Formative (1998-2004)

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1.	1998 Tape - Prevail 03:07
2.	1998 Tape - Flight 02:05
3.	1998 Tape - Ghost House 02:14
4.	1998 Tape - Mellow 02:56
5.	1998 Tape - Space 03:33
6.	1998 Tape - Sunset in the Mountains 04:57
7.	1998 Tape - <Untitled> 04:32
8.	1998 Tape - Road Trip 03:16
9.	1998 Tape - Walking on the Beach 03:20
10.	Sunday Evening - Sunday Evening 03:21
11.	Sunday Evening - Walking on the Beach 03:16
12.	Sunday Evening - Path Through the Forest 05:25
13.	Sunday Evening - Ice Caves 03:01
14.	Sunday Evening - Space Scape 04:32
15.	Sunday Evening - Eclipse 03:10
16.	Sunday Evening - Space Ship 03:00
17.	Sunday Evening - Misty Pursuit 03:20
18.	Sunday Evening - Simple Sounds 04:24
19.	Crystals in the Sky - Crystals in the Sky 05:02
20.	Crystals in the Sky - Flurry 06:42
21.	Crystals in the Sky - If I Met Her 05:07	info
22.	Crystals in the Sky - Frozen River 06:01
23.	Crystals in the Sky - Fur Elise 01:21
24.	Crystals in the Sky - From the Heart 04:35
25.	Crystals in the Sky - Intermission 02:38
26.	Crystals in the Sky - Thaw 02:59
27.	Crystals in the Sky - Mist on the Water 01:42
28.	Crystals in the Sky - Flame of Life 05:46
29.	Synthesis - Searching for Light 03:51
30.	Synthesis - Spacescape (Abstract Remix) 06:33
31.	Synthesis - Transition [Plains of Time] 02:50
32.	Synthesis - Children (Abstract Remix) 06:40	info
33.	Synthesis - Transition [Citadel] 02:28
34.	Synthesis - Eclipse (Abstract Remix) 03:08
35.	Synthesis - Drag 02:40
36.	Synthesis - Synergy 03:04	info
37.	Synthesis - Morning Rain 01:44
38.	Synthesis - Skipping on Water 06:08
39.	Scattered Thoughts - Scattered Thoughts 03:54
40.	Scattered Thoughts - Skyline 04:29
41.	Scattered Thoughts - Siren's Last Goodbye (Abstract Remix) 05:53
42.	Scattered Thoughts - Mining Asteroids 05:50
43.	Scattered Thoughts - Effervescence 03:05
44.	Scattered Thoughts - Cloudy Day 04:42
45.	Scattered Thoughts - Final Resolution 05:38
46.	Scattered Thoughts - Subconscious 04:47	info
47.	Scattered Thoughts - Bad Mushroom (Secret Track) 05:29	info
48.	Remnants - Aural Psynapse (Abstract Remix) 06:02	info
49.	Remnents - Moving Through Air 07:18
50.	Remnants - Moonshine Joyride 04:35
51.	Remnants - Utopia (Abstract Remix) 03:49	info
52.	Remnants - Willikiah 04:54

about

This is a collection of songs that I wrote when I was just starting out as a musician. This music was recovered from ancient tapes and forgotten CDs from kindhearted friends and family who saved them after all these many years. I often gave these albums out as Christmas presents to show everyone what I had created during the year. It was also a relatively cheap present and, as a high-school and college student at the time, I didn't have a ton of money.

My equipment was extremely limited back in those days. I had a Casio piano I received for my birthday around 1996 and my computer, which I often built myself. Most of the notes in these songs were painstakingly entered manually via keyboard and mouse. Eventually I was able to invest in a cable which allowed me to record piano notes into the computer.

Over time my setup has grown and evolved, but this was where it all started.

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released January 1, 2004

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