From: Tolisha <tolishahoran@yahoo.com>

From: Tolisha <tolishahoran@yahoo.com>
Date: 02-20-2004 22:14:00
Subject: HEY THAT IS MY NAME

I was looking up my name and your song came up pretty cool

From: John Billington <billington@ipass.net>
Date: 10-28-1999 08:48:44
Subject: Critical review of "Tolisha" courtesy of http://www.criticalreviews.com


REVIEW REPRINTED COURTESY OF http://www.criticalreviews.com, editor@criticalreviews.com.
This album is composed of 15 tracks that are divided into 4 categories. These are Techno/Dance, Ambient (Teal Lake Trilogy), Pop, and Jazz Swing.
He opens with "Tolisha" a technoish number with a solid beat and a feel of jazz in the music.
"Aku Shaman Baby" is a funky,sultry tune with whispery, lush vocals and a touch of R&B and more.
On "No Sadness Frenzy" the beat is heavy electronic, fast
'techtotronic' and with lots of synth and sampled sounds. Next comes "Black Sand, Black Rain" which has a mysterious sense to it. I liked his nuanced performance here.
He does one more song and that ends the techno part of it.
We go from a wild dance feel to the New Ageish mood of "Crystal Lake Journey" a very mysterious and exotic number. "Dodging the Bergs" is an even nicer work with many textures. He ends this part with "Cruising the Crystals." I almost felt the cold chill of being near icebergs and his Andean-sounding tones added much more effect. This was a great cut and a really creative part of the album.
The CD then delves into pop with "Crimson Moon Menage" and "Lost Souls Serenade." The latter has a clear synth feel and is more ambient. His little neat "Popcorn Strings Live" allows us to enter into the artist's playfulness.
From the commercial feel we next get some old time swing on "JTB Swing" and the neat "Nakahara-san Swing" which has xylophone and other instruments sounds. A very cool tune, or so I thought. On "Jamaica Hammock Love" a touch of Caribbean is obvious. There's lots of sounds like a flute, horns, percussion, and more. A nice relaxing yet fun piece. He ends with "Monkette Musings" a sweet jazzy umber with a meld of influences. Billington shows us he has
a great amount of creativity. I'd like to see other players add to his talent with maybe an acoustic guitar(ist) or a stand-up bass.
Almost an hour of solid musical excursions.

Editor@criticalreviews.com

From: Bob Johnson <jpjohnrh@accglobal.net>
Date: 10-04-1999 13:34:13
Subject: JTB


I really enjoyed your CD! Lots of innovation and thought there.
"Crimson Moon Menage" has some very interesting WX11 patches and playing.
Also, the Teal Lake Trilogy - very nice!

From: Kevin Burrus <kevin.burrus@nc.fnc.fujitsu.com>
Date: 08-26-1999 12:32:05
Subject: web-site


Cool web-site! The CD is pretty impressive! When BROKEN BLUE goes into the studio in October to do our second CD, maybe you would consider guesting on it and doing some wind instrument accents for us. Let me know.
Again, it really sounds great!

From: joe <ruesing@interpac.net>
Date: 04-23-1999 13:45:03
Subject: tolisha album


"jamaica hammock love" - no sweeter sound, 'cept the closing bell at NYSE!

From: Susan Eichler <Susan.Eichler@fnc.fujitsu.com>
Date: 04-22-1999 13:57:27
Subject: Tolisha


What an incrediable CD!! True depth and diversity of sound and mood - every time I listen I have a new favorite song, though I am most partial to the Jazz selections (especially JTB-Swing and Jamaica Hammock Love)! There are not enough positive adjectives to describe this work, you should listen for yourself!

John, Thanks for many hours of happy listening!

From: Valerie Anderson <vj@acmecity.com>
Date: 04-20-1999 19:41:55
Subject: John Thomas Billington


Tolisha is a combination of unique sounds and rare musical talent. You must hear it to believe it!