Hi All

We have two more mails befor the end of 2006. In this one we'll
look back at the year gone by, and next week we'll have a look
forward to what promises to be a very exciting 2007.

We've come up with a new discount code for the holiday period, when
we will be open for business as usual for as much as we can. YVQAV40
is valid until December 31st at gets you 15% off everything on the
site for that period.

I've been asked by many people what my album of the year was - and
it's a hard decision to make. While I've had the pleasure of living
with Magenta's Home since first hearing some rough mixes back in
January, it is just pipped for me by the fantastic Eyes of the World
by Darwin's Radio. In terms of sheer songwriting craft and great
playing this album has given me the most pleasure this year,
especially considering that it was self-released. We are very happy
to have played a small part in its success.

Indeed, self released albums were a strong feature of the year, with
excellent and very varied product by: Strangefish, Tinyfish (no
relation), Kara, Also Eden, Area 39, Dayshift, Mermaid Kiss, Jebo,
Touchstone, Nick May and John Hackett, not to mention the ever-
popular Breathing Space by Iain Jennings, which was released at the
end of 2005.

Of the label-released albums this year, I particularly enjoyed
Anser's Tree by Guy Manning, Awake and Dreaming by The Gift, the
fabulous Signal to Noise by White Willow ( a particular success at
the Summers End Festival), Rob Reed (Magenta) pop / prog project
ChimpanA, The Circling Hour by Iona, Songs from Pennsylvania by
Ezra, Marking Time by Fluttr Effect and Almost Human by new band
Sensitive to Light.

A final word for Posthumous Silence by Sylvan, the favourite album
by Sonicbond customers, and currently in very short supply (though
we have a very limited amount arriving from the USA shortly).

Ok, we'll stop wittering now. A very Merry Christmas from all at
Sonicbond.

Yours, with bits of mince pie all over the keyboard. Again.

Stephen Lambe
www.sonicbond.com