Comments for Stearns, Michael, Collected Ambient & Textural Works 1977-1987

As the burgeoning ambient genre begins to discover its forefathers, interest has grown in the work of first generation composers like Michael Stearns. This extended length CD compiles the best of the first 10 years of his recorded output, all long out of print or previously unreleased. Stearns anticipated the use of natural ambiences and exotic location sounds beginning in 1979, and specialized in creating mind-bending electronic textures from vintage analog synths. It`s all here on a highly collectable disc, compiled, remastered, and annotated by the artist.