Well I’ve tried it three times, and three times is enough I’d say.

Is automatic writing representative of his other works ?

No, certainly not of Private Parts.

Automatic Writing has grown on me. i like listening to it in my car.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/24/arts/music/that-morning-thing-at-the-kitchen-for-performa-11-review.html

haven’t listened yet, but found while searching for above link: http://www.archive.org/details/G_ASH_ROB_01

a little scared to check out now as this opera contains ‘purposeful lady slow afternoon’ which is one of the most uncomfortable pieces I’ve ever heard

http://www.feastofmusic.com/feast_of_music/2011/11/robert-ashleys-that-morning-thing.html

http://www.archive.org/details/C_1969_12_11

great review: http://blog.musicvstheater.com/2011/11/22/thatmorningthing/

I would love to experience something like That Morning Thing in person.

Oh my god, that sounds so amazing. I really love ‘Purposeful Lady, Slow Afternoon’: it is one of the most harrowing listening experiences.

lol i only made about eight posts to this tumblr:

http://veryreallygrand.tumblr.com/

I love Ashley: Automatic Writing opened a whole portal to this type of music. ‘Purposeful Lady, Slow afternoon’ is breathtakingly haunting.

<3 that tumblr!

I have had Automatic Writing and Private Parts on repeatedly in the last few days, such great time-stopping stasis at work on those pieces.

i think this is what is meant by pure bliss:

the feeling without the image