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In fall 2012, Lundvall, a New Yorkbased painter and musician, received a note.
I got emails from John just out of the blue, he says.
The subject was Tor Lundvalls greatest hits.
Im like, What the hell is this?
Lundvall was struck by the mixes.
The pair kept up their correspondence for about two months.
What began as a discussion of art turned more personal.
In April 2017, Lundvall thought about how much he loved John B.s remixes.
He actually enhanced the sound quality of some of those tracks.
I dont know what he was using [for the recordings] but some actually sounded better.
The buzzing insects and cool winds hed heard suddenly had a visual sense of place attached to them.
I was pretty stunned when I saw that.
Theres just so much more about him I wish Id known.
It is pretty excellent.
Hearing the music brings back many sensations of visiting John B.s house for Reed.
I just have this picture of him late at night, tinkering around his workshop, he says.
Thats the thing that everybody who connected with him in that way shares.
It reminded me, Yeah, this is what was so cool about the story.
I just hope this release respected his memory because he was a really special guy, he says.
Im just glad other people can hear another side of a pretty incredible personality.
