| Name: | steven |
| Homepage: | www.thinkers.org/~seaweb |
| Location: | california |
| Date: | Monday, December 22, 2003 at 04:48:35 |
| Comments: | I just wanted to say that I've had a copy of "Melt the
Snow" for many, many years...and until today, I'd never listened to it. What a wonderful surprise! It's beautiful and unforgettable. Perfect for this coolish first day of Winter. Belated thanks. |
| Name: | Judy Mazonowicz |
| Location: | Merseyside |
| Date: | Friday, December 19, 2003 at 12:53:42 |
| Comments: | Hope someone reads this, have ordered three discs and want
two to be sent to different address's |
| Name: | Dick Visser |
| Location: | amsterdam |
| Date: | Wednesday, November 12, 2003 at 03:21:48 |
| Comments: | I got your Present (with your name)... through the mail
today, ....DELIGHTED! wish I could talk with you.. you gave me strength taday... I'll get back to you... Dick Visser, Amsterdam. |
| Name: | maldasi |
| Location: | New Jersey, USA |
| Date: | Saturday, November 1, 2003 at 01:39:04 |
| Comments: | Thank you for being you and sharing your gift with us.
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| Name: | PHILTHYPHIL |
| Homepage: | uk.geocities.com/snappersounds/ |
| Date: | Friday, October 31, 2003 at 21:27:47 |
| Comments: | url for the entry below! - sorry!
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| Name: | PHILTHYPHIL |
| Homepage: | http://uk.geocities.com/snappersounds/ |
| Date: | Friday, October 31, 2003 at 21:23:53 |
| Comments: | I will never forget my big brother (joe2stroke) saying to
me "listen to this voice" & with that he played me 'some small hope' & I couldn't believe the voice I was hearing! it was just AN ANGEL! To make things even better Sylvian popped up! I always loved 'Japan' music anyway - Karns fretless etc etc the year was 1986 & i have searched for Virginia astley music everywhere! I recently paid a small fortune for my fave 'hope in a darkened heart' on cd in an ebay auction. I read in the interview that Virginia wants to record an instrumental - what a waste of a brilliant voice!!! come on Virginia - give us some more of your beautiful voice! & if you ever fancy doing something different - drop us a line & you can add something to our next cd! |
| Name: | MARK NASH |
| Location: | DALLAS, TEXAS |
| Date: | Thursday, October 9, 2003 at 05:53:45 |
| Comments: | Virginia,
In 1985 while in college, I happened on a compilation record that I felt I had to have. It contained many artist that I had not experienced, except for Marc Almond. I cannot say how many times it was played then, but I was in awe of your track that was contained. What captured me was your voice, ANGELIC. Since then I started to pay attention to the list of contributing artists on albums, and gained a large collection of music from exploring from that one compilation. I have just purchaced your new cd (re-release), and found that to have a website is going to be a joy for me to catch up even more than I ever knew. Continue the great work and will look forward to what you will bring new to our lives in the future. All the best. |
| Name: | Alex McCourty |
| Location: | London |
| Date: | Monday, October 6, 2003 at 16:46:17 |
| Comments: | Glad to see "From Gardens..." has been re-released and am
enjoying it as I write! Hopefully Virginia's music will become more readily available as it was hard enough to get when it originally came out. Would especially like to get "Hope in A Darkened Heart" as I left my tape in a hired car and never got it back! (and the solo with David Sylvian was gorgeous). Best wishes Alex |
| Name: | marcos |
| Location: | Porto - Portugal |
| Date: | Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at 02:42:41 |
| Comments: | Time passing...and we are here! The site too! It's wonderful notice that ,and her friends are still around, as me!
Now comes the edition remastered of From gardens where 20 years after ˆthe vinyl edition ( a pearl for those who have it) Great news , for fans and sure for those who want to discover Virginia Astley music. I still enjoyed this sound ˆ maybe for ever ˆ. C.M |
| Name: | stephen emmer |
| Date: | Sunday, August 31, 2003 at 00:50:08 |
| Comments: | Hello Virginia. Came across your website quite casually and
suddenly realised our paths have crossed a fe w times some 20 (..) years ago. First we were introduced by john mcgeoch when i was about to make a sololp ,where the late billy m. sang on. a few years later i played in lotus eaters and you in prefab sprout and that , i believe, was a double bill concert in london's lyceum. It would be nice to see if we could somehow be in touch again. bye for now, best, Stephen Emmer |
| Name: | Arthur Jones |
| Location: | Scotland |
| Date: | Sunday, August 10, 2003 at 23:23:55 |
| Comments: | Virginia, your music has an extraordinary combination of
childlike innocence and wise, mature depth. "From Gardens" was the first piece of music I was able to sit down and listen to after my mother died. |
| Name: | Paul Buckley |
| Location: | Manchester, England |
| Date: | Friday, August 8, 2003 at 00:14:56 |
| Comments: | I've been a fan since the early 80s and have most
recordings including a few collaborations. Along with the likes of Vini Reilly and Alison Statton, Virginia Astley must be one of the most innovative and influential artists of the post punk "Quiet Revolution" era. I'd sort of lost touch with what was happening though after the "Hope In A Darkened Heart" album. It was only by chance I discovered a copy of "Had I The Heavens" at Crocodisc in Paris in 1999. And then a few months later, I managed to buy a CD of "From Gardens..." to replace my crackly vinyl version. This was from Tower Records in London. The staff at the Rough Trade shop in Covent Garden didn't have a clue what I was talking about so they should be ashamed of themselves! Let's hope for some new songs soon then... |
| Name: | Eric Lai |
| Location: | Hong Kong |
| Date: | Monday, June 9, 2003 at 19:00:35 |
| Comments: | I am a fan of you and I am so lucky to have four of your CDs
- "From gardens where we feel secure", "Hope in a darkened heart", "All shall be well" & Had I the heavens".All of them are japanese version with lyris. I love the second and third album very much. Since your last album was released in 1996, when will you release your new album? |
| Name: | Damian Walker |
| Location: | Jackson,Wy |
| Date: | Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 22:09:53 |
| Comments: | Virginia,
I am such a big fan of you and your brother Jon's work. Your music is a perfect balance between the very modern and pastoral. Please do another album soon and raise your daughter to be the great musician and person you are! |
| Name: | Paulo Scavullo |
| Location: | Lisboa - Portugal |
| Date: | Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 15:00:28 |
| Comments: | I'm very interested in your work that I discovered many
years ago with the beautiful album "Hope in a darkened heart", that i'm trying to find in CD. I know there is a Japanese editon but I can't find it anywhere... Thanks for your unforgetable songs. |
| Name: | Jos≠ Monteiro |
| Homepage: | http://www.flexy.biz |
| Location: | Lisboa - Portugal |
| Date: | Wednesday, April 2, 2003 at 11:43:21 |
| Comments: | Very Nice music from good old times
(when i was a teen), I once saw Virginia in a concert in Lisbon, unforgiveable, i still have the vinyl records. Z≠ |
| Name: | micheal |
| Homepage: | http://www.bardic.on.ca/ancient |
| Location: | canada |
| Date: | Wednesday, March 26, 2003 at 15:13:05 |
| Comments: | wonderful site. you are a great talent. i wish you peace
and prosperity. |
| Name: | Neil Peacock |
| Location: | MERSEYSIDE |
| Date: | Friday, March 7, 2003 at 13:04:13 |
| Comments: |
Had been aware of Virginia's music for a long time, but only recently secured a copy of 'From Gardens Where We Feel Secure'. Instantly the music takes you to another place, a better time, a hot Summer's evening in the middle of June. It's everything I expected, the song titles alone give that you warm sense of escaping into the country. The whole album is a highlight, but 'It's Too Hot To Sleep' leaves a haunting presence long after the music has finished. An excellent site which I will look forward to returning to in the future. |
| Name: | Jo∏o Gobern |
| Location: | Portugal |
| Date: | Monday, March 3, 2003 at 05:36:13 |
| Comments: | Hello. I'm desperately trying to buy "Hope In A Darkened
Heart" on CD format. Can someone please help me? Thank you ofr yourk kindness and attention, Jo∏o |
| Name: | Alex Stone |
| Date: | Thursday, January 9, 2003 at 16:07:13 |
| Comments: | How I wish I still had my copy of "Hope in a darkened heart".
It's still programmed into my internal jukebox and plays itself spontaneously in moments of wistfulness. It must be re-released! So beautiful. |
| Name: | Bal Dobe |
| Date: | Friday, January 3, 2003 at 16:18:47 |
| Comments: | I remember hearing "Love's a lonely place" when I was at
High School studying to get into University and loved it then. Five years later I bought the CD Hope in a Darkened Heart whilst browsing through HMV and it is one of my most listened to CDs. I just wish I could get a hold of Virginia's other material. The music still sounds wonderful 20 years on. |