Just found the Harmonium Greatest Hits album i had been looking for for ages! There is this tune in there, called Histoire sans paroles, which i love!
{2010-12-17}
Harmonium
{2009-12-02}
The Book of Angels
Secret Chiefs 3, Masada Books 2
A great CD. I really like how it has a theme, Angels and its followed throughout. Like a book.
I also like the themes of the tunes. Most of them sound fresh and are presented in a way that’s not disturbing for me.
I also like the meter of most tunes, which is not very much 4/4 like.
Great usage of effects, really mastered well. Used when appropriate.
I recognized styles used by Ennio Morricone in ‘Barakiel’ and ‘Hamaya’, and Herbie Hancock in ‘Balberith’.
My favorite today is ‘Barakiel’: i like how the theme is layed out then developed; i like the theme very much.
Great names for the tunes too. I don’t pick up any meaning, if they actually refer to something. Haven’t researched yet. However they sound angelic original therefore very appropriate.
There is a background hum throughout the CD.
All in all a very inspiring CD.
Posted by Wordmobi
{2009-12-02}
Brooklyn
That’s the CD name of a trio named ‘PROJECT’.
I really liked it. Now i don’t know if i did cuz i haven’t been listening to music in a while, or cuz its really good. It sounds fresh, new and not boring, although the entire album contains the dame 3 musicians playing the dame 3 instruments.
The artists took me for a walkabout around Brooklyn, through known and unknown neighbourhoods. The unknown helped me get a feel for their sound and their brilliant ideas, the known put that knowledge into context: it felt like applying pure math to real life physical applications.
The CD ends with a modern interpretation of Peter and the Wolf, in which the artists do a great job with the voices as well.
The sound of Greg Portillo on the flute is really amazing, especially the power he’s got on the higher octaves. I really liked his improvisations, which kept me on the toes, without giving much for granted… But then again, i might be biased, just cuz i know him.
Reccomend.
Posted by Wordmobi
