Oceans

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The Wire
Reminiscent of the surreal techno tracks of the 80's. Chocolate Grinder pushes the envelope just a bit further, with the chilling dissidence of vocalist Susan Morton and minimalist grooves of keyboardist/programmer Kelly Stewart.

J Mundok, Kettle Black
Minimalist electronics create a dark bed under the absolutely addictive vocals of Susan Morton... the percussion is very driving and unmistakably electronic while the bass and keyboard sounds are rather percussive. Oceans contains six songs plus four remixes.... I'm looking forward to more from this Ontario duo.

Album Description
Oceans is an electronic, ethereal CD. The music is an eclectic mix of pop, techno and ambient trip-hop. The band's dark, melodious vocal stylings communicate a sense of moody hopelessness with compassion. The theme of water permeates the CD lyrically and musically. The CD also contains four excellent remixes which have received critical acclaim in their own right.

Oceans

Tales from Topographic Oceans
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • stunning
  • Back to the 'Topographic Oceans'
  • Must have item for Yesfans
  • great album
  • Great music performed honestly...and I do think very well.
 Tales from Topographic Oceans
Yes
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00007LTIA
Release Date: 2003-08-26

Tracks:

  1. The Revealing Science Of God Dance Of The Dawn
  2. The Remembering High The Memory
  3. The Ancient Giants Under The Sun

Tracks:

  1. Ritual Nous Sommes Du Soleil
  2. Dance Of The Dawn (Studio Run-Through)
  3. Giants Under The Sun (Studio Run-Through)

Album Description

Full title - Tales From The Topographic Oceans. 2003 remastered, reissue of 1973 album with redesigned booklet (digipak/slipcase), restored LP art, archival photos and new liner notes. Includes 2 bonus tracks 'Dance Of The Dawn' (studio run through) & 'Giants Under The Sun' (studio run through). Elektra.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars stunning.......2007-06-28

Having seen this masterpiece performed live (and Yes CAN play their music to the letter), it has always held a special place in my heart...it had been years since I listened to it, but it all came back...a stunning piece of rock history

5 out of 5 stars Back to the 'Topographic Oceans'.......2007-06-15

From the time I first started listening to FM radio, way back in 1980, I was always fascinated by Yes. I didn't know much about them, but I was hooked the first time I ever heard "Long Distance Runaround/The Fish."
Then a neighbor who was also a fan bought a copy of "Tales From Topographic Oceans" and very graciously loaned it to me...and it became my favorite Yes album at once. It still is. If the Who's "Tommy" was the first rock opera, I would venture to call "Topographic Oceans" the first rock -symphony-. Its four movements roughly follow symphonic form, although a bit slower than a classical symphony; the notable exception is "The Ancient," which is -definitely- a scherzo, especially at the first! One can even detect recurring themes, introduced in "The Revealing Science of God" and later developed in other movements.
As always, Jon Anderson's lyrics are quite surrealistic, but like the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins or e. e. cummings, they are easier to understand if they are read as clusters or word pictures. And the music that surrounds and interweaves the lyrics is so unbelievably complex that even now I can listen to this album and hear something new; that's a rarity for any piece of music at any time, and if I were to give one reason for buying this album, that would be it.
Caveat auditor(let the listener beware), however: if you aren't at least somewhat familiar with classical music, you might find this album tough going at first. But if you give it a chance, I think you will find your perseverance rewarded.

5 out of 5 stars Must have item for Yesfans.......2007-05-23

I have had this on vinyl, first issue CD, first remaster, and now this Rhino remaster. This to me was the first Yes album that really sparkled in terms of sound quality and production. It could almost have been recorded in 1994 as much as 1974. Despite the misgivings of some fans and critics, there is great music on this album. The Remembering is a bit short on ideas, but Ritual is one of my absolute favourites, and which Yesfan couldn't thrill to the stereo pans at the beginning of The Ancient. The studio run throughs are interesting if not essential. I did enjoy some of the passages on the early version of The Ancient - sounded quiet different but would have worked equally well. What isn't made clear in any documentation i have seen is that there is an additional minute or so at the opening of The Revealing Science Of God. i think this first appeared on the version on The Word Is Yes, and it is a welcome addition. Do you need this? It is marginally better than previous versions, but i wouldn't be without it. With sleevenotes, additional material and beautiful packaging, i think it is worth it, especially at such a good price. Long live Yes!

4 out of 5 stars great album.......2007-05-19

being this and other works platformed before my present later times . officially through my scope band members from p floyd , g dead , l zepplin , and such others must of made some phone calls to these guys classifying ya took it .

5 out of 5 stars Great music performed honestly...and I do think very well........2007-04-25

From the number of reviews here, it's obviously a sort of "rite of passage" for many prog reviewers to put in their two cents on this album, and it's high time for me to add mine too. For some 30-odd years now, I've revered TFTO as one of my TOP FIVE albums of all time, and I'll try to explain my reasoning for that here.

First, if you never bought into the basic concept and scope of the album, you probably never had the patience to sit through this very demanding (and some say excessive) music long enough to experience its true beauty, and surely nothing I say here will convince you to try it again. Yet I'm still astounded that some self-proclaimed prog heads never realized that this was probably THE MOST progressive album of its time (keep in mind, this was 1973!) - for just how long did you expect this talented quintet to remain content to simply rehash their established (though successful) musical style on new studio releases?

Second, you have to understand that Yes got their positive vibe and harmonies from 60's flower power, hippie, folk-rock (listen to their debut album, a mere four years earlier) - but they electrified it, and played it in an angular fashion using odd time signatures, following the influence of 20th century classical music on their compositional style. That influence manifested itself in the way they wrote longer suites of music (numbered almost as if they were short concertos or symphonies). Think "Starship Trooper", "And You And I", and of course "Close To The Edge". Was it really that much of a stretch for us to see them attempt to expand this form to the max on the very symphonic "Tales"?

This is a magical, beautiful, sophisticated album performed as only the virtuosos of Yes could play. O.K., there are admittedly moments of excess (e.g. parts of "The Ancient"); and the fact that each "song" or movement occupies a full vinyl album side smacks somewhat of artificial structuring. But there is just so much excellent songwriting here too, and I challenge any veteran listener of this album to deny remembering some great lyrics or melodic hooks. (I can probably hum the whole album for you from start to finish, including the great solos!) And one certainly can't refute the mysticism and abstract optimism of the lyrics, which typically include a lot of word-painting and poetry as well. The lyrics are augmented by some of the best three-part vocal harmonies the band has ever done. (Listen to "Ritual".)

Excellent debut for Alan White on drums (which really sound great on this remastered version). Incredible guitar layering and solos by my favorite guitarist. ("Go get 'em, Steven!") Lots of piano and lush synth and mellotron washes from Wakeman add a dreamy coloring to much of the music. Squire's bass may be toned down a bit in the mix, but he's endlessly inventive on this album, and his solos comprise some of the album highlights for me personally.

When all is said and done, it doesn't really matter if you feel as I do about this album - it was undeniably controversial, even within the band! So it's no surprise that this album just won't succeed with some listeners (though I do object to those reviewers who join in on the lynching simply because it feels good to find fault with these seemingly "arrogant and pretentious" innovators of music). Even I am not above admitting that there were some subsequent Yes albums that really missed the mark for me too. (Open Your Eyes indeed!)

This was an ambitious undertaking by Anderson and Howe, and perhaps too spiritual, deep and cerebral for the halfhearted prog fan. (There is no humor to be found here.) But for the ardent fan of thoughtful, serious, meaningful, uplifting and emotional progressive rock played with unparalleled virtuosity, TFTO was a virtual masterpiece in its genre, and the uniquely inspirational magnum opus from a truly progressive band that was in its prime and seeking perfection.

I value interesting music that is played and recorded well. This cd's rating was based on:
Music quality = 9/10; Performance = 9.5/10; Production = 9.5/10; CD length = 10/10.
Overall score weighted on my proprietary scale = 9.3 ("5 stars")
Ocean's Eleven
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • If you really want the music....
  • Dialogue helped and hurt.
  • Oceans Eleven Soundtrack
  • For the Circus Animals!
  • Okay, but...
 Ocean's Eleven
David Holmes , and Various Artists
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00005RTFG
Release Date: 2001-12-04

Tracks:

  1. A Song For Young Lovers - Percy Faith
  2. Boobytrapping
  3. The Projects - Handsome Boy Modeling School
  4. The Plans
  5. Papa Loves Mombo - Perry Como
  6. Ruben's Inn
  7. Lyman Zerga
  8. Caravan - The Arthur Lyman Group
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  10. Planting The Seed
  11. Pickpockets
  12. A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley
  13. Dream, Dream, Dream - Percy Faith
  14. Stealing The Pinch
  15. Blues In The Night - Quincy Jones
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  17. Hookers
  18. $160 Million Chinese Man
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  20. Clair de Lune - Claude DeBussy
  21. A Song For Young Lovers - Percy Faith

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The idea of remaking the Rat Pack's infamous shaggy-dog story cum Vegas heist thriller may have seemed ludicrous without a Rat Pack. But that didn't deter ever-inventive director Steven Soderbergh, who's again wisely teamed with not only Out of Sight star George Clooney, but that underrated project's Irish-born club mixer turned scorer David Holmes, as well. The resulting soundtrack is a spunky, cross-cultural joyride that careens from Perry Como's "Papa Loves Mambo" to the loopy hip-hop of Handsome Boy Modeling School's "The Projects," while paying some gratifying visits to Percy Faith, Arthur Lyman, Quincy Jones, the terminally cool Claude Debussy, and, of course, King Elvis along the way. Holmes's own concoctions are as smartly retro-hip and seamless, slyly intertwining cool jazz-funk and smoky cine-Muzak with some dance-floor grooves that keep the musical tension boiling. The sharp dialogue snippets that bubble throughout seem a quirky throwback to soundtracks gone by, a sometimes oversized olive in Holmes's inviting musical cocktail. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars If you really want the music...........2007-07-04

DAVID HOLMES made a name with this soundtrack, and to get his name out, he sent out a PROMO COPY for the OSCAR race. now, i don't normally recommend downloading music but it IS ILLEGAL to buy this CD as it was not intended to be bought. i am lucky to OWN it as i bought it on EBAY it its THE ENTIRE SCORE - NO DIALOGE. Its less then 45 mins in length and has 35 tracks if i am not mistaken. it worth getting. my friend have downloaded it off of TORRENTRACTOR or TORRENTSPY and i recommend you do that, plus add the tracks you get here and make a COMPLETE soundtrack. that what i did.

5 out of 5 stars Dialogue helped and hurt........2007-05-21

I understand why some listeners are frustrated that the film's dialogue was included with some of the tracks. For the most part, I enjoy how it brings back memories of this very clever film. But there are times where I wish I didn't have to hear it. Wouldn't it be nice if this was produced like the musical instrument lesson books with CD's that have one set of songs as solo and one set of songs with accompaniment? I'd love that choice. Funny, though, how I never notices some of the background music in scenes. I love those old songs, and would love to be able to have those songs without dialogue. All in all, I am satisfied with this CD. I am glad I knew ahead of time that this was produced so "uniquely".

4 out of 5 stars Oceans Eleven Soundtrack.......2007-05-13

Some songs are a mix of lines and music (mostly moments) from the movie. There are several uninterrupted music only selections. The songs fall in chronological order and all have the same modern, funk. My personal favorite is the rap song (which also has a heavy amount of funk)which is shown in the movie just as Brad Pitt's character is introduced and giving his poker classes. It's funky without being hard or uninteligible. Also, the music played while the heist is being completed is a funky, hip victory song. Great background party music.

4 out of 5 stars For the Circus Animals!.......2007-04-13

i don't want to write an over analyzed review of this soundtrack But what i do want to say is if you're looking to hear the same great music that you heard in the movie& music that made you look this CD up in the first place...you've got it here! you will be able to draw visuals of the movie while listening to it. from Brad Pitt's bar lounge scene to the ending scene in front of the fountain in Vegas...don't over analyze this CD...it's fun and contains all the great tunes from the movie!!! if you're a fan of the Ocean's movies...but this CD!!!

3 out of 5 stars Okay, but..........2007-01-10

I would have preferred not to have the dialogue mash into the tracks. It's typical of Soderbergh soundtracks, and I don't mind the dialogue being there, I'd just prefer it on its own tracj (like, say, the Snatch soundtrack).
The Broken String
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Strong, charming album
 The Broken String
Bishop Allen
Manufacturer: Dead Oceans
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000RGSOCS
Release Date: 2007-07-24

Tracks:

  1. Monitor, The
  2. Rain
  3. Click, Click, Click, Click
  4. Chinatown Bus, The
  5. Flight 180
  6. Like Castanets
  7. Butterfly Nets
  8. Shrinking Violet
  9. Corazon
  10. Middle Management
  11. Choose Again
  12. News From Your Bed, The

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Strong, charming album.......2007-07-26

I should start off by saying most of the songs on this album are rerecorded versions of songs from the 12 EPs Bishop Allen put out in 2006- one per month, 4 songs per EP (except August, which was a recording of a live show they performed in Boston). Some of the new versions here are markedly different (none more so, I feel, than "Corazon"), and fans who already own the EPs might find the changes jarring. Most are for the better, and in some cases ("Flight 180") are nigh-nonexistent.

The album on a whole is excellent; full of catchy melodies and charming songwriting. The music is more minor-key than their debut, Charm School, but it's still recognizably Bishop Allen. Fans of fun indie pop will enjoy this collection of songs.
A Gift of Love II: Oceans of Ecstasy
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Not a patch on its predecessor
  • Sensuous Celebration of Rabindranath Tagore's Poetry
  • Exotic, sensual, fabulous poetry, even better than No. 1
  • Wonderful and soothing
  • Absolute Sensuality
 A Gift of Love II: Oceans of Ecstasy
Deepak Chopra M.D.
Manufacturer: Rasa Music
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ASIN: B00006IZPE
Release Date: 2002-10-08

Tracks:

  1. Oceans of Ecstasy: Deepak Chopra
  2. The Storm - Gotham Chopra
  3. Nothing Lasts Forever: Lisa Bonet
  4. Former Lover: Milla Jovovich
  5. My Gift to You: Deepak Chopra
  6. Flight to Freedom: Gina Gershon
  7. Time is Short: Liev Schreiber
  8. This is True: Marisa Tomei
  9. When I Kiss: Jared Harris
  10. Essence of Love: Sinead O'Connor
  11. Lady of Silence: Shekar Kapur
  12. In Love With You: Adriana Castelazo
  13. Sea of Love: Antonio Banderas
  14. My Song: Sonja Sohn
  15. Soul Mate: Melanie Griffith
  16. I Will Come to You: Angelica Houston
  17. Be: Christy Turlington
  18. Oceans of Ecstasy: Deepak Chopra
  19. I Am Your Poem: Kei Arita
  20. Transendance: Claude Challe
  21. Free Me: Deepak Chopra
  22. Woman of Sorrow: Deepak Chopra
  23. Nothing Lasts Forever Instrumental: Adam Plack

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Not a patch on its predecessor.......2007-02-19

The first Gift of Love album is inspiring, insightful and leads the listener on a series of adventures through inspired words and music, creating a deep connnection with something profoundly mystical.

This second album is almost devoid of this depth and sadly, creates no connection. It seems like Deepak Chopra doesn't get that. There are a couple of very nice pieces but the album is mainly formulaic rather than insightful and I am dismayed to say leaves me feeling like I just listened to some music and nothing else.

If you like nice unhurried music that creates a relaxed atmosphere, you can't go past Cafe Del Mar. If you're looking to experience a sense of something spiritual, stick to the first Gift of Love album.

5 out of 5 stars Sensuous Celebration of Rabindranath Tagore's Poetry.......2007-02-07

"Those who met Tagore described him as one of the great souls of our age; Einstein considered him a sage. From what we learn in these poems, he certainly lived his own words. He kissed the infinite; he was not afraid to lose everything for love. In these poems he allows us to experience love with words and music that wash our souls." ~ Deepak Chopra

Poetry weaves itself through Adam Plack's sensual music in passionate whispers and fantasy worlds of past lives and future invitations. Unrequited love becomes rain with pattering feet and smiles of autumn. The lover, while mortal, becomes the world in her absence.

Visions of beauty, romance and passion create an world of mystery and exotic moods. Poetry escapes from pages and breathes through sweet vocal interpretations. Ancient echoes, jazzy escapes and electronic tribal fusion awakens a soul intoxication in "When I Kiss."

Deepak read many translations of Rabindranath Tagore's poems and then translated the poetry for our generation. The results are stunning in beauty. Deepak Chopra, Sinead O'Connor, Angelica Houston, Antonio Banderas, Marisa Tomei, Lisa Bonet, Milla Jovovich, Shekhar Kapur, Gina Gershon, Melanie Griffith, Jared Harris and Claued Challe mingle their voices with music.

If you have read Rabindranath Tagore's poems I think you will be impressed with these new translations. I remember the first time I read one of his poems and the experience was an awakening to poetic wonder.

Within these poems, you may find yourself wandering in India, Africa or Spain. You may become lost walking across clouds or seduced into the pleasures of the invisible.

"...we are drifting in different streams of the world
our lives would be carried apart
and our love forgotten
but I'm not so foolish that I would hope
to buy your heart with gifts"
~My Gift to You

If you are a hopeless romantic, this musical journey with poetry will make you heady. If you love creating moods, this is perfect while taking a bath by candlelight. I'd highly recommend something like "Dream On" from Lush and perhaps the Flying Fox shower gel and an application of Flying Fox Jasmine temple balm. This CD whispers: "Play me in the dark with the flicker of at least 4 beautifully scented champaca candles." I can recommend the Ergo Champa candle or the Ergo Passion Rose de Mai.

The poems presented here seduce with soul longings and entangle you in magical stories of love. The entire CD is breathlessly beautiful and a true gift of love to anyone willing to spend the time diving deep into this mystery. I can also highly recommend Deepak's book: "The Soul In Love."

"Say your last words in silence..."
~Flight to Freedom

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5 out of 5 stars Exotic, sensual, fabulous poetry, even better than No. 1.......2006-12-14

Fabulous production, with groovy, sexy music and poetry that elevates your mind and opens your heart.
Consistently good throughout, even better than " A Gift of Love 1 " in that respect ( No offense to Rumi, whose poetry I adore also.)
All in all a masterpiece!
What a wonderful time we live in when precious ancient mystical poetry like this reaches out to so many fresh minds in such entrancing and enticing ways.

4 out of 5 stars Wonderful and soothing.......2004-02-01

This CD is for anyone who is love or wishes to be. I found the content of this music very sexy, although quite clean in delivery. It evokes the feeling of romance in it's purest form.

5 out of 5 stars Absolute Sensuality.......2003-11-19

I heard this once and then played it 100 times. Doubtlessly the most sensuous album ever. With incredible lyrics, the unmistakable deep and sensual voice of Deepak, and stunning music by Mr. Plack, you can't go wrong. If you are not in love now...you will be.
Imagined Oceans
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Reorchestration, not repeat
  • Man on the Moon
  • What an atmosphere!
  • A Lullaby in Outerspace
  • Excellent Orchestration!
 Imagined Oceans
Karl Jenkins
Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000007QCF
Release Date: 1998-06-23

Tracks:

  1. Mare Crisium Introitus
  2. Lacus Serenitatis
  3. Mare Vaporum
  4. Mare Australis
  5. Lacus Somniorum
  6. Lacus Pereverantiae
  7. Lacus Doloris
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  9. Palus Nebularum
  10. Sinus Iridium
  11. Mare Imbrium
  12. Lacus Temporis
  13. Lacus Lenitatis
  14. Mare Crisium

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Reorchestration, not repeat.......2006-12-15

I don't think anyone has mentioned that there are a few tracks on this CD that are reorchestrations of tracks from the early Adiemus project. If a few of the tracks sound familiar to an avid Adiemus fan, this is why. He gives different instruments different parts and sometimes writes different backgrounds to go with the melodies.

If you are worried about buying a "repeat" CD, don't. The reorchestrations are uniquely different from their originals and most of the tracks are completely new.

4 out of 5 stars Man on the Moon.......2006-11-06

It must be difficult for a prolific composer like Karl Jenkins to come up with catchy titles for each product. However, despite the fact that these tracks are named for major geographical features of the Moon, they are all very fine works. I enjoy playing the CD repeatedly and would place it no lower than 2nd or 3rd on my Kark Jenkins list.

5 out of 5 stars What an atmosphere!.......2001-05-06

Karl Jenkins came on the scene in the early seventies with the British rock band "The Soft Machine", to people of that era still one of the best cult bands ever. His transformation to modern classical music and to a composer is absolutely amazing, witness the Adiemus series.

This album is his absolute best!. It mixes classical elements with remnants of Gregorian music as well as New Age influences. The melodies as well as the performance is superb.

You will experience feelings of space, beauty and serenity and it will move you to a deeply relaxed mood.

It feels like lying in a little boat in the Andeman sea, floating and looking at the moon and seeing the many dark spots ( seas) on the moon the songs derive their titles from.

A must for every fan of New Age music, but also not in the least unpalatable for those who enjoy modern classical music.

5 out of 5 stars A Lullaby in Outerspace.......2000-07-14

I first heard this album on one of NPR's programs about 2 years ago when I was driving home from work. I prayed that the announcer would reveal the title and composer of the music, and when she finally did, I rummaged around the car for a random scrap of paper to write the info down. As soon as I got home, I bought the CD on line. When it arrived, I was thrilled. The music is extremely mystical: the polyphony and heterophony between the voices and instruments throughout the entire CD is fantastic. The songs easily embody the feelings of their titles (serenity, perseverance, grief), and I feel like I am at the ocean taking a nap on the shore while my dreams float to outerspace.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Orchestration!.......1999-11-30

Karl Jenkins does a remarkable job working with orchestra and new age music. The pieces are similar to his Adiemus CDs. Lots of different moods are portrayed which fit well with the titles. It is very neat how he incorporated the moon and all the latin names with them. This CD is worth getting.
Oceans Apart
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Simplicity+Melody= Fantastic!
  • Crazy Beautiful.
  • Through Sadness
  • A great album
  • Good, but not great
 Oceans Apart
The Go-Betweens
Manufacturer: Yep Roc Records
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Release Date: 2005-05-03

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  2. Finding You
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  4. No Reason To Cry
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"Why do people who read Dostoyevsky look like Dostoyevsky?" The Go-Betweens return in good form on Oceans Apart, their third post-reunion disc. Relatively modest next to towering achievements such as Tallulah and 16 Lovers Lane, the disc is a grower, impressive and moving in its glimpses of truly human moments. The sturdy, rootsy backing here allows wry Robert Forster and unaffected Grant McLennan to range across familiar territory while finding new, small delights there. A handful of songs rise to the top, sure to make their places on fans' mix tapes; among them are McLennan's "Boundary Rider" and Forster's "Born to a Family" and "Here Comes a City." Early copies of Oceans Apart contain a bonus disc with live versions of a half dozen Go-Betweens classics. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Simplicity+Melody= Fantastic!.......2007-02-16

I'd read about this album in the British music press. Critics hailed this effort and subsequently added it to their "Best of 2005" lists. I didn't know what to make of this band. Then, I saw that they were on the "Left of the Dial" box set. My interest was substantially elevated at that point. Then, while shopping for CDs one day, I spotted this album in the bargain bin. I snatched it up to see whether it was up the hype.

Synopsis: The first song, "Here Comes a City," effectively grabs you by the collar and never lets go. Sure, its got that line about Dostoyevsky that seems to define the wonderful lyrics that embody the album, but its got much more. It's got drive and a kick, and its an opener that's up there with the rest of them. Naturally, it raises the bar for the rest of the album.

The tracks wear on, and things work quite well. "Born To A Family" exemplifies the band's adept use of melodies and simplicity. "Born to a family, a family of workers" may not seem like the grandest line ever, but the way its executed ensures that it'll turn into an earworm of the most mirthful sort. To me, it's a highlight. Others may not agree, but oh well; I like it.

More songs. A few of the tracks in the middle, as some have suggested below, are muddled by the mastering. Indeed. The compression tends to hurt songs by rendering them overloud and distorted. Again: It doesn't kill the song , but it makes things slightly less pleasant.

Then we hit some more winners. "Darlinghurst Nights" begins in a slow, unassuming manner. Although the tempo doesn't exactly explode over the course of the song, new elements slowly pop into the mix. First we get a rather funky guitar that gives the understated track a bit of a groove. By the latter half of the song, the horns come in. By the time the track ends, its been completely warped by all these additions. It doesn't hurt that the song itself was pretty good to begin with.

"Lavender" begins with a bit of a sproing, since the drum machine that kicks off the track is not of the monotonous bomp-tshk-bomp-tshk kind. Then, out of nowhere, the guitar pops up. It's got a bit of a country flavour, and that creates a tasteful contrast with the synthesized rhythm. Afterwards, the lyrics come in and they're mighty fine (references to a gal that's good in bed, well read and thinks about Tazmania).

People seem to like "The Status" Personally, I didn't see anything grand about it. "This Night's For You," on the other hand, is fantastic. It's poppy to the max. Melodic, and with a bit of Beach Boys flair too. As the song wears on, there are moments when dirty chords are used to a stirring effect. Great track. And the closer, "The Mountains Near Dellray," is also at par with the rest of the album. It's got beats, a simple guitar and a great organ that provides stunning texture. It's definitely got a mood, that's for sure! The mellowness is confirmed as the song ends, leaving us with spacey outro that fades into nothingness/

The bonus disc of live tracks is just gravy, as far as I'm concerned. All the tracks are enjoyable, if not a bit too sparse. As far as bonus material goes, its rather delightful.

Overall, this album was quite pleasant and pleasing. The first time I listened to it, I was amazed at the sheer quantity of great melodies that inhabited this record's confines. The second time I listened to it, I was gripped by the way the simple instrumentation could create such a wonderful musical environment. Beautiful stuff, and definitely worth purchasing by fans of well-crafted music.

5 out of 5 stars Crazy Beautiful........2006-07-13

No nostalgia here, just objectivity. Very hard with McLennan's recent passing.

I found the last 2 LPs from the reformed duo: welcomed, eagerly anticipated, OK, perhaps I expected too much from the creators of one of my 5 D.I.D. LPs of all time. They were nice, but not over the top from this duo who has given us so much beautiful music over the years. Actually I hesitated to purchase this until the flood of great reviews forced my little lifeboat over the precipice of Niagra.

I popped it in on the way home from work on one of those early June evenings when the sun is alternately breaking thru the potentially dam busting summer shower skies in the mid atlantic USA. First track OK, nice chug. Nice mix. haven't heard this since "Was There Anything..." Urgent. Then the LP just unfolds in this cacophony of sunshine and gorgeous melodies from then on until the end. I was so stunned I called up friends and held up the phone and yelled do you remember the groove from these guys?

Me don't do this at my age no more. This is the most stunning LP I have heard in the past 5 years. This surpasses all your expectations in it's beauty, production, and sheer magnitude of its songwriting. It's like the way we ultimately want our musical friends to return when they've been away. The lads have been saving up for this. The first 2 reformed LPs I won't discount, but this time it's like "16 Lovers Lane" where they went for the brass ring... and they got it.

I have loved Grant's songwriting and sighed over his lyrics for so many years - group and solo. But on this LP, I finally tapped completely into Robert - every one of his songs is perfect here. "Part of a Family" is hilarious and could be the song for the rest of my life and for all those kindred souls who have come from wonderful wombs, but God knows why, we just gotta stretch out a bit. "Lavender" - just put this on in the summer with the window down, driving, thinking about an untamed lover you were just so damn lucky to have known once in your life.

I can't cry here. Have already. Get this. It's damn perfect. Mature. Immature. Silly. Heartbreaking. Breathtakingly beautiful. Has one of Grant's greatest songs on it ("Boundary Rider"). Has Robert emerging into incredibly more than confident songwriter mode.

Brass ring.

Robert, gold ring? I'll be there, mate.

5 out of 5 stars Through Sadness.......2006-05-24

It's hard to be objective about this album following the sad and untimely death of Grant McLennan. The lyrics of his songs take on meanings they were never meant to convey. Suffice to say, like previous reviewers have said, this ranks as one of their best.

4 out of 5 stars A great album.......2006-05-04

I'd never heard of the Go-Betweens before I got this album. I've never heard any of their old work. So I guess you could say my opinion of this album should be pretty objective. This album is just fantastic music.

The songs are all very mellow, heartfelt and moving. There's just something about these songs. Like I said before, I haven't heard their earlier work so I may delve into that now, the only reason I haven't yet is that I'm afraid to be disappointed that it isn't as good as this one!

3 out of 5 stars Good, but not great.......2006-03-16

I was a big fan of the Go-Betweens from back in the late '80s. The new "Oceans Apart" is a pretty strong recording, with some thoughtful lyrics and a few good tunes, but I found it a little disappointing. It doesn't have the same bounce and enthusiastic rhythm of the band's old material, but it's still worth a purchase for those of you who like the 'tweens.
Tales from Topographic Oceans
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Nothing Quite Like It
  • Time to travel, baby
  • Music for Mystics and Seekers alike
  • In the days of summer so long,we danced as evening sang their song
  • Has its moments, but I don't listen to it often
 Tales from Topographic Oceans
Yes
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
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ASIN: B000002J20
Release Date: 1994-10-04

Tracks:

  1. The Revealing Science of God: The Dance Of The Dawn
  2. The Remembering: High The Memory

Tracks:

  1. The Ancient: Giants Under The Sun
  2. Ritual: Now Sommes Du Soleil

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Nothing Quite Like It.......2006-07-10

I would say that this is the least of Yes's absolute masterpieces (_The Yes Album_, _Close to the Edge_, _Relayer_, _90125_, and maybe _Fragile_), but that wouldn't quite catch what this piece is all about. This unfolds almost glacially like a Sibelius symphony with a few schizoid stretches thrown in for good measure. This is Yes's most ambitious album and if you take it for what it is, the truest thing you might be able to say is that it is their most mind-expanding album. It's extreme length led Rick Wakeman to disavow it as a misguided project, but he was always the one with the most questionable judgment in the "classic line-up." If you have a few hours to sit back and let your mind drift, there might not be any better album in the history of rock. The only rivals in genres related to what Yes is doing here have names like Stravinsky and Bartok, not ELP or King Crimson, neither of whom were able to make a work of quite this breadth, scope, and intriguing execution.

The whole suite starts out meditatively with the whispering tones of "The Revealing Science of God/ Dance of the Dawn." Again, no rock album I can think of builds this slowly short of some of the stuff coming out in post-rock lately (and it's arguable if that's rock). This isn't the kind of album I'd play on the way to work--you wouldn't even get past the build-up. And that's another thing that makes this album such a treat. If you are able to clear your agenda to be able to digest all of this, well, I would certainly call it an enriching experience. One that only comes at special times for most of us in this hustling, bustling world.

Things pick up a little with "The Remembering/ High the Memory." The band starts to "rock" around the ten-minute mark of this with a trademark Steve Howe workout to help the band soar. The stops aren't completely loosed until "The Ancient/ Giants Under the Sun" with a kitchen-sink jam that has Alan White hitting sheet metal (!!!), among many other thrilling turns this song takes after the unforgettable gong and bells intro. Actually, this song has Alan White's best drumming short of "Hold On" on _90125_, amongst a storied career. Eddie Offord was pretty much at his producing best here encouraging risky moves like these, his touch setting Yes apart as well as he had on previous classics.

The whole thing goes back to shimmering evocations on "Ritual/ Nous Sommes de Soleil" and ends the entire suite with our minds contemplating hearts of sunrises and other such transcendent signifieds that Yes is unparalleled in interrogating musically. They only had a few releases that measured up to this one afterwards, so this is pretty much Yes at its peak.

Another review elsewhere says that this isn't for every Yes fan, but I have to disagree. It's not for every MUSIC fan, as thick as the world is with AC/DC and Britney Spears devotees. But as far as a Yes fan goes, you really haven't heard Yes until you sit with this one and let it work its magic on you. Actually, I think this one may very well be the "gauntlet" of Yesdom and progdom. While it may not be jam-packed with extreme scintillation from second-one to second-last like _Close to the Edge_, this is the kind of composition that builds up to the chills. When they come, the musical moments are absolutely unparalleled and they transport you in ways like none other that you have ever felt. Just say Yes!

5 out of 5 stars Time to travel, baby.......2006-02-27

Boy, this album feels like that special moment when you finally reach the top of a mountain. Everything you ever wanted in an overblown progressive rock album can be found here, and more. See that? I used the word "overblown" and meant it in a good way! This band was excellent in the early to mid 70's, and I don't consider the exaggerated musical ideas a bad thing, in this case.

One thing I think is extremely special about this album is how the entire thing does a wonderful job putting pictures in your head. It succeeds BIG time doing that. For me, those pictures are of exploring the universe. I was always fascinated with the planets in our solar system, and watching the moon in the sky and all the stars twinkling out there, ever since I was a child. Also, I enjoyed thinking about what it would be like if human life was able to exist on places other than Earth.

I used to love going home from school and begging my mom to take me to the library, in the hope that they added more books about the universe. Boy that MUST have been years ago. I began to hate school when 7th grade rolled around. But all the mysteries of the things that might be out there in the universe really are fascinating, and good music can help make the images and thoughts in my head more rewarding.

As a child, I also used to love thinking about what it would be like to discover things that other humans haven't discovered yet. Just the thought of being on another planet and looking under rocks and finding life, or looking at craters and jumping around in them, or the idea of having an entire planet to myself! These are some of the thoughts that kept my mind occupied as a child. And you know, I'm not ashamed to say I still think about these things today, though not as often, since as an adult you have other, more realistic things to think about. Don't worry, I don't do drugs or drink any kind of beer or alcohol- I just like music that allows me to think.

I don't know if I'd call myself a Yes fan but I'm certainly a fan of this album, and I can say with complete certainty that I've never heard anything like this before. This album has been waiting for me since I was 8 years old and I just didn't know it, and now at the age of 25, I'm finally hearing it (well, I downloaded it two years ago and heard it then, but I wasn't fascinated with it like I am now). Hearing the album on compact disc is the correct way to listen to it.

I also should state that I don't consider the music on this album, or the music on ANY album, to hold the answer to life's greatest mysteries. I don't know what happens when I die, so my enthusiasm for this album is based on the music and the images it puts in my head (and childhood memories). I don't consider Yes musical Gods, or whatever. Just a talented band with their very own sound. I don't think anyone can dispute that.

What you have on Tales from Topographic Oceans is a grand total of four songs. Probably thinking it must be a short album, huh? Nope. Each of the four songs is nearly 20 minutes in length, and each song is filled with some of the most fascinating far-out space rock psychedelic WEIRDNESS ever put on tape. It's important to note that what may appear as noise at first, will turn into many many rewarding musical ideas over time. Remember this, if you happen to have trouble getting into it.

I think these guys do a slightly better job of the "picturing yourself traveling through outer space" thing than Pink Floyd. Then again, Floyd is more about drifting gently through space and admiring the beauty of the planets below, whereas the music of Yes can be known as "observing and studying the planet landscapes".

I really don't know which of the four songs I like the most. By the way, doesn't it suck how this album is 81 minutes long? That means it's a double album. If it was only a couple minutes shorter it would have fit on a single CD. They probably could have shortened a couple minutes somewhere and I wouldn't even have noticed (but I bet hardcore Yes fans would have picked up on that and would have immediately came here to mention it, hehe). I guess it's not a big deal. I'm just a picky guy when it comes to these things.

The always-interesting music on this double, delightful album does a fine job helping me think about something I'd like to do when the weather warms up. That is, go to my bathroom closet, grab a towel, run to the field right next to my house, lay the towel down and lay on it, and watch the stars above while listening to this album on headphones. I have to wear glasses now, so I better bring those, too. I agree it's a silly thought, but as a human being I can have my fantasies no matter how silly they may be. It would be even sillier to walk out there tonight in the freezing cold and try this experiment. No music is worth freezing your ass off!

Well, I can't continue talking about nonsense throughout my review- I have to mention the main course- the music. Is it good? Yes, it's better than good, it's Tony the Tiger great. I have to worn you, though. If you have no experience with progressive rock music or any kind of complex music, you may be in for a very difficult listen. This is Yes taking a genre of rock as far as it can go, and some people have a problem with the complexity. It's important that you understand "anything can happen at any time" when you listen to this album. It's not simple verse, chorus, verse, chorus, it's more like sitting back and watching a town carnival take place and taking notice of all the activity. If you buy this album and don't like it, it would probably be a good idea to keep it anyway. You never know when it might finally click.

I also recommend you buy it even if you AREN'T a Yes fan, because these guys are doing something special here. Really, the only part of the album that rubs me the wrong way is right at the beginning of "The Revealing Science of God" when Jon Anderson seems to carelessly ramble what seems to be one note smashing your head for a couple minutes, but then he stops and the music changes into something much better and more noticeably, into something VERY unusual. The album is loaded with pretty and distinct guitar playing and I like how many times the guitar twirls around, making it feel like you're doing somersaults in outer space (let me remind you, I don't do drugs!) When Jon Anderson returns on vocals after that rough beginning, he does a pretty darn good job, and he continues to do a good job for the rest of the album. So please don't write the album off if you can't get into the first couple minutes of track one. One moment on the album I want to mention that really pleases me is a part a few minutes into "The Ancient". The music temporarily switches into something weird, and it sounds like pretty ballerina music with sound effects of washing machines doing jumping jacks in the background. In case you needed any more proof I'm a weird guy. ha!

Pretty much the story of this album is "expect the unexpected". Frequent musical changes, happening nonstop, challenging your mind for pretty much the entire 81 minutes. I hate when people say you have to be a nerd to appreciate this band, or whatever. No. I'm not a nerd, and I'm not a smart man by any stretch of the imagination- I just like music that challenges me and helps me think about things, and as a progressive rock album you can't get more of a challenge than this (if we ignore Van Der Graaf Generator that is!) But one thing is for sure- you don't have to smoke pot to get into this album. You may need to have a vivid imagination, but that's all you need. Or, if you hate the sound of the electric guitar you might hate it, but let's not be silly!

I know some people can't get into Yes (like EVERYONE in my family) and I have to wonder if maybe the music is just too complex or too strange for them. Sure, Jon Anderson's voice is an acquired taste, but this band is simply too bizarre for many people. But I think Tales offers something different. The music on this album flows beautifully, whereas on other Yes albums the band sometimes wanks and rambles. I can only think of a couple moments where that happens on here, and they are over before you know it.

Buy Tales from Topographic Oceans and find out what it's like to hear something truly fascinating.

5 out of 5 stars Music for Mystics and Seekers alike.......2005-12-01

Easily one of the finest pieces of music ever conceived. Along with Olias of Sunhillow, Awaken, Close to the Edge, Wondrous Stories and Madrigal. This is music for souls who want to go inside and see face to face the source. If you don't get the lyrics, I understand, but as a mystic one can see where Jon has been and where he is going. If you read the writings of the mystic saints, past and present, you will see the same landscape that Jon writes about. Saints like; Kabir, Hafiz, Shams-i-Tabriz, Rumi, Tukaram, Paltu, Sarmad, Mira Bai, Tulsi, Bulleh Shah, Nanak, Arjan, Sawan Singh and many others, that spoke of the internal 'landscape' and it sounds like Yes lyrics. This background will give you a greater appreciation for Jon's lyrics; and when someone says that they are confusing, pompous, silly or worse yet, meaningless one can only fold their hands and wish peace to be upon the heads of our brothers and sisters who 'having eyes do not see'. Please forgive me for sounding pompous myself, sinner that I am, but stranded as I am on an internal desert island this music gives me great comfort. Pound for pound the finest band ever! With Love.

5 out of 5 stars In the days of summer so long,we danced as evening sang their song.......2005-08-01

This album is a masterpiece . The lyrics bring you to a world of wings ,wind, and distant drums . Tales From Topographic Oceans is a perfect title . It would have been nice if the songs were on one cd ,but it's 2 minutes too long. The music is brilliant as it changes paths trough out the twenty minute songs.This is definitly in the top 5 of best Yes albums originally released in 73, following Fragile (another masterpiece).
The four songs awaken your your mind to new musical heights . Chris Squire's bass riffs really bring the songs together, Along with Jon Andersons mind numbing vocals . A must have for any classic rock fan .

3 out of 5 stars Has its moments, but I don't listen to it often.......2005-03-25

Tales From Topographic Oceans to me is like Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here (and particularly Shine On...) in the sense that both have some good musical moments stretched out over too much time given to it. In another way it's like Genesis' Lamb Lies Down on Broadway in that they had four sides to fill, and they were going to fill it come hell or high water.

There are certain passages that are gems in the YES lexicon, but there seems to be a lot of extra, that wasn't intended to be filler I suppose, but it certainly isn't engaging (to me at least - and thanks to the age of the ipod I put YES on shuffle and have it in the background while I work and I was surprised by how many passages on TFTO capture my divided attention, so it's not all bad by any stretch). Though, with a straight through, undivided listen, by the end I feel like I've been around the same block a couple of times with a few mini-loops along the way.

Attention span isn't the issue as I dig many other album-side or double side epics. But this stretches my patience. Putting four 20 minute tracks together seems contrived. If not, and the whole album as an entity in itself, why couldn't the multiple statements be broken up even more? There obviously was an attempt to say "we showed how mighty we were with an album side, this will really show you what we're made of!" It seems to have a lot of form over function in its track layout. Genesis' TLLDOB perhaps is improved by having the 4 sides fractured into more songs.

Perhaps if the material were segmented more logically, the music would have been better than it turned out to be. To keep the 4 song layout intact, it has a great feel that some of the musicians were merely along for the ride instead of adding punctuations of their own to make a combined statement as with the highest points in YES' output.

What Peter Gabriel did to Genesis' with TLLDOB, Anderson and Howe did to YES, make a very self serving double album that perhaps confused the other members and left them outside the box and the overall music suffers.


Still it IS YES and that counts for a lot in maintaining 3 stars.

Across Two Oceans
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Beautiful Music!
 Across Two Oceans
Tim Janis
Manufacturer: Tim Janis Ensemble
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001YYNQW
Release Date: 2004-07-27

Tracks:

  1. The Sea On Every Side
  2. Where The Earth Touches The Sky
  3. With Gathering Wonder
  4. For Only A Moment (Piano Reprise)
  5. To A Waiting Heart
  6. Echo Lake (Piano Reprise)
  7. Endless And Ever Beautiful
  8. Somewhere And Beyond
  9. Harvest Moon (Piano Reprise)
  10. Across Two Oceans
  11. Beneath The Distance
  12. Ocean Of Diamonds
  13. Summer Wind
  14. Spring Point Light

Album Description

Brand new Tim Janis tracks fill this collection of music inspired by the romance and love which distance can not diminish. All instrumental performances with highlights including "The Sea on Every Side," "Somewhere and Beyond," and "Across Two Oceans." This album features the Tim Janis Ensemble in its peak form as violin and pennywhistle solos soar over lush, romantic orchestrations.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful Music!.......2007-04-04

Tim Janis has a real gift for creating inspiring and emotion stirring music. Just wonderful!
Oceans of Fantasy
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • another boney m re-re-release
 Oceans of Fantasy
Boney M.
Manufacturer: Faria
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000NJLXMC
Release Date: 2007-04-09

Tracks:

  1. Let It All Be Music
  2. Gotta Go Home
  3. Bye Bye Bluebird
  4. Bahama Mama
  5. Hold on I'm Coming
  6. Two of Us
  7. Ribbons of Blue
  8. Oceans of Fantasy
  9. Lute
  10. No More Chain Gang
  11. I'm Born Again
  12. No Time to Lose
  13. Calendar Song (January, February, March...)
  14. I See a Boat on the River [*]
  15. My Friend Jack [*]

Album Description

2007 reissue. Faria.

Album Details

2007 Digitally Remastered Reissue from the Legendary Europop Group.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars another boney m re-re-release.......2007-04-29

Finally, after it's original cd release in the early 90's here is a new remaster of the 4th boney m cd.
The cd (tracks-runningtime) is the same as the the first release except for 2 bonus tracks, that were recorded/ released after this album, but before the boonoonoonoos album. When this album was originally released on vinyl in 1979 it saw no less then 9 different pressings with different timings of the tracks. For me, as fan/ collector I am mostly intrested in the longest versions and that's not what this cd brings. No rare releases, just the tracks as given already so many times.
Even though some tracks appear to be ust a few seconds longer, they somethimes are completely different.

AS an example, here is the original cd tracklisting (which was the 6th vinyl lp pressing) with times and the second time is that of another version of that same song, but then from a different vinyl recording.
Let It All Be Music 4:55 (5:28)
Gotta Go Home 3:45 (4:24 and even a 2:58 version)
Bye Bye Bluebird 4:50 (5:15)
Bahama Mama 3:17 (3:30)
Hold On! I'm Comin' 3:37 (4:07)
Two of Us 3:16 (3:14)
Ribbons of Blue 2:00 (3:54 > as released on a Italian 7inch single)
Oceans of Fantasy 5:07 (5:27)
El Lute 5:57 (that is the longest version, though the 12inch ran 5:07)
No More Chain Gang 5:25 (5:50)
I'm Born Again 4:09
No Time to Lose 2:56 (3:23)
Calendar Song (January, February, March...) 2:43 (3:20)
I See A Boat On The River (Bonus track)
My Friend Jack (Bonus track)

As you can see, most songs appears in longer different versions as well, and then I did not even mention the 12inch versions for hold on I'm coming 5:46 / gotta go home 5:04 / bahama mama 5:12 / i'm born again 4:17

And what happened to the single (3:50) hooray hooray it's a holi-holiday that was released that same year but was never included on any album. Or the very short 1:02 version of ribbons of blue, that one was actually on the 6th pressing (the later cd version), but was removed and the 2 minute version was used instead, but why not the full 3:54 version???
I guess we will never know.
Hopefully, one day, they release this cd as limited edition 2 disc, with the original album and the longer/shorter versions from the other vinyl releases.

And, when can we finally expect a cd with all those great original 12inch version?
Cathedral Oceans III
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    		Cathedral Oceans III
    John Foxx
    Manufacturer: Artful Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0009YA3EU
    Release Date: 2007-05-15

    Tracks:

    1. Oceanic
    2. Through Gardens Overgrown
    3. Spiral Overture
    4. The Shadow Of A Woman's Hand
    5. Radial Harmonics
    6. Serene Velocity
    7. Fog Structures
    8. Eternity Sunrise
    9. Hamonia Mundi
    10. City Of Endless Stairways
    11. In Rising Light
    12. Metanym

    Album Description

    John Foxx's Cathedral Oceans is a twenty-year project combining ambient music with his own photographs that slowly morph into each other to create the effect of a "moving stained glass window." He recently performed an improvised excerpt from the project with pianist Harold Budd (with whom he has recorded two albums, Translucence and Drift Music) and guitarist Bill Nelson.

    The Third Volume of the Former Ultravox Main Man's "Cathedral Oceans" Project. Ambient Music and Images to Combine to Relaxing, Exhilarating Effect.

    Album Details

    The Third Volume of the Former Ultravox Main Man's "Cathedral Oceans" Project. Ambient Music and Images to Combine to Relaxing, Exhilarating Effect.

    Music:

    1. Old City Session
    2. One Heart
    3. Onion
    4. Otherwise [CD-single]
    5. Paris: Encore du Pain [Live]
    6. Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts (+Bonus CD)
    7. Perseverance: The Soundtrack to a Non Existent Movie [Soundtrack]
    8. Places of Motility
    9. Portrait of Observation
    10. Remote Control/Three Mc's #2 [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]

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    Still Restless

    Please Mr. Jackson

    So Long & Thanks for All the Shoes

    Sabor Hip Hop [Import]

    Seduction [Explicit Lyrics]

    Requiem

    Benny Golson Quartet