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Tone - A Tribute to Tony Sawford

by Various Contributing Artists

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Daniel Fishman
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Daniel Fishman Kudos to the contributors and organisers of this album. A great tribute to a kind and generous giant of the EM world. Favorite track: Free System Projekt - Remember.
boogiemoog
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boogiemoog A fitting tribute to the dearly missed Tony Sawford that I met and spoke to at many gigs over the years. I am sure that Tony wouldhad loved to hear this acknowledgment for his active presence in the scene for as long that I can remember.

A great compliment to the man, and an excellent cause.. Favorite track: Stephan Whitlan - Set SCE to Aux.
smokyfrog
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smokyfrog I've listened through the whole thing twice now and it brings great joy. Reading the comments in the booklet reminds me what a major contribution Tony made to all of us. Very happy to be a part of it. Favorite track: John Hickey - Crimson Dreams.
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Note: An extra 45 minues of bonus material has been added. Apologies, if you have already downloaded the album, you may want to do so again. It will be worth it, honest.This takes the overall running time to about three hours and fifteen minutes.


Some of you will have known Tony Sawford very well, some of you will remember having met him at one of the many electronic music concerts around the UK or Europe, and some of you will be wondering who he was.

So, for the benefit of that last group, Tony Sawford was a true friend to the electronic music scene and the artists that make it happen. He was an enthusiastic fan of the music, always willing to travel to the various concerts. As is noted by many of the contributing artists here, he was the sort of person that bands love to have as a fan – always willing to travel to concerts that are often a financial risk, always willing to buy their music, always willing to tell others to buy their music, and always generous with their time if any kind of help is required.

Tony’s help was high quality. He recorded a lot of the live releases that you will have listened to over the last 25 years and if you look closely, you’ll often see his name in the credits. He also applied his own patented fairy dust to many recordings. Again, you’ll see his name dotted around many releases. He has rescued many recordings for artists, quietly working on them in the background, helping the listener to have the best possible listening experience.

Tony was also one of life’s genuinely nice people, always quick to help generally and just be there as a friend should you need it. Those who knew him well will also have witnessed his wicked sense of humour, his infectious laugh and his excellent use of his native Anglo-Saxon.

The last time I communicated with Tony Sawford was the evening of 10th December 2021 and I miss him, and our chats, very much – as I’m sure do many people. We couldn’t just let his passing go without an appropriate marker, and fortunately a lot of artists felt the same and so we have some fresh releases (with all proceeds going to charity) on the Stonker Productions label, which last saw action with the two GoldTri compilations from 1998.

Everything here is unique to this issue and there is just shy of 2.5 hours of music to enjoy [Notes, now up to 3.25 hours]. I know Tony would have had this in his collection within minutes of its release. Everyone on it has written a small piece about Tony and you will get that with the download.

Enjoy the music.

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released July 6, 2022

Many thanks to all contributing artists for their generosity in making their recordings available. Huge thanks also to Graham Getty for getting this project off the ground and his energy and help in getting it finished.

All proceeds from this release will be donated to Addenbrooke's hospital (a hospital that Tony attended and was proud to have local to him).

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Stonker Productions London, UK

Stonker Productions was set up by Tony Sawford and Andy Bloyce in 1998. It’s being resurrected in memory of Tony, who died unexpectedly in Dec 2021. Tony gave a lot to the UK EM scene for nearly 30 years; he loved the music and he was a genuinely nice person. All money goes directly to Addenbrooke's hospital. Tony visited it regularly and thought himself lucky to have it local to him. ... more

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