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Ryan Wildstar - A City of Brittle Stars

by Ryan Wildstar / Jacen Touchstone

THE FIRST RELEASE FROM THE COLLABORATION OF RYAN WILDSTAR (EXP) AND JACEN TOUCHSTONE. MUCH OF THE MUSIC STARTED OUT AS SMALL SKETCHES DATING AS FAR BACK AS THE EARLY EIGHTIES. THE MUSICAL SKETCHES SEEMED TO FALL RIGHT IN LINE WITH MANY OF RYAN'S LYRICAL WORKS ORIGINATING FROM THE SAME PERIOD AND HIS SPOKEN WORD DELIVERY OFFERS LISTENERS INSIGHT INTO HIS PASSIONATE LYRICS. THE PIECES WERE LITERALLY ASSEMBLED FROM LA, SEATTLE, MEMPHIS, SAN FRANCISCO AND PARIS. THE ALBUM PAIRS WELL WITH HEADPHONES AND A DARKENED ROOM. ALL COMPOSITIONS, MIXES, ENGINEERING, MASTERING AND INSTRUMENTS ARE BY ME EXCEPT THE GUITAR FEEDBACK ON WINTERIZING THE QUANTUM BY THE LATE KEITH HENRY.