. Here's the new text, as requested.

cheers,

Chris

EARTHSTONE began as a Chris Phillips solo project. After the breakup of his latest band, Ranata Spirit, in 1984 he decided the only way to make the music he liked was to do it alone. Over time, he wrote music, and made home recordings. It was almost ten years before the original dream started to become a reality. However, when the deal with Kinesis came through, Phillips realized he needed some help. Chris Bond had been working with Phillips on some other projects, so he became the other official member of the band. "Seed" was released by Kinesis in 1994. Mark Richards (ex-Ranata Spirit) does play guitar on one track, but this was really a two-man operation. Phillips did 95% of the instrumental work, and all the vocals. Bond provided some keyboards, and co-wrote the lyrics on half of the songs. The drums were programmed, which would become the biggest sore spot for many listeners, especially Phillips. Even though the album was reviewed favorably, and they sold all of the original pressings, Phillips is very disappointed with the final product.

On Earthstone's Facebook page, Phillips states:

 'I originally conceived the idea of Earthstone back in the autumn of 1984 after the break-up of Ranata Spirit. The intention was to create something that would be permanent, and not be subject to the usual self-destructive arguments over musical direction and creative input. I wanted there to be something I could always use to express my own ideas without having them diluted and transmogrified until their original meaning is lost. For me, music is a very personal way of conveying deep-seated thoughts to others, and in that sense, it must remain unchanged from my original idea. A number of home recorded songs were made, but none released commercially.'

 'Through my involvement in Ranata Spirit and later Silas and the music we produced that found its way around the world, contact was made with Larry Kolota at Kinesis Discs in the USA. By this time, I was already working on my Earthstone project with Chris Bond, who was sound fx and sound man with Silas and had now set up Burning Chrome studio in his home. Larry approached us originally with the idea of re-releasing some of the material from my old bands, but through discussions, he agreed to release an Earthstone album instead. As Chris Bond owned his studio, and that I had no way of paying for his time, we came to an arrangement to share some of the creative input for the Seed album, with a 60/40 split on the lyrics and Chris' occasional input on the music side. For two reasons, this arrangement was later to be a lasting regret for me; firstly Chris Bond, who loved music but was at that time not a musician by any stretch of the imagination, found it hard to comprehend what I was trying to do. His musical input was minimal in that it amounted to the occasional keyboard line or a sample added in his own time, but which more often than not resulted in changing the mood of the song. Secondly, using a mixture of drum machines and drum samples gave the album a highly synthetic feel, which was entirely against my approach. Chris Bond, however, was very much in favour of their use, being an enthusiast of electronica generally. To use a rather bizarre analogy; I was looking for a musical equivalent of a night spent in woodland in the Yorkshire Dales during a particularly spectacular display of the northern lights, but ended up spending a cold winter's day in an Icelandic crystal cave full of frozen snow statues.'

 'Overall, I was (and still am) unhappy with how Seed turned out. Only Whitlingham Lane and In the Winter of Night (the only two without any creative involvement from Chris Bond) came close to what I envisaged for the album, along with parts of some of the others. The inclusion of Unicorn Home was entirely against my wishes; primarily because, lyrically, it was out of place on the album, but also because it was actually an old Silas song which I never really liked. However, Chris Bond insisted it went on in the interests of his lyrical contribution. Chris and I have been very good friends for decades and remain so to this day, but due to our difference in musical tastes we are unlikely to work together on future Earthstone recordings in this manner again.'

Although Kinesis Records' door was open for another EARTHSTONE album, Phillips and Bond realized that their musical vision was too different. Chris Bond went on to form Stealing the Fire, his own studio band, and released an album on his own label, titled "Hot Ice and Wondrous Strange Snow", on which Phillips features on bass on one track.

Chris Phillips states that EARTHSTONE never disbanded, since it has been an idea in motion since 1984. He has also never entirely ruled out working with Chris Bond for a future Earthstone album. However, recent news doesn't make that a likely proposition. Chris Phillips is currently working on a follow-up to seed, titled "These Are the Days That Were" which is set for release in the autumn of 2017 on the Gnome Records label.

Influences range from Pink Floyd and Van der Graaf Generator to early Caravan. The new album is to be based on retro instrumentation (Hammond organ, Mellotron and even valve tape recorders), and modern recording techniques.

^ I totally share your principle, Eugene, but here would apply the  K.I.S.S. rule - just omit those parts OR leave it as it is

(When the album finally comes out then the E&O Squad will have the chance to do their dirty work)


Edited by Quinino - January 03 2017 at 05:29

I see what you mean. This second album has been a very long time coming! I'm planning to have it released by the Autumn, but there is a reasonable chance it will be delayed (again). Perhaps 'Chris Phillips is currently working on a follow-up to Seed, titled "These Are the Days That Were" which is set for release later in the year on the Gnome Records label.'.   That way it will always make sense...even in 2024!

Excellent, many thanks. I'm working on it right now.

Dopeydoc wrote: Just a mistake in Moongarden guitarist name on two albums (OK on the other pages) http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=47204 http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=23648 should read "Cremoni"

Hope the E&O team don't mind, but I fixed it myself since I have little else to do now. Thanks for informing us.

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=4243