Deep Breakfast by Ray Lynch

From Ray Lynch's website: "Deep Breakfast was possible because I had already done The Sky of Mind and new technological tools had become available. One part of my character had been summarized and expressed in the previous work and I was ready to do something different - something more energetic and less "controlled". I didn't "plan" or prefigure the album as a whole (I never do this). I simply started writing pieces which were interesting or moving or fun, or any combination of the above and when I had enough pieces I spent a fair amount of time sequencing them until they seemed to work together. Deep Breakfast eventually went platinum (mainly through word-of-mouth, so it took a while), and it generated a lot of fan mail. Hearing from so many different kinds of people telling me how much the music meant to them was both empowering and sobering. And to some extent, it helped set the stage for the next album, No Blue Thing." All music composed, arranged, and produced by Ray Lynch except “The Oh of Pleasure” which was co-written by Lynch & Tom Canning. * Ray Lynch: keyboards, piano, guitar * Tom Canning: keyboards on #2 * Beverly Jacobs: flute * John Strauss: viola * George Horn and Fantasy Studios: mastering Deep Breakfast was a hit when it was released on stations that played new age music. The music makes extensive use of Yamaha DX7, a synthesizer that is great at making bright, clean sounds. The combination of pleasurable sounds and melodies makes Lynch's music easy to get into. The tracks fall into the category of light new age music. The tracks are all very accessible and upbeat, with fairly conservative electronic orchestration. The opening track, "Celestial Soda Pop", captures the sound and style of the CD. The track is upbeat and bouncy, sort of in the tradition of the classic pop synth track "Popcorn". Nothing too deep or complicated, just pleasant pop synthesis. A few of the tracks lean more towards space music, including "The Oh of Pleasure". This is more of a space music track, with some similarities to the music of Jarre. "Your Feeling Shoulders" is a standout cut. It is part space music and part symphonic electronica. It mixes drones with synth strings, and switches between pensive slow sections, and quicker melodic sections. "Rhythm in the Pews" is more accessible new age music, like "Celestial Soda Pop". "Tiny Geometries" makes good use of sequenced patterns that echo, creating a trance effect. Lynch combines this with his strong sense of melody to create an interesting melodic space track. Deep Breakfast is a great example of what can be done with DX synthesizers. Lynch's ear for melody also makes it a great album for fans of the lighter side of new age music. ℗ 2001 Ray Lynch Productions