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A Hostage To Fortune

by Kevin O'Neill

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1.
Indefinite Divisibility pts 1-5 10:51
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2.
P-M.H. 04:30
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3.
Piano No.4 03:51
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4.
Flutecho 03:08
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5.
Tetapi Itu Kesenian 04:30
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6.
Reminiscence 09:18
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Ghosts 02:32
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8.
The Massing Of The Shades 11:41
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9.
A Hostage To Fortune 24:26
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Audion #26 review...
Kevin O'Neill's new tape A HOSTAGE TO FORTUNE (AM 002) is a veritable double album at 76 minutes and has much in the way of surprises, as it seems to me that Kevin has done his damnedest here to stop himself being pigeonholed as the "cosmic doodler", with many diversions into previously uncharted territory: P.M.H. is undoubtedly at Peter Michael Hamel dedication with its simmering semi-ambient/systemic patterns, and Piano No. 4 could almost be Roger Eno. There's also a much more bizarre and stochastic work curiously titled Tetapi Hu Kesenian. My favourite tracks however, are the long ones (over 9 minutes) of which there are four. In these the real spirit of Kevin's creativity takes hold, and with surprising results on the six-part 24 minute A Hostage to Fortune itself, which features collaborations from Andrew Pinches, Leif Keane and N.R. Hills. So, overall there's less of that Richard Pinhas RHIZOSPHERE and Klaus Schulze MIRAGE/TIMEWIND style here, and instead a new unfocused air of experimentation that is quite refreshing.

YouTube referencing "The Massing Of The Shades" - One of the darker, deeper moments on Kevin's final album. Not to be confused with the same named cartoonist (although this Kevin is an artist too) Kevin 's cassette-ography is a huge testament to a single vision, a self-made style in which (unlike most popular synth artists) he didn't just mimic his mentors, but expressed his own emotions...

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released November 21, 2018

Produced by Kevin O'Neill.
Recorded during Spring '92.
Mastered by L.Keane & K.O'Neill at the Welsh College of Music & Drama: grateful thanks to Roger Butler, head of the Electronic Music Dept.
Many thanks also to Andrew Pinches, Nigel Hills and Leif Keane for their invaluable contributions to the title track, and especially to Leif for providing the initial spark.
Cassette cover art by Kevin O'Neill.

previous release history:
MC (Arrival Music AM 002) 1992
CDR (Arrival Music AM.CD.9801) 1998
CDR (Peoplesound ART1712-CD01-00) 199?
previous CDR reissues omitted A HOSTAGE TO FORTUNE pts 1-2

This reissue...
Digital transfer from the cassette by Jack McCafferty.
Slightly remastered by Alan Freeman at Tachyon Studio, 22 April 2017.
CD insert/label layout and design: Xylem.
CDR (Auricle AMCDR 264) June 2017

Auricle AMCDR 264 DL 75:08

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Kevin O'Neill Cardiff, UK

Pioneering Welsh synth artist active during the 1980s & 90s. A unique talent with a distinctive personal style. A music so original it's still fresh and vital many decades on.
Initially we presented our favourite two, his first and third cassettes.after which Kevin gave his permission to reissue all his other cassettes and also two archive sets, adding up to the complete collection. ... more

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