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

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.

If you are interested in more music that never got an official release, check out Orphans: abstractionmusic.bandcamp.com/album/orphans-songs-without-a-home

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released January 1, 2004

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