Waiting... from Synchronicity by Ion

Waiting... was composed specifically for an Awakenings concert, almost certainly the 2011 outing although, strangely, there's no mention of it in any of my notebooks dating from around that time.

Waiting... proved very popular with the audience and instantly became an encore piece. As with Juno Reactor and Blues for a Red Planet, it was composed quickly, inside twenty minutes if memory serves. The PPG-style metal chimes and EX5 solo were improvised on the spot and are presented here free of any quantisation or corrections. You can tell.

Thinking Metal Music was established in 1995 by composer David James Hughes, which means that 2025 is the thirtieth anniversary of the label's founding.

Expect plenty of new releases in this very special year.

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