TeleVOID
Additional Information and Reviews
Scott Rockenfield and Paul Speer came up with an equally fitting name to call themselves for this project ... "TeleSpy". Scott plays the drums (gee, you think?) and keyboards and Paul plays the guitar and keyboards as well. All music on TeleVoid was co-written by these two guys except for "Chasing Blue Sky" (Scott Rockenfield and Geoff Tate). On TeleVoid, "Chasing Blue Sky" is sung by a local Seattle blues artist by the name of "Blue" Jay Sanders.
TeleVoid Tracks
Murder or Self Defense
Mind Suck
Bones and Babies
Hi Strung
Voodoo Tango
Minimum Safe Distance
Pyramid Passage
Witch Hunt
Chasing Blue Sky
Star Seed
TeleVoid Reviews
I will have my own thoughts of TeleVoid up here very soon. I'm also inviting everyone who has had the opportunity to hear this CD or seen the video to please do the same.
In the meantime, why don't you go here to read a review by Dan Birchall of Screaming in Digital.
A short review here by Tom Jones as posted in SiD.
Another TeleVoid review as posted on the David Lanz/Paul Speer AOL Message Board by Laurie Koster.
I'm not much of a journalist, but I thought I'd post my comments about this
masterpiece from my favorite guitarist/engineer/producer and my favorite
drummer (okay - so I'm slightly biased.
As a fan of Paul Speer's music (w/ and w/out David Lanz) and a fan of Queensryche (Scott Rockenfield), I
couldn't wait to hear and see these two artists combined in TeleVoid. As
usual, Paul never ceases to amaze me in his experimentation and mastery of
all types of music. He has such a sense of where the music should take the
listener, how it should sound, how it fits together. Paul warned that this
Video/Soundtrack would have a harder edge than what we're used to with his
work with David Lanz. That it does. But not in a "hard rock" sense. It's
like - I have seen and heard the future and it is Scott Rockenfield & Paul
Speer. Each piece is so different than the one before it. And each video
portion fits the music so perfectly. If one is familiar with the Mind's
Eye series, you can get an idea as to what the visuals are in this TeleVoid video.
However, from what I recall of the other videos, this has more of a
story/theme behind it than just computer animation. I can't get over how much time and talent is involved with the graphics. It's just incredible what they can do! And we get a peek at Paul
and Scott in action too!
As for the music itself--there's jazz, fusion,
electronic, ambient, rock - even a rap song (Mind Suck) featuring Sir Mix-A-
Lot which surprisingly I absolutely loved--part of the reason being Paul's
trademark guitar work and Scott's hard-driving drumming techniques just make
you want to "move" when you listen to it. Another song was a Queensryche
piece called Chasing Blue Sky which Scott originally wrote the music for.
Blue Jay Saunders does great work with this.... And the harmonies are
fantastic!
Well, needless to say.... I'm quite impressed with both the
video and the CD of TeleVoid. Although a previous review mentioned it might not
be music to relax to, I would have to disagree. I've found myself cruising
along the highway listening to it all, totally immersed in thought, getting lost
in it all, and the cares just seem to float away. I don't know, that's quite
relaxing to me.
Thanks Paul & Scott!
Places to Purchase TeleVoid
The following is a list of retail stores that sell Miramar Productions products.
Best Buy
Block Buster Music
Sam Goody
The Sharper Image
Tower Records and Video
Or you can always call the ordering center at Miramar. Their direct number is 888-627-0500
