The Mad Monk and the Mountain
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Topic: The Mad Monk and the Mountain
Posted By: Colin Masson
Subject: The Mad Monk and the Mountain
Date Posted: September 05 2010 at 10:13
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Hi My name is Colin Masson, I already have an entry on prog archives for an Album entitled Isle of Eight, As well as several for The Morrigan, http://themorrigan.co.uk - http://themorrigan.co.uk I have a new Album out, entitled "The Mad Monk and the Mountain"  This is available on the i-tunes store as a download, and can be bought on CD from the band website. If anybody would like to review it I can send it via yousendit, as a download, with artwork, or if you would prefer, as a CD through the post.  Please supply e-mail or address where appropriate.I hope that I have posted this correctly, I did try to read all the relevant info, but may have missed something. |
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: September 05 2010 at 11:26
Your post is just what's supposed to be, good luck Colin 
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Posted By: Windhawk
Date Posted: September 05 2010 at 16:22
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Better get the album in the database here as well. I can't track down album credits for this one, but if those can be supplied (what musicians played what instruments) I can add the album to the database in asap. Would have liked reviewing it as well, but I have enough CDs to cover to last out this calendar year as it is. ------------- Websites I work with: http://www.progressor.net http://www.houseofprog.com My profile on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/haukevind/ |
Posted By: Windhawk
Date Posted: September 06 2010 at 02:07
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The album has been added to our database, so anyone anxiously awaiting the chance to post a review of the album can do so now :-)
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: September 13 2010 at 15:05
PM sent. 
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Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: September 17 2010 at 13:49
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My copy arrived safely with todays mail, I give it a first listen over the weekend and hopefully have a review ready in the coming week
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Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: September 19 2010 at 13:33
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Listening to it for the first time right now, based on the first three minutes of Two Lighthousekeepers, this album is going to be a treat
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Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: September 19 2010 at 13:50
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Hello Colin, I downloaded your two albums from Amazon and though I have only given them unfocused first listens, I did find them enjoyable and I will return for further, more thorough listening. All the best with your musical endeavours. ------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: September 20 2010 at 17:23
| Can't wait for the album to come in! |
Posted By: Colin Masson
Date Posted: September 21 2010 at 17:28
| Hi all thanks for the favourable comments, I think that I've sent the last of the requested CD's, and I've done Torrod's interview. Look forward (with trepidation) to seeing what happens next! |
Posted By: toroddfuglesteg
Date Posted: September 21 2010 at 17:36
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Interview will be published tomorrow at lunch time. I will email you the link when it is published, Colin. Don't worry. We have all been vaccinated against rabies and we will not pass anything like that over to you. We may review your albums, though. |
Posted By: Colin Masson
Date Posted: September 21 2010 at 17:37
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Thankyou.
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Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: September 21 2010 at 18:33
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An interview will definately excite me for the music! |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: September 22 2010 at 17:57
First interview is up - great music Colin, thanks for the chance to review it! I will be definitely looking into your back catalogue after hearing this wonderful piece of music.
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Colin Masson wrote:Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: September 28 2010 at 17:47
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My copy safely arrived today.
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Posted By: Colin Masson
Date Posted: October 07 2010 at 16:17
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A brief word to say that I've finished sending review copies. I now have a site up seperate from the Morrigan site, It's still quite primitive, but has a cd order facility, as well as a download link. I hope later to add a download of the album artwork, at full quality so that people can make their own cd's if they want, and I'll be putting up a number of freebie tracks of stuff I have been doing for computer games. The address for the site is www.colinmasson.co.uk |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: October 09 2010 at 13:31
A good start. It's a bit flattering to see my review on the front page
. I didn't know you also did music for video games, I'll have to check them out! |
Posted By: toroddfuglesteg
Date Posted: October 09 2010 at 13:42
| I am listening to my copy now. I hope to have a review up soon.......... but due to my new job and retraining (from a camel to a jumbo jet pilot), I am having problems finding time. |
Posted By: Marty McFly
Date Posted: October 09 2010 at 15:19
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My "copy" arrived, so I'll listen to it soon.
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Posted By: smi1100
Date Posted: October 17 2010 at 11:58
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Hi everybody, I'm new on this forum. I live in France and i'm 43 years old. I bought the Isle of Eight album in 2002. Not easy to find in France, I had to wait 3 week till it arrived at home !! It's a great album !! One of my ten favorites albums, just after the best Mike Oldfield's albums ! Very happy to know that you did a new one. Is it the same style than Isle of Eight ? I think I'll buy it soon |
Posted By: Colin Masson
Date Posted: October 17 2010 at 12:39
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Your post is of the kind that makes me very glad that I am still making music, I think it is true to say that it is not that different from the Isle of eight in style, if you want to hear a track as a taster you can follow this link, http://www.myspace.com/colinmasson - http://www.myspace.com/colinmasson The track entitled "Tilting at Windmills" is the second one on the album, If you would like to buy the album, it is available here, as either a CD or a download http://www.colinmasson.co.uk - http://www.colinmasson.co.uk Also if you have not looked before, this is a link to the band I play in, http://www.themorrigan.co.uk - http://www.themorrigan.co.uk thanks again, also if you keep an eye on the first link, I will be putting up some freebies related to computer games that I have done, (as they are already in the public domain). Many thanks again. |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: October 18 2010 at 00:37
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Hey Colin.
Sorry it's taken me a while for the review, one should be up within a few days!
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Posted By: Colin Masson
Date Posted: October 18 2010 at 01:17
| Not a problem. |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: October 18 2010 at 11:51
Same applies for me.  -------------
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Posted By: Colin Masson
Date Posted: October 18 2010 at 13:00
I am visiting an aunt on the Isle of Xante off the coast of Greece next week, so I won't be around for a littyle while. Its a tough job, but somebody has to do it!
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Posted By: smi1100
Date Posted: October 18 2010 at 14:30
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Yes !! Listened to the track, I like it !!! I forwarded the information on the French Tubular Mailing List (it's the mailing list of french Mike Oldfield's fans). I think you'll have some visits on your website next days  |
Posted By: Marty McFly
Date Posted: October 19 2010 at 15:13
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Hey Colin, Marty is reporting back. Here's the review. Lovely album: http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=305587 - http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=305587 ------------- There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless," -Andyman1125 on Lulu Even my |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: October 19 2010 at 20:38
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Here's your review: http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=305623 - http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=305623 Great album! Thanks for sharing!
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Posted By: Colin Masson
Date Posted: October 20 2010 at 13:48
| Many thanks to Marty McFly and J-Man for the great reviews. Unfortunately for anyone else who wants to review it now, it'll have to be downloads only. So far I have sent more CD's for review than I have actually sold! In the short term I won't be available, as I have said, I'll be in Greece for about a week. After that I shall be able to correspond again. Many thanks to everybody involved. |
Posted By: toroddfuglesteg
Date Posted: October 20 2010 at 13:59
| Here is my own review. http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=305731 - http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=305731 |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: October 20 2010 at 15:51
I find this quite disappointing - the music is amazing and it should be getting out there
 . Let's hope sales pick up! |
Posted By: Colin Masson
Date Posted: October 20 2010 at 18:22
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Thanks for the review Torrod, I'm very encouraged by the things that everybody have been saying.
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: October 20 2010 at 19:07
I really do as well. This is great stuff... hopefully the PA community will notice all the praising reviews coming out and shell out a few bucks towards the album. -------------
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Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: October 24 2010 at 23:23
| Colin, here's my review link: http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=306524 |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: October 25 2010 at 11:21
Great review Conor
 Let's hope this brings Colin some attention! |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: October 25 2010 at 11:32
Seconded. Great review, buddy! Hopefully some people will check out the album thanks to your 5 star review - Colin really deserves it.  -------------
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Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: October 25 2010 at 14:38
Thanks guys. I was on the Four Star bandwagon to begin with, but the thing kept growing on me. Cheers for the feedback! |
Posted By: Colin Masson
Date Posted: October 31 2010 at 12:15
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Just to say I'm back from Greece, and I've got a nice little pile of orders as well as some interest from a couple of wholesalers. So it certainly looks like the reviews have done their bit. Cathy and me are now thinking of doing a duo album, which is already halfway there as we have accumulated quite a few tracks over the years. Also (Strikes while the iron is hot), about 18 months ago we did a collaboration with Max Hunt, the keyboard player for Fragile, and Tantalus, under the name of Artorius. The project, which is Max,s idea first and foremost, is a kind of potted history of the life of Arthur the King of the Britons. (We have no plans however to do it on ice.  ) At the time we were all too busy to give the album the time it deserved, (Particularily Max who has been touring pretty well non stop for the last year), so it pretty well sank without a trace, but it had some interesting stuff on it so you might like to give it a listen.Anyway A really big thanks to all of you for the attention and kind words, makin music is not always that easy, but I am now all fired up to do some more. If I can find Archie (The Morrigan's drummer ) who can be a bit elusive, there might even be another Morrigan album before we all fall over!  |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: October 31 2010 at 13:23
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Colin - this is great news - your albums are on the top of my list of albums to pick up once I've caught up on some of 2010's releases. I'm glad to hear that there's the possibility of quite a bit on the horizon! |
Posted By: Colin Masson
Date Posted: November 11 2010 at 01:28
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Hi guys, I.ve had a busy month thanks to your help, and things are going much better on the abum front, I,m also expecting reviews to come in from other sources fairly soon. I've updated my website, to include excerpts from all your reviews, plus quite a bit more, there is also the music from the Oblivion game plus a couple of videos that you might be interested in. http://www.colinmasson.co.uk - http://www.colinmasson.co.uk |
Posted By: toroddfuglesteg
Date Posted: November 11 2010 at 01:56
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Colin. If I was you, I would also take a song or parts of a song and make that into a Youtube video. Just make a collage of pictures (from your farm and surrounding landscape ??) and put music on the top of that. That's in effect a video made for free with free software. You already got the skills. You can also do the same for some Morrigan songs. Believe me, these DIY videos is very effective marketing tools. The new craze among music fans - including prog rock fans - is Youtube parties at home with drink, food and a large monitor & speakers showing Youtube videos. I have also heard some pubs also have Youtube parties. Your video should be included in these parties. No, I don't do this myself. I am far too dull to get involved in anything as trendy as that. When can I expect the Morrigan interview, btw ? |
Posted By: Colin Masson
Date Posted: November 13 2010 at 15:28
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Funnily enough I had already started on a video (not that I knew anything about video parties!) but I left it as I was too ambitious and it got rather difficult, I could use some of what I've done in a rather simpler video however. Right now I'm finishing a rather complicated piece of artwork for a chap in Japan  When that's done I'll make the video a priority. Concerning the interview, It looks like I'll have to do it, Cathy gets rather bashful about doing interviews, and the rest of the band are somewhat spread around at the moment. (Our drummer appears to be hiding from the taxman). With a bit of luck I should be able to put it together tomorrow. All the best. Colin. |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: November 15 2010 at 09:00
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Hey Colin, I checked out one of your Oblivion videos. Unfortunately the video didn't work (out of town so I'm browsing on my phone while my wife sleeps) but the music was quite nice.
I didn't know you did mods yourself. Back in the day, I used to mod a game called Myth II: Soulblighter, it's what I attribute to getting me where I am now (game developer/entrepreneur). I have to admit Ive never played Oblivion but I've heard a lot of good things about it from friends. |
Posted By: toroddfuglesteg
Date Posted: November 15 2010 at 10:20
The music is the most important here because Youtube is mostly used as a jukebox....... and an excellent jukebox it is too. Some black & white stills photos fading in and out is sufficient and a good video. Make a good one for free and you have http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/ - Tate Modern Art Gallery banging on your door. I am looking forward to the interview. |
Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: November 15 2010 at 10:42
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hi Colin, Just wanted to mention I'm giving the new album more and more listens and I like it more with each rotation. Really great melodic hooks and beautiful tunes. I'll mention it in my blog to spread the word. ------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |
Posted By: Colin Masson
Date Posted: November 15 2010 at 11:47
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[/QUOTE] The music is the most important here because Youtube is mostly used as a jukebox....... and an excellent jukebox it is too. Some black & white stills photos fading in and out is sufficient and a good video. Make a good one for free and you have http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/ - Tate Modern Art Gallery banging on your door. I am looking forward to the interview. I get the idea, but I might do a little better than black and white photos, unless of course I'm in one of my Berlin school minimalst moods. I will do the interview straight after the washing up, (thats 1 on the to do list). You should get it later this evening. |
Posted By: Colin Masson
Date Posted: November 15 2010 at 12:00
Thanks, for me melodic content is more important than fretboard pyromania (Which I'm not very good at). 
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Posted By: Colin Masson
Date Posted: November 15 2010 at 12:13
I started modding when I was at something of a low ebb with my music, and I continue to find it fascinating. These days I am getting more and more interested in 3d modelling. I can't afford 3dsmax, but am getting fairly proficient with blender, which is a pretty powerful piece of freeware. That then feeds back into my artwork, it is all interesting, the main problem is I don't get the time to do everything I want to. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: February 22 2011 at 19:17
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Hey Colin!
If I get hold of this CD I can post a slide show clip on youtube for you
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Posted By: Colin Masson
Date Posted: February 23 2011 at 11:54
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That's very kind of you, but I've already followed Torrod's advice, I've been making home movies over the last couple of years, and as a result of this thread I've tried something a little more ambitious. (I think I've posted these elsewhere on the site and you may have missed them If you would still like to do a slide show, then "The Ends of the Earth" might be a good candidate. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: March 08 2011 at 17:53
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^^^ OK I will upload with a slide show The Ends of the Earth when it arrives.
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: March 23 2011 at 08:34
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The CDs arrived. Great packaging on the cover too! Thanks. Reviews coming soon. -------------
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Posted By: smi1100
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 06:55
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Hi Colin Buying your album, I saw on store.payloadz.com an album called Artorius, seller "Morrigan Music", featuring "... Colin Mason...". Can you tell more about this CD ? Is it possible to ear samples somewhere ? Is it instrumental ou sons ? Thanks |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: April 22 2011 at 08:47
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Review posted finally Colin
Great album
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Posted By: Colin Masson
Date Posted: May 02 2011 at 16:23
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Sorry to take so long getting back to you, outside circumstances have meant that I have not been looking in on the forums as much as I should.The album that you refer to is a collaboration with a very fine keyboard player , Max Hunt, who plays in the Yes tribute band Fragile, and has toured in Europe with Steve Howe, Here is a link to the website, which includes excerpts from the album. http:///www.artorius.co.uk/" rel="nofollow - http:///www.artorius.co.uk/ |