My Reviews are below but i wanted to include here something which I dabble in now and again..below is a poem which practically wrote itself. As i read the words I knew what it was..a Tribute to my Brother J-Si of RaveMasters & his Tribal Brethren..

I cant believe, its been this long
For me to remember, the words of this song.
To watch mothers fight, has been my call
Millennia have passed, and I’ve seen them all.

I lost a friend, whose hand I held
When they’d gone, I thought I'd been felled.
I’ve searched through lives, while seeing the pain
Just wondering when, they’d return again.

I walk the lands, while facing down
This life I’ve had has worn me out.
I climbed a mountain, to its top
Hoping this hurt would surely stop.

I came to a forest, of wondrous trees.
On top of my mountain, with all to see.
I see a staff, of fallen wood
I see an eye, look from beneath its hood.
It seemed to be calling, out my name
I didn’t move, but to me it came.
Slithering across, the open grass
The staff of wood, returned to me at last

I come from times, spent in this place
You can see by the look on my face.
In search of right, I walk the lands
I fight this plight, with empty hands.

Now we stand, as friends of old
Come into the warmth, out of the cold.
This time we find our kindred kin
The staff by my side, once more it begins.

My Friend will know, who is true
He has the gift to see the real you.
We’ve sailed the seas and roamed this land
We’ve searched through time, like falling sands

I came to a forest, of wondrous trees.
On top of my mountain, with all to see.
I see a staff, of fallen wood
I see an eye, look from beneath its hood.
It seemed to be calling, out my name
I didn’t move, but to me it came.
Slithering across, the open grass
The staff of wood, returned to me at last

The signs are there, they are complete
The time is here, for us to meet
We meet again across the globe
Dotted around, we begin to show.

We will walk, many miles with our staff
Waiting for doors, to reveal the right path.
To show the way, look at the moon and stars
Then will come the day, Future Present and Past

Love is the key, to a wondrous life
It’s what’s meant to be, in finding the Light
We can’t deny, how love appeals
It makes our lives, so damned real.

As I hold him to you and face the moon
Passage of lives, comes into its bloom.
The light of nights gives way to day
The Knights of Light are here to stay.

We search these lands, for what is right
Look at our hands, do you see our plight.
The Twins in the sky, Crescent moon so too
Is time when it’s right, to show the real you.

I see a staff, of fallen wood
I see an eye, look from beneath its hood.
It seemed to be calling, out my name
I didn’t move, but to me it came.

I see a staff, of fallen wood
I see an eye, look from beneath its hood
Slithering across, the open grass
The staff of wood, returned to me at last

Written 10/06/05 and dedicated to a Brother & Brothers
J-Si of RaveMasters and the Tribe of Kindred Brothers.

ravemasters posted on Mon September 20, 2004
Friends Of Aeonia.............
I see a guy with short black hair
scrueing with me again....lol
well i must say this is the best put together song of yours so far.
this is quite the trip bro.
aaalthough VCE is my favorite.
this is so different for you.
Sorry I cant get visual mode working
today.but my day has just started.
aaand is only 8am.so lets call this
review #1 .You are geting better all
the time with T4.I see you more relaxed
not so confused with no D6.
so you are back in more ways than one.
you are realy into what your doing
again i can tell this is the NIP
songster I know and love.
you did it.personal peace with T4
this is what i see.Its you walking
around throughing your magic dust
on everyone clensing the earth
of all that has gone wrong.
This is way hot and back up to NIP level
Thanks for stoping by bro...J-Si
yoyoman82 posted on Mon September 20, 2004
Hello Nowun in Particular,
Today I'm realy glad to visit you because this is my first step out of Trance music but let's be precise : ON SOUNDCLICK !!!
Your music sounds very very familiar to me : I would call it relaxation music. Do you prefer "NEW AGE" ??? I'm a New Age lover, and the women I love, my wife Viviane, doesnt't like such a music too much. I often get reactions when I put on New Age when I am among friends like at home like: "Could you not put something more rythmic to keep us awake ?"
Well, in a way, they're not wrong with that remark : That kind of music relaxes you, but when it is 11 pm it relaxes too good, you take a risk : The friends you invited might leave you too early :o(
You make me think or Steven Halpern (The music is playing while I'm writing you). I'm impressed. Your music is of THE SAME quality !!!!! I'm realy impressed. You want me to review your song "Friends of Aeonia" ? My review will be very very short. I feel relaxed, you have made a beautiful song, a "professionnal, very professional" song !!!!!) using one of the strongest instrument one can use to relax anybody : "Ocean Waves". And to talk about something else : You are a member of the "Tribe". And in that Tribe you have very different kinds of music. I don't know how your other songs are (for the moment), but "friends of Aeonia" is pure New Age. And another member of the Tribe: Ravemasters is in a categorie of Techno music that sounds rather agressive (Many of his songs) but he likes that and many people like that also and you can hear that his music is of a great quality. That's the point : The "Tribe" has very different kinds of music, blended with friendship among the members, and that is very nice ! If one day, who knows, I would be invited to your "Tribe", to be very honest, I would be honoured, but it is not my wish : My wish is to remain somewhat in the dark : I have my own life here in Belgium, my family, my children and my hobbies, and I will always be back here on Soundclick but there will be periods that I won't be present ; when I am on Soundclick I like it to be fully at the disposal of others wanting to review their mixes and of course I like it to be visited, but when I'm not on Soundlick for a longer period, I will be "invisible" for a couple of weeks, maybe for a couple of months. The "Tribe's Members" communicate a lot, but my "radio transmissions" are ... "unexpectable", let put it this way !Well, hmmm, my vote is "hot". My vote is even "very hot" but this option doesn't exist ! This music is simply wonderful 10/10 without the slightest hesitation. All my respect, Mister, I had a wonderful moment on your site ! Yoyoman
anis007 posted on Mon September 20, 2004
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! haha a new mp3!!!
"Friends of Aeonia" ok.. at first i love this superb intro.. i can picture a sunRise next to a lonly island.. no one on it.. juts the trees wind alone.. animls leave in peace and harmony all togther with no humans to interrupt them. thats as long i kinda ignore the title altho its the only thing that can lead to the main story here.. but still i like to let my mind flow..
so now the storm comes.. all animals stand in fear as they face this evil form nature they loved so much..
a lots of dead anumals lying there.. cute rabbits just full of blood and tears .. ther end has arrived
this track is just full of emotions and strong meanings im sure ill be happy to read in few more days.. lovly synth work and piano strings along with it.. lots of wind FX that bring more life to here.. as nature exposed slowly.
well done my mate.. you did it again.. just amazing track. keep this coming well done just well done!!!! and may i agree that "this is the best put together song of yours so far."
|OO7|
digitaladrenaline posted on Mon September 20, 2004
friens of aeonia sounds very mystic.....heavenly cosmic........beautiful melodies........ocean wind and some chaotic f/x add to depth I like the instruments you used in it keep up thr great work take care love-Katie
projectoverseer posted on Mon September 20, 2004
“Friends of Aeonia”
Gary, first; I can’t believe you kept this beautiful track from us for SO long … this is not only a new direction for you, this is the canvas you’ve been looking for my friend – I’m stunned! You said to me you’ve never done this kind of stuff before, well if that’s so, you’re gifted my friend.
You’ve made some pretty cool tracks since I’ve known you, but this stands head & shoulders above simply because it’s in a class of its own.
The pictures coming from this are spiritual, heavenly and peaceful.
When I closed my eyes, I could feel myself flying above the earth under my own power, yet there was no effort. The harsh realities of the world were no longer there – I could see the world in its true beauty – this was an incredible feeling, and one I wanted to repeat again, and again.
I tried to focus on the technical side of things, but couldn’t – the song isn’t about that, and drew me very quickly back into what felt like pure freedom!
I had a sense of being high, also vast expanse of water, I was also on a misty hill at one point that smelt sweet with the sent of flowers – I was with others, all wearing white robes. Seems we were waiting for something, but even here I / we could all fly – no wings though. The colour purple seemed to stand out too, maybe the flowers?
This surreal, abstract image wasn’t reflecting reality; it represented peace, love & harmony on a spiritual plain. I could also see at one point, levels climbing high, laced again with flowers, some seemed to spiral, and all had souls walking round high & low – below me some had been chosen to experience an earthly life, but as there seemed to be no time, there return was almost instant … man, the old visual box tuned into a new station today, lol.
All I can say is Gary, you’ve got to make more of this please … your words paint incredible, beautiful pictures – this is the canvas to paint those pictures on!
I now have this on file … nuff said!
The fact you held back on this track bro says a lot about you, but my reaction, and you’ll find everybody’s else’s reaction, well tell you that; this is something you no longer need to do in life, and I’m talking generally here matey!
Thanks for my moment of freedom & detachment!
Love to you & family,
Chris
Paul Humphries posted on Mon September 20, 2004
Great atmospheric opening, with excellent sounds of the ocean and dreamy pads to top it off. Nice effects @ 1:18 reminds me of "magnetic fields" Nice little explosions at around 2 mins, very nice piano work there. There is some nice synth string pads which is giving this part of the track lots of depth. Some nice squelchy sounds @ 4:00 mins, not quite sure what that is but it sounds good. I feel like Im sat on huge rocks in the ocean watching the sea crush against the rocks, and getting gentle sprays of water on my burning body from the sun. I can smell the sea air, and my hair is swaying with the breeze. I feel like this track flows slowly like a sequence of pictures moving before my eyes which reminds me of sitting on the beach watching the changing images in the sky while the landscape always remains the same.
COMPOSITION 7/10
STRUCTURE 9/10
RYTHM n/a
MELLODY 8/10
ATMOSPHERE 10/10
ENTERTAINMENT 9/10
DYNAMICS 8/10
FX 7/10
OVERALL = 58/70 - 82%
As you can see from my little analysis that I really enjoyed this track. This is a real treat to hear something like this from you, a great new aproach, and very NIP. I can see that your heart and your soul has gone into this.
The only issue I can possible say was wrong with this is that I thought that sometimes the ocean effects were a tich little too loud and I thought that it did not do the actually melody much justice (only in certain areas) (It may be my speakers there not the best in the world) Im not trying to take anything away from this, beacuse I thougth that overall this was a piece of heaven. This is really top draw stuff, and I can see this climbing the charts at a very fast pace.
Again great stuff and keep it up my friend, this gets a hot vot and a place in the circle station - WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!
Take it easy Bro'
Paul
Soul Summation posted on Mon September 20, 2004
“Friends of Aeonia”
Time... storms of time crashing against the rocks of eternity. washing away all evil, cleansing, and smoothing out the edges. I see a three dimensional world... I am in the sky looking up, looking down, at the oceans edge feeling the spray of the waves, underwater seeing the movements of the oceas, and even underground, feeling the warthm and energy of the very earth. I can see it all at once and I seem to be able to glimps and feel all of the vistas at a whim.
The piano melody is wonderful! completely engulfing in its emotional messege. and the vox sound carries with it a feeling of magic.
3rd listen...
I see a group of people standing in a circle on a floating island high above a stormy sea. Each one holds a staff that is glowing white... I can see soft tendrals of light reaching from each glowing sphere to all the other spheres. Slowly and with purpose, all those soft tendrals begin to merge at the center of the circle and a soft pulsing energy can be seen taking form there. It slowly rises and gets larger and stronger... untill all in the circle are looking up at it, still holding their staffs of light and feeding it energy.
finaly it draws enough power from the circle and rises up even farther... It is born and free. It has no boundries, no limits, no shackles. It can see everything... time has no meaning for it as it watches. It witnesses the birth of life and the death of it all at once. It is sorrowfull but loving. It reaches... it loves... it sings... It understands. It can feel the essence and meaning imbued with everything... from the wind wistling past to each and every grain of sand on the beach.
It knows. It chooses.
The sphere of light begins to expand. It expands and envelops all it touches. Everythign begins to glow soft white as it gets touched by this sphere. Slowly it moves to the center of the earth, into its very core. It is still expanding... now its almost the same size as the earth itself. The sphere of light reaches the atmosphere... and suddenly... life begins on the surface. The soft white light of the sphere infuses meaning into everything and gives life to it. It gives life to the earth. Everything is within the sphere now. Every living thing can be seen to have a soft white glow emanating from them... an aura of white.
The sphere is happy. It has chosen and it has accepted. And it has acted.
Whew!!!! my god Gary!! I have NEVER had such clear visuals as this before!! Stunning!!!! This is a totaly MASTERPIECE my friend.
With much love and thought,
Ben
Paul Humphries posted on Mon September 20, 2004
Film music 100%
weazus posted on Tue September 21, 2004
Friends of Aeonia:
This song's got a really warm and atmospheric opening to it. Great use of your ethereal sounds here! I love that windswept feel. This is like nothing you've produced before; I'm very impressed! I love how dramatic it gets as the piano starts, the backup synths fade in and out accompanied by such interesting samples... This would be great for some kind of soundtrack, definately. I imagine walking through a beach, but seeing nothing ahead but fog, and feeling cold wind on my face... No sight of the ocean, but you can hear that it's there... the time signiture is so nondiscript, it's almost like it's not even there... the music just flows and breathes with no discernable rhythm... Just like life itself...
This one really took me on a trip, mate... I can see you're coming a long way with your new stuff! I can't wait to hear more of what you've been up to! Is that some new software you've got there? the new sounds I'm hearing are just phenominal!
Keep it up man!
-mike

ravemasters posted on Tue August 17, 2004
WOI..........................
......Verry Agressive Dude !!!!
This is like heavy metal techno.
verry hard style to it and yer right Loud Tooo..
I think you have underestmated yourself.
With useing T4.This is verry hot track.
this is really cool its so meen sounding.But not dark just heavy.
am thinking..what yer other ones sound like now..LoL
Fantastic on this for sure..
Later Bro.........J-Si

anis007 posted on Tue August 17, 2004
"Well of Iniquity"
new track?! well u didnt say anything..
i like all the use of deep vocals and FX at the intro really dark techno style. the melo is kinda happy so bye bye dark techno hello dance? i dont know its like a big mix i like that. good beat work here nice kick control and those thin snare. OOW REVERB FX!
1:49 now we're getting dark!! woo love the whole thing just crazy ass FX with ass kicking beat that all we need eh m8? lol.
have to say that again.. GOOD VOCALS!!!
anyways i like it big blending dark techno and dance.
keep em coming DudE LIKE ur stuff as always :D
V V V talking about radio stations i got one two, guess whos there? yeah me=/ but u 2 dude lol :D ive seen hate school at urs so i just made one seeking for top artists. so.. keep on moving m8..
The |OO7| dude.

Soul Summation posted on Tue August 17, 2004
holy heck... you have a new one!!!!
lol COOOOOL!!! :)
whoah... this ones sending shockwaves all over my body as I listen... jeeeez...

heavy, powerful, deep, pumping, energetic, frantic... and more! wow this is one cool song! fantastic production on this!

love that intro ping and then how it just drops straight down.... like the floor just gave way and your falling. in fact, thats the vision I get when I listen to this... falling... and having things whiz past at breakneck speeds. those racecar sounds complete the picture as I move from a downward direction to a more stable stationary floating position (or at least horizontal motion now) but things are till flying past me in all directions... so fast they are only blurs.

damn that is one wicked main synth line you got going!!! totaly awesome!!! and then you add this saw stab melody that screams pressure and energy and motion. so much goin on here... my ears simply cant focus on them all!! lol now THATS the sign of some mind blowing production here!!!

I think this is my favorite of yours NiP... you totaly sideswipped me here, I didn't see you coming... lol :)

projectoverseer posted on Wed August 18, 2004
“Well of Iniquity “
Okay Gary, this new track had to happen didn’t it?
I feel you had to express an experience in musical language terms to create
The correct emotion to make sense of the following written explanation.
The incredibly fast pace is this system of things, the World we’re living in, and it’s material demands … correct me if I’m wrong, but that’s the feeling that comes across.
To many people think purely on a surface level, many find it impossible to look deep!
But I see this as a test.
You’ll find creative people have depth & insight … powers to look beyond surface matters, but you’ll also find that shallow people are a constant source of frustration i.e. how many times have you made a track, and said to a friend or family member,
“What does it make you think of, or what visual do you get?” I know for me most of the time it’s, “err, err, I don’t know!” with a blank look, or worse look at you as if you’re nuts, lol.
Yet your very being may be in this creative expression … this can be the same with any art form. Including philosophical writings.

On the production side, this, my friend is one of your best … if not the best!
It’s a storming track from start to finish, and many will love it for just that, but for me, I see you dealing with various issues in a very positive way … for me, your persona hit me hard … forgive me if I’m completely wrong about this, but this very cool track has powerful vibes, creating strong visuals … excellent!
Nice one bro.

Your friend,
Chris.