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ON THE SENSATIONS OF TONE

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I keep the drone zone music station (SomaFM) on in the background and Heasley's "Thonis" came on. What a wonderful sound. I've been listening to the likes of Steve Roach for years, but have become tired of his clonking clay pots together. This sound is VERY pure and an exceptional experience when played on a decent stereo. Just get this.

I am an avid fan of ambient music. Me being a fresh age of 21 years old and in the military, life can get pretty stressful at times, and honestly the "whats hot now" music isn't good enough for helping my emotions break free and aiding me in acquring my rest. Which I abruptly found myself hy[notized by the ambient scene. (Harold Budd, Brian Eno, Robin Guthrie, Phutrueprimitive, Global Communications, Liquid Mind, Zero One and others) However, Tom Heasley is one addition that I can honestly say has been the most refreshing and best to date. His sound is sooooo soothing, it creates a kaleidiscope or essence that surrounds yo in entirety in the way he plays the Tuba. Of course when I heard of Tuba ambient music I was skepctical myself, but it wasnt' until I began to listen to these two wonderfully recorded tracks that I became a devout believer that the Tuba and quite possbly any instrument can ease the mind body and soul of it's hardships and pains. If you want to be able to find something new for yourself that will help break the "forth wall" of life, and bring you to a realm of complete relaxation, do yourself a favor and buy this album! My play count on my iTunes for this album is over 300 and counting, i'm telling you will love it!

On Tom's Hypnos CD, he includes the picture of his head seemingly "stuck" in a tuba. This picture is featured on the front of "On The Sensations Of Tone."

Tom's quirky snse of humor is a bit at odds with the music; serious and ultimately beautiful ambient meditations on, of all instruments, tuba, along with some harmonic singing into the tuba practiced by jazz stalwarts like tuba player Bob Stewart.

But this CD is totally ambient; a wonderful late night CD with a glass of wine, a CD which will "improve" and display more detail on a higher quality stereo, a perfect Sunday afternoon CD. It will change your perceptions of the kind of music a tuba is capable of playing. With multitracking, and Tom's incredible technique on the instrument, which has you swearing you are listening to a baritone or at times a tenor sax,
this CD is a floating, ambient delight.

Perfect,
Lovely,
Soft,
Impeccable,
Minimal,
Rich,
Thank you Heasley.