England's Queen Mother is dead. Rest In Peace. It's kinda funny the way things worked out for tonight's activities. God has a sense of humour.

Had the pleasure and the honor of writing the liner notes for the soon to be released CD of the Musique Concrete Ensemble. The MCE is the brainchild of one of my antartica bandmates, Rafael Irizarry. Please check ithem out.

Watery. Fluid. Dreamy. The Musique Concrete Ensemble is this and more. Under the influence of several composers and artists who shall remain nameless, but are obvious to the trained ears, the MCE creates music that's suitable for just about any aspect of our daily lives. This is a soundtrack for a ride through the expanse of the cityscape, suitable for reading, cooking, flying, fucking. It evokes images and plays with our consciousness. The MCE treats it's instruments and they end up sounding like something else. Alchemy. Transmutation. Play. It sneaks up on you. It seduces you. It's sensual and very beautiful. - Jose E. Roman, March 2002, http://www.rojoynegro.com