in 2005 Harold Budd announced his retirement from music and an event was planned to celebrate his career

and the release of "Avalon Sutra" on the Samadhi Sound label

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various artists performed at the event

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Bill Nelson | Steve Cobby | Steve Jansen | Theo Travis | Robin Guthrie | Jah Wobble | John Foxx | Balanescu Quartet

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Harold Budd went on to record more music subsequent to the event perhaps inspired by new collaborators

Steve's small role was to perform a solo gong piece "Lirio (1970)" from Budd's repertiore as well as some improvised pieces with the whole ensemble