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reflection
‘Conception’ was a beginning. ‘Reflection’ is looking
forward and looking back at the same time. This is
music from old friends and new acquaintances,
which is just as it should be…
I was just rereading the release notes for the first
release, the Conception compilation. I referred to
that collection as a mission statement, declaring
musically what I intended Free Floating Music to be.
As I look back now, I can say that I feel that I
accomplished what I had set out to do.
In the past five years, Free Floating has released
7 compilations representing 53 artists, and
29 albums representing 19 different artists
But more important than statistics are the individuals
who have been touched by the music. I’ve heard
from teachers of special needs children who use the
music in classes. I’ve heard from a father who uses
the music to put his 5-year old son to sleep. I’ve heard
from another person who said that the music greatly
helps them deal with anxiety and depression.
This is the power of music. And it has been my goal to
help connect listeners and lovers of this kind of music
with some of the deeply talented artists who create
it. And I wanted it to be free, to foster generous
creativity and grateful listening. And I have been
deeply blessed that artists whom I respect have
trusted me to be a conduit to their music.
A reflection on the accomplishments of Free Floating
would be incomplete if I weren’t to mention the Quiet
Friends tribute compilation. To me, it was the pinnacle
of the label’s mission and values. The album was a
way to express gratitude from artists and myself to a
musical inspiration and icon of ambient music, Steve
Roach. And it was an honor to work with Steve
which, as of September 1, 2016, have been
downloaded over 66,000 times, and played nearly
203,000 times. While I have not data to compare that
to other artists or labels, I am personally gratified that
this music has reached so many people.
personally, bringing him into the process as more
than simply an honoree or listener. I am proud that I
was able to create something that meant so much
to him and the artists involved.
And now it is time for me to move on in my own
musical journey. I am beginning to grow in my
personal studies of jazz, as a listener and player. To
me it is just another avenue of music, one full of
expression and emotional resonance.
My goal is that the music of Free Floating will continue
to endure into the future. (I am pleased that this
compilation contains tracks from artists who have not
appeared on the label before, which takes the music
as much into the future as the past). The plan will be
to make the music available free via The Internet
Archive, and perhaps still through Bandcamp.
Finally, I thank those—artists, listeners, all—for being
part of this project that has meant so much to me.
Even more than the music, I will treasure the people
whom I have connected with because of Free
Floating. I am richer for you all.
This collection is the final gift of music from Free
Floating. I hope that in it you find a hallowed place
to think and to be.
Brad Ross-MacLeod
September 2016
http://freefloatingmusic.com
Free Floating Artists:
Altus, The Ambient Visitor, ambienteer, Bill Baxter, Bing Satellites, Lucette Bourdin, Steve
Brand, Burning Artist, C.paradisi, Cousin Silas, Cryptic Scenery, Crystal Dreams, Benjamin Dauer, Peter DePhillips,
Robert Douglas, Earlyguard, Peter Edwards, Elypixa, Eyes Cast Down, Christian Fiesel, The Great Schizm, Jack
Hertz, Igneous Flame, Janneh, Daniel Robert Lahey, Andrew Lahiff, Lattice, Scott Lawlor, Boris Lelong, Magnetic
Wind, Michael Meara, Mirada, Mirror of Dreams, Mooma, Shane Morris, M.Persson:Sounds, Phase 47, Greg
Plummer, John Praw, Lenoardo Rosado, Chris Russell, Seconds Before Awakening, SiJ, Silvercord, Christopher
Sisk, Simon Slator, Songs the Sounds of Seabirds, Space Megalithe, Susperia-Electrica, Tange, The Synthetic
Awakening, Tomorrow’s Man, Tonepoet & Wings Of An Angel, Phillip Wilkerson, Simon Wilkinson.
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Christopher Sisk – In Dense Fog
Tonepoet & Wings Of An Angel – A Reqiuem
for Dead Strangers
Mirror of Dreams – Afterglow
Simon Wilkinson – Parallax Frequency Shift
Cryptic Scenery – The Placid Disappearance
Bing Satellites – Sunrise, South London, June 2016
The Synthetic Awakening – Au Revoir Old Friend
Phillip Wilkerson – The Last Day Here
Bill Baxter – Sunflowers and Soundwaves
10. Michael Meara – Looking Back
11. Christian Fiesel – Beyond the Silence
12. SiJ – Floating Clouds
13. Altus – Until We Meet Again
14. Chris Russell – Refraction
15. Boris Lelong - Reflected
16. The Great Schizm – The Familiar Scent of
Forever
17. M.Persson:Sounds – Nemuru
18. C.paradisi – Never to Return
Reflection
ffm•032
Released September 2016 by Free Floating Music
Compiled by Brad Ross-MacLeod
Released under a Creative Commons Attribution-
NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-
NC-ND 3.0 License.
http://freefloatingmusic.com

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