Ambient Life

Editorial Reviews
Jim Brenholts of Tracks Across The Universe, March 2003
Ambient Life is made of pastoral and organic soundscapes that are stark and austere.

Dene Bebbinton, Sept. 2003
Diatonis has taken his unique form of minimalist ambient music to new heights in Ambient Life.

Album Description
Unique form of ambient music I would consider it ambiguously blended deepness. Organic soundscape of subtle beauty that evoke such a sense of wonder and reverence. Contemplative and mildly enoesque the sound is very massive and layered, ambiguously blended deepness, i fell into it

Ambient Life

Ambient Life, Music, Diatonis, Ambient, Experimental, The is a three CD set of ambient music, organic soundscape of subtle beauty, evokes a sense of wonder and reverence, contemplative, mildly enoesque, the sound is very massive and layered, ambiguously blended deepness

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
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good rerelease of an amazing album

Jittery masterpiece

A well-deserved 25th anniversary reissue for the groundbreaking album

Great experimental CD from the 80's

Zonky and Out of The Ordinary, Even Today

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
Brian Eno , and David Byrne
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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ASIN: B000E5N634
Release Date: 2006-04-11

Tracks:

America Is Waiting
Mea Culpa
Regiment
Help Me Somebody
The Jezebel Spirit
Very, Very Hungry
Moonlight in Glory
The Carrier
A Secret Life
Come with Us
Mountain of Needles
Pitch to Voltage
Two Against Three
Vocal Outtakes
New Feet
Defiant
Number 8 Mix
Solo Guitar with Tin Foil

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Released in 1981, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts is a collaboration between ambient pioneer Brian Eno and Talking Heads frontman David Byrne. On Ghosts, the two strong-willed musicians manage to come to a meeting of the minds, blending Byrne's herky-jerky funk with Eno's atmospheric sound sculpting. More than anything, this is a large album, intent on pushing itself to the front of the listener's consciousness. Abundant percussion (everything from booming tribal drums to eerie electronics) reverberates in the background while Byrne and Eno toss all manner of found sounds, field recordings, and radio broadcasts into the mix. What results is a groundbreaking album that introduced a generation to the dazzling possibilities offered by electronic recording techniques. Highlights include "The Jezebel Spirit," an electro-funk workout that uses a recording of an exorcism as its focal point, and "Very, Very Hungry," a mysteriously ethereal display of electronic percussion and large-scale sonic architecture. --S. Duda

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Brian Eno and David Byrne's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts appears downright visionary. With its "found" vocals, cut-and-paste arrangements, funked-up rhythms and embrace of influences from all around the globe, the duo's controversial work anticipated the creative cross-pollination and technological innovation of contemporary dance music, world music, hip hop and alternative rock. You can hear echoes of My Life in the Bush of Ghosts in the anthems Moby built around vintage vocal samples, in the outrageously exotic beats of Missy Elliot and Timbaland, in the Middle Eastern accented chill-out tracks of Thievery Corporation or Bjork's otherworldly soundscapes.

Customer Reviews:

good rerelease of an amazing album.......2007-03-26

I'm not sure how much better the remasters are on this disc than the original recording. They are better, I think, but the change is subtle. (As opposed to, say, the Talking Heads remasters, which are instantly, recognizably, and indisputably superior to the original recordings.) Everything just sounds a little crisper, I guess.

You can compare and ponder the point for some time, but what this rerelease has done is made me go back and listen again to what was a truly remarkable record the first time around and remains so to this day. It has held up amazingly well over the years. Way ahead of its time. Imagine Remain in Light with random samples and looped noise and sampled vocals filling up the spaces that David Byrne voice would normally occupy and you have a sense of it. Incredible.

This version also comes with seven bonus tracks. These range from tracks that truly could have made the album to ones that are just out-and-out bizarre. I adore the final number, guitar with tin foil.

If you already have the original version, I recommend getting this. If you don't have any previous version, you should stop reading this right now and go get it. Now. In fact, I'm not going to type anymore, just so you can go do it.

Jittery masterpiece.......2007-02-12

The one thing that struck me when first listening to the album was how jittery it sounded. The guitars sounded like they were going to explode at any minute....the samples were zooming in from all over the place....it almost sounded like total chaos was in progress. But the more you listen to this, the more you see how much effort went into it. It's also impossibly funky too. In the line between the magnificent Fear of Music and it's more successful follow up Remain in Light....this certainly feels like a jigsaw piece that fits in explaining the slight transition that occured during the making of the album. Having said that, it would be foolish to dismiss this as something that happened inbetween two Talking Heads albums. To do that would be to diminish its status. Really it's a collective, collaborative masterpiece. The amount of consideration that went into it and yet how spontaneous it all sounds is nothing short of amazing. It is the sort of album that everyone should own at least.

A well-deserved 25th anniversary reissue for the groundbreaking album.......2007-01-21

Brian Eno, producer of the Talking Heads' early albums, and David Byrne, singer-songwriter of the Talking Heads, take a left turn and found further common ground in making this groundbreaking album. First released in 1981, the album receives a long deserved reissue for its 25th anniversary.

The 2006 release of "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" (18 tracks, 60 min.) is more than just a standard reissue. Personally supervised by David Byrne, this is a reworking of the original album, with 7 new tracks and a new tracklisting. The now 18 tracks are now divided up in "3 sides". It bears noting that much of the album was recorded before the Talking Heads' "Remain in Light", but released afterwards (for technical reasons). Listen again to "Remain in Light" and you'll see how much influence "My Life" had on that album. As to this reissue, everthing is done first class: the remastered sound is impeccable, the 28 page booklet is full of interesting information, starting with an excerpt from author Amos Tutuola's 1952 book "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts", from which the album takes its inspiration, to "The Making of" extensive liner notes by Byrne and Eno themselves.

In all, this is surely the definitive version of "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" (even with the regrettable omission of the "Qu'run" track). The album has proven over the years to be not merely enormously influential, but better yet thoroughly enjoyable and sounds as fresh today as it did when this came out 25 years ago. Essential for any music fan.

Great experimental CD from the 80's.......2007-01-18

its a true shame the track quran was removed: it was one of the better tracks. Not all important musical works of art hold up over time. This is a significant album from that time period, granted. But mixing "found samples" and the technology to do that has progressed so far at this point, that to my ears, this great album sounds a bit dated. The new re-mastered CD sounds good but still a bit too muddy for my taste. Definately worth several listens. The live soudtrack of Stop Making Sense outshines this CD by a mile and Remain in Light is a far far better "experimental" work from the same time period and also from David Byrne. Byrne's The Catherine Wheel is also more memorable than My Life in the Bush of Ghosts.

Zonky and Out of The Ordinary, Even Today.......2006-11-20

The first thing that struck me about this album was the absolutely unorthodox instrumentation. In many ways, it did feel like a document of erratic tribal exploits. Other tracks, like "America is Waiting" and "Mea Culpa," display an utterly weird approach that still defies explanation. Other songs are deeply atmospheric in nature and transport the listener to some unknown locale. The most conventional track, "Regiment," boasts a groove of the darkest and most macabre variety; it's a perversion of the funk, and only a lone Arabic voice can bring light to this danceable nightmare.

There's nothing on this album that says "this should work," and yet, it all coalesces surprisingly well. Given the state of technology in 1980 compared to today, its easy to see why there's a sort of organic vitality in these compositions that's lacking in today's music. Rarely does such a strange work please the pallate so well.

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Classic techno fun
Real Cool Soundtrack
"Cool" Soundtrack.
Bad movie, great soundtrack
Musical Ecstasty

Songs From Cool World
David Bowie , Thompson Twins , Electronic , Future Sound of London (FSOL) , Ministry , The Cult , My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult , Moby , Mindless , and Brian Eno
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ASIN: B000002MF2
Release Date: 1992-07-14

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Classic techno fun.......2007-05-06

This CD brings back so many memories. It is filled with techo/dance music from the late 80's early 90's. If you like techno/house/dance club music then this is the perfect CD for you.

Real Cool Soundtrack.......2002-04-12

One of the first techno/electronica soundtracks to gain prominence was the soundtrack to Ralph Bakshi's Cool World, which garnered mixed reviews. I'm ambivalent about it myself today, but my love of the soundtrack has not diminished, but actually gained higher levels of appreciation.

David Bowie leads off with "Real Cool World" in yet another one of his chameleonic incarnations. Even though clocking in at over five minutes, its quick-beat techno rhythm is not prolonged agony. It's the next track, the Thompson Twins' "Play With Me," my favorite by the way, that is unlike anything Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie have ever done. Sure, they ruled with Here's To Future Days, but in terms of keeping with the thematic sound and feeling of the movie, this song succeeds admirably.

When are the Pet Shop Boys not the Pet Shop Boys? Answer: when Neil Tennant does lead vocals in "Disappointed," in his side project Electronic, also with Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr.

The hardest song is the Ministry's Psalm 69 song, "N.W.O." and that boosts the album as well. It's the next song, the Cult's "The Witch," which is unlike anything from the new-wavy Love or AC-DC crunch of Electric. There's an industrial buzzing punctuated by chords slightly reminiscent of Electric. Ian Astbury sounds muted by the fuzz and buzz of this song. Still worthwhile, though.

Moby contributes two songs here, "Ah Ah" and "Next Is The E." This is early Moby at his best, and his triple figure BPM and soul-tinged female vocalist is in its best in "Next Is The E."

"Do That Thang" out-kapow's "Next Is The E" in its energetic vivaciousness, hard guitar chords, funky vocals, electronic effects on overdrive chaos. I dare anyone to hear this song and not feel energized.

Sassy is the key with My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, especially with the guitar crunchy "Sex On Wheelz," with its hard-driving vocals. "Her Sassy Kiss" is different, with whirly synthesizers and brassy inclusions.

The last three songs belong to the ambient category, with Pure's "Greedy," Brian Eno's "Under" and Tom Bailey's sexy and seductive "Industry And Seduction," complete with grinding metal on rock, whizzing sounds, sirens, light whips, and panting. "Under" brings about the contemplative image of staring at the stars, with the neon lights aglitter below in the never sleeping city from a high floor apartment window.

A case where the soundtrack is leagues more superior than the movie, and where the techno/industrial/ambient unity is achieved.

"Cool" Soundtrack........2002-03-06

I thought the movie was good, but this cd is great. It's pretty much a good sampler of early 90's electronica and industrial music. "David Bowie" starts with a song that's as good as anything he's done in the past 11 years. There's a couple early tracks from "Moby" that are sweet. The whole disc is suprisingly good, right to the last instrumental track, which jumps from speaker to speaker. But the real punch comes from "Ministry", "The Cult", and "My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult". Those three songs are awesome. If all soundtracks were this good, it really would be a "Cool World".

Bad movie, great soundtrack.......2001-02-18

Too often, great movies produce soundtrack albums that don't reflect the quality of the movies they come from. Sometimes, though, lousy movies have wonderful soundtracks that deserve to exist separately from the dreck that spawned them, and "Songs from The Cool World" is one such album. The movie it comes from might be weak, but the CD represents a terrific sampler of early technodance songs from the likes of Thompson Twins, Mindless, The Future Sound of London and, of course, the acknowledged master of techno, Moby; a couple of his earliest hits can be found here. There are also tunes from David Bowie (who does the lead track), Ministry and Brian Eno. My fave track, though, and the reason I bought the album in the first place, is "Sex on Wheelz," a fun, rowdy, nasty song that plays hard from beginning to end.

In short, this is a fun, varied, thoroughly danceable soundtrack CD that far exceeds the quality of the movie it's attached to. Skip "Cool World," but buy the album and dial it up.

Musical Ecstasty.......2000-04-15

This is a Must-Have soundtrack if you like New Wave, electronic/techno music - almost every song is outstanding. Especially cool tracks are Electronic's Disappointed (side project of New Order's Benard Sumner and Smith's Johnny Marr, guest vocals Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant), Moby's Ah-Ah, David Bowie's 'Real Cool World', & Future Sound of London's Papua New Guinea.

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Cardigans Life-the best Cardigans disc
Wish there were more CDs like this one.
This is a great album
LIFE and other joys....
other lives

Life
The Cardigans
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ASIN: B000003KX0
Release Date: 1996-02-20

Tracks:

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Daddy's Car
Fine
Rise And Shine
Our Space
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Over The Water
Tomorrow
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These days it's getting harder to tell the real pop twerps from the hip parodists--both of whom make music sweeter and more dizzying than cherry wine. Take Sweden's Cardigans, for example: On one hand, they work the same delicious Bacharach lounge jazz and gooey '60s girl swoons as Pizzicato Five, a group whose retrokitsch is delivered with a big, fake-eyelashed wink. On the other hand, the Cardigans come from a land that gave us Abba and Ace of Base, sincere pop legends if ever there were. The Cardigans, it seems, could go either way, and their subtle blend of pop-for-pop's-sake with pop-for-joke's-sake makes their first American release, Life, all the more a modernist gem.

There's no use digging below the surface of Life's amazingly catchy opening quartet of tunes. All the joy to be extracted lies right on the surface: "Carnival"'s loopy organ and punchy beat is all cotton candy and merry-go-rounds; "Daddy's Car" is a fun-fun-fun ride to the up-up-and-away; "Fine" soars heavenward while "Rise & Shine" is mile-a-minute perk-me-up. From there, though, "Our Space" ventures deeper, into darker and moodier atmospherics and a trip-hoppy electronic shuffle. Singer Nina Persson's crystalline lullaby voice keeps it all sounding innocent as hell, but when she sinks her candy-coated teeth into a Black Sabbath cover ("Sabbath Bloody Sabbath") she exposes a few sinister cavities. By the time she closes the album, exulting "No one can be happier than me!" the effect is eerie enough for David Lynch. With Life, the Cardigans give us pop till it hurts. --Roni Sarig

Customer Reviews:

Cardigans Life-the best Cardigans disc.......2007-03-16

This is my favorite Cardigans disc, of all of them, including the supergravity and first band on the moon. It is qwirky, melodic and poetic. "Fine" is my favorite track.

Wish there were more CDs like this one........2007-03-13

This CD is a classic already. If you compare The Cardigans' sound of today with the music of this album, the resemblances are hard to find. While being true to their craft, their evolution has been incredible. I own all The Cardigans records issued so far and while I like them all, this is definitely my favourite one. It is a great album. Melodies are simple and lyrics provide a very unpretentious tone to the songs. Some people say it is kitsch, some others label it naïve, or even childish. To me very few songs match the quality of the verses in "Carnival". The collection of songs around "Carnival" is just great. If you are into simple, unpretentious music, get this album.

This is a great album.......2006-03-15

This album is is a treasure chest overstuffed with the rarest of all entities - finely crafted pop songs. I have owned this album since 1997 and I can say it has aged quite well. Timeless in fact.

LIFE and other joys...........2006-02-10

This album is so amazingly unique and charming..its a shame they had to go on making albums so completely different from this one. But any credible band or artist doesnt want to make the same album twice, so I take this album for what it is...pure fun. The voice of Nina is what sugar would sound like in musical form...coupled with the brilliant arrangment of catchy, upbeat and smooth music of Peter along with the back-up of the talented band, this is music for a sunny day...or to shed some light on a rainy day. This music came out in the mid-90's when it seemed people had a sense of humor about music, and the only thing being played on the radio and MTV wasnt just cry-baby whiney booty call gangsta un-imaginative "rock"...oh I long for the days of innocent music, but for now..I pop in LIFE and am transported to the days when music had more variety and wasnt so serious, or even to a mid-60's lounge if I play the right track....great album, great band.

other lives.......2005-10-20

i can't understand the different song line ups. the first "life" i bought a very long time ago was a cassette that had 11 songs. the flow of the album is so perfect i loved it so much i overplayed it and had my cassette player eat it. so i bought the cd and there's another different song line up (gasp!) and later would i find out that it's the UK Version of "life" which had additional songs from the earlier album "emmerdale" including a different take on Rise & Shine (which is nice) and ommitted Pikebubbles, Sunday Circus Song and Closing Time. and now this - the minty fresh release of "life". it ommitted Traveling with Charley, replaced the new version of Rise & Shine with the old version and added more songs from "emmerdale" (i really don't think that Our Space fits right in "life" kinda wrecks the happy-go-lucky mood) the first version of "life" IMHO is still superior and i'm aware, as well as the band do, that the minty fresh version acts as some kind of a compilation between the cardigans' first two albums, if you really want to experience the real "life" please do check out the one that starts with carnival and ends with closing time, me thinks it's some kind of a concept album, a very happy one. the songs from "emmerdale" wrecked the happy mood, as we all know "emmerdale's" not that happy at all.

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Awesome album, but a better version exists.
Schiller Knows it!
Great CD!!
A Magnificant Masterpiece

Life
Schiller
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Awesome album, but a better version exists........2006-12-01

This album is everything promised by all the rave reviews left before me. However "Leben," the German version is a better production than "Life" is. Shuck out a few more bucks and spring for the German import of this album. (Except for the poetry read between the tracks, only two songs are in German anyway.)

The transition between track one and two on "Life" is extremely awkward. The rhythm seems to somehow be a half a beat ahead of where it is supposed to be until you can finally adjust to it. This doesn't occur in "Leben," which has a smooth transition. Also, "Leben" contains the usual, proper intro track.

Schiller Knows it!.......2005-11-09

"LIFE" is a genius masterpiece and it's more than just another album featuring 2 Sarah Brightman songs. It takes all the collaborating artists to make up such a wonderful album. "LIFE" features 7 artists including Schiller (Christopher Von Deylen) himself. The ambient, futuristic and "floating" beats, keyboard riffs and colorful arrangements showcase what music should be about. When I first received this CD, I wasn't sure whether to love it or hate it, because for some reason, the songs sounded too much alike. Well...I don't know what planet I was on, because "LIFE" appeals to me much now. Even my partner is/was impressed with the fresh, free sound, melody & mood of each song. In some songs, you can compare the CD to "Conjure One", "Waterbone", "Enigma", "Delerium", "Single Gun Theory", Deep Forest and even "Chorus of Tribes".

I'm not too impressed with the quality of the DVD...for it's really fuzzy & the sound isn't all that great in certain parts. Also...they stuck Sarah Brightman at the very end of the 2nd concert and she only sang 1 song, titled "THE SMILE". Here, she only sings about 10 words and the rest is just instrumental. That was a bad idea. She should've sung "I'VE SEEN IT ALL", for it's a better song and requires vocals through the whole thing. That is basically my only complaint.

"I FEEL YOU", featuring Heppner, is a wonderful intro, preparing the listener for more enigmatic gems. With its light, floating & reverbrating keyboards & heavy sub bass, this track races through my veins. "I'VE SEEN IT ALL" is beautiful, sung by Sarah Brightman. This is the one song, which stuck with me since the "HAREM" era took off. Sarah's voice is perfect for this song and this style of music is what should be on her next CD. "LOVE", featuring Mila Mar is dark & haunting, yet has that familiar Euro beat. I like the creamy, dreamy tone of her voice. When she sings in lower tones, her voice can almost sound like 80's pop singer Carol Decker, from the band T'PAU. "I MISS YOU", featuring Maya Saban, is moody, mystic & has that "reverb" keyboard effect as well. The drum machine adds some ambiance without spoiling the Euro flavor of the song. Personally, I don't care for "THE SMILE". There's not enough vocals and I find Sarah is "robbed" of a full song. It's a funny statement, so I have to laugh. "BABEL" is dreamy & ambient, starting with a bouncy keyboard intro, leading into a slow, rhythmic tribal drum.

Moving on, "DESIRE", featuring Veljanov, is a gorgeous song with the same Euro reverb keyboard riffs and mysterious air. A song exactly like this should be found on Sarah Brightman's next CD. Hopefully Schiller collaborated with Frank Peterson & Sarah Brightman, because I consider "DESIRE" to be the perfect ambient song for a male. Veljanov has that deep, rich voice which you wouldn't expect from a pop song. "DELICATELY YOURS" wins hands down as the best track on the entire album. Kim Sanders really spoils us with her vocal talents...and I want to hear more of her. The song begins with 3 notes from a guitar & a Middle-Eastern vocal chant & a slow, tribal drum beat. The ambiance picks up as the drum continues, becoming stronger. What a mesmerizing soundscape of color, landscape and vast horizon which kicks Sarah Brightman & Frank Peterson right in the butt. This is what European music is all about!!! I'm not crazy about "I'VE SEEN IT ALL" sung by Maya Saban. It doesn't have the same feeling, compared to Sarah Brightman's version. Sarah does the song 10 times more justice. Maya's voice is more smokey and doesn't propel outward like Sarah's. Regarding the instrumental tracks...they are all great and I don't have any preference.

As for the packaging...I like the jewel-case and the deep violet liner booklet & tray art. On the front cover, the 4 elements (Fire, Water, Earth & Sky) are pictured in "Symbol" form. Inside, I appreciate the photos of Christopher Von Deylen. He's handsome. Also, the lyrics for all the "Sung" songs are included. So, in other words, this product is truly a "Must Have" for any music lover. Buy the CD and discover for yourself, the musical genius of Schiller.

Tracklist:
01- I Feel You (Feat. Heppner) - 3:44
02- Summer Rain (Instrumental) - 3:52
03- I've Seen It All (Feat. Sarah Brightman) - 4:19
04- Future (Instrumental From the Movie "Gate to Heaven") - 4:27
05- Love (Feat. Mila Mar) - 3:47
06- Unison (Instrumental) - 4:39
07- I Miss You (Feat. Maya Saban) - 6:01
08- Middle Earth (Instrumental) - 4:53
09- The Smile (Feat. Sarah Brightman) - 5:16
10- Triad (Instrumental) - 4:33
11- Babel (Feat. Mila Mar) - 4:21
12- Desire (Feat. Veljanov) - 4:00
13- Tranquility (Instrumental) - 3:59
14- Past (Instrumental) - 4:28
15- Delicately Yours (Feat. Kim Sanders) - 4:56
16- Conclusion (Instrumental) - 3:18
BONUS TRACK
17- I've Seen It All (Feat. Maya Saban) - 4:51

Tracklist for DVD (Disc 2) - Over 90 minutes in length
01- Live in Frankfurt -
02- Live in Berlin -
03- Videos * LIEBE
...............* LEBEN - I FEEL YOU
04- Photogallery (From Frankfurt & Berlin Concerts)

Great CD!!.......2005-05-15

I love the music of Schiller, this is a really good album from those people who love the electronic music, also I love the DVD with concerts and videos, Sarah Brightman is great in this cd I love her 2 songs with Schiller also her participation on the Berlin Concert, Great CD!!!!

A Magnificant Masterpiece.......2004-12-14

What an incredible CD/DVD combo! This is without a doubt my favourite music purchase of the decade. Oh ,and what a deal too. A DVD with two concerts, Frankfurt and Berlin, and two videos is included!

Close your eyes, relax and let your imagination and feelings go free. Prepare for a journey that will guide you through moods and soundscapes which will change your life... Life, the new album from electronic new-age artist, Schiller, continues the mystical musical exploration that began with their last album, Voyage.

Schiller's music fuses multiple genres - ambient, trance, and world - into an electronic new age sound that is multi-faceted and uniquely their own, a modern day ethereal new age music with a beat. Their sound, with its mellow mood, relaxing beats, and haunting melodies, has often been compared to artists such as Enigma, Tangerine Dream, Enya and Vangelis. With layer upon layer of musical elements - atmospheric synths, tribal instruments, angelic vocals, hypnotic rhythms, etc - Schiller weaves an exotic musical tapestry rich in depth and texture.

Schiller has had 1 platinum and 2 gold albums in Germany and normally performs to sell-out crowds at their live performances. They have had numerous Top 10 pop singles across Europe.

Do your self a favour and buy this set NOW!

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A very sensual CD
Finally Something Amazing!

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Saffron Blue
Sadhana

ASIN: B00004YU6L
Release Date: 2000-09-01

Tracks:

One Night
Dreams Come True
Bazaar
Tangier
Faraway
Crazy
Aceda
Mayeyo
Sanctuary
Sand Beneath My Feet
The Phoenix
The Traveler
I Can See
Aleph
Dreams Come True
One Night Reprise

Album Description

Luxuriously arranged tunes free the imagination with melting internationally flavored acoustic and organic electronic music. SONGS OF THE ALCHEMIST evokes pictures and emotions by interweaving lavish vocal textures, beautiful guitars, flutes and exotic sounds from around the world. Inspired by the profound literary work THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho, SONGS OF THE ALCHEMIST challenges its listeners to embark on a quest to celebrate the adventurous life.

Customer Reviews:

A very sensual CD.......2003-04-06

Aurah is a really good CD. What i like about it the most is that it combines a mystical feeling with sensuality. It feels like red velvet and silk. I used it as background music for a workshop on creating relationships and it switched everybody into this delightfully sensual mood. The music is exotic, light and beautiful and stands out amongts the many "new Age" type Cds that suggest mysticism with poor music quality. Lots of quality here. I have put it aside in my special music box.

Finally Something Amazing!.......2000-09-26

I've been looking for songwriters to incorporate filmscoring ideas into their songs. THIS IS THE ONE! This music calles for dreamers and musiclovers! Amazing music - you must have it in your catalog!

Average customer rating:

Note the bonus tracks

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
Brian Eno , and David Byrne
Manufacturer: Sire
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

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My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
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Compounds + Elements: An Introduction to All Saints Records
Remain in Light
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ASIN: B000065M0J
Release Date: 1981-01-01

Tracks:

America Is Waiting
Mea Culpa
Regiment
Help Me Somebody
Jezebel Spirit
Qu'ran
Moonllight in Glory
Carrier
Secret Life
Come With Us
Mountain of Needles
Very, Very Hungry [*]

Customer Reviews:

Note the bonus tracks.......2006-03-21

This is a great album, and has been reviewed better elsewhere, so this is more of a note. This version of the album has Qu'ran and Very Very Hungry. The original LP had Qu'ran as track 6 (track 1 on the 2nd side), and Very Very Hungry doesn't appear at all. All CD versions other than this one have Very Very Hungry as track 6 and Qu'ran doesn't appear at all. The reason Qu'ran disappeared is that (as the title would suggest) it contains heavy samples of the Qu'ran (sometimes spelled Koran), which is the Muslim holy book, and most Muslims object VERY strongly to its use in music, so it was replaced. Both Qu'ran and Very Very Hungry are good tracks, so this is worth seeking out, especially since the new re-release doesn't feature Qu'ran. This version was released by Sire Records and has CD 6093 as its catalog number.

Gravitational Pull Vs. the Desire for an Aquatic Life

Average customer rating:

Drugs & Hot summer afternoons.
title of review
A solid introduction
Liquid spaces and fertile places
Long, dry trips through the desert.

Gravitational Pull Vs. the Desire for an Aquatic Life
Stars of the Lid
Manufacturer: Kranky
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

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Avec Laudenum
Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid
And Their Refinement of the Decline

ASIN: B000001PW9
Release Date: 2000-07-22

Tracks:

The Better Angels Of Our Nation
Cantus 2: In Memory Of Warren Wiltzie
Jan . 69
Lactate's Moment
Be Little With Me

Customer Reviews:

Drugs & Hot summer afternoons........2003-12-05

References of intoxication and blasting heat always come to mind indication with this particular recording. The album starts out in this sort of 'green world' sound -- as if one is opening his eyes to pure, blue skied, summer morning. SOTL incorporates these lovely, naturesque field recordings with this disc that develop that mood and feeling even more. Tracks like "Cantus II;In memory of Warren Wiltzie" float in this sort of "life-infested" field of memories and hot beating summer sun. This is the ideal album for a lazy summer afternoon. I enjoy listening to it right before a summer rain comes and washes out this unbeatable heat too. Excellent follow up to their "Music for Nitrous Oxide" record on Sedimental, this disc was re-released on Kranky in 1997.

title of review.......2003-05-07

The first Stars Of The Lid track I heard was Be Little With Me, and I was really enchanted by it, but after thoroughly exploring the bands catalog I haven't found anything that compares. The majority of their stuff offers just a cold ambient drone without any of the My Bloody Valentiney shimmer that makes Be Little With Me so great. So if you're like me, you'd probably be better served by picking up Accelera Deck's album Narcotic Beats.

A solid introduction.......2001-12-28

There are two Stars of the Lid albums anyone interested in the group should start with as a primer - Tired Sounds, or this one.

The title of the CD reflects the way the album plays out. The first two tracks, "The Better Angels of Our Nation" and "Cantus II," have a murky sound which implies gravity of the emotional kind. From "Jan. '69" onwards though the album develops a liberating psych-rock feel, which peaks in the rising guitars of "Be Little With Me."

The overall effect is supremely calming. It makes me wonder why we don't hear SotL on the radio alongside Enya. On so-called New Age programs, anyway.

Liquid spaces and fertile places.......2001-10-12

I bought this on the advice of Portis,and what good advice it was.
Imagine the sounds of the creation of life on Earth,now slow the sounds down until one second becomes one hour,that's something like the sounds of this disc.
Imagine you are an alien visiting the earth.You travel inside a liquid bubble floating through this strange landscape,through air and water...each moment is so complicated and yet so simple.
Perhaps the universe is simply a cell within another universe and so on into infinity...and perhaps this is the sound of all the cells singing.

Long, dry trips through the desert........2001-01-09

I'm a big fan of Stars of the Lid. I rank them up there with the likes of earlier Tetsu Inoue and the atmospheric side of Steve Roach. STOL produce some of the most chilled, consistently excellent ambient and drone I have ever heard.

Gravitational Pull reeks of drug induced summer afternoons, lazily shifting light tones and textures and incorporating very vague sounds. It is quite effective any time of day, as SOTL have obvious talent and this music serves as an excellent companion for bedtime or mid afternoons. As long as work is far far away and it's time for some relaxation or introspection.

Tracks:

From This Moment
Persis
Like Pictures Part #1
Like Pictures Part #2
Night Traffic
Rising Dust
Intenser
More dust
Bloom
Two Voices
Bloom

Amazon.com

Picking up where such seminal Eno recordings as Music for Airports and Another Green World left off, the inveterate innovator-producer's first recording in four years is a surreal tableau of loping beats and eerie sounds enveloped in dark yet serene atmospherics. With German percussionist Schwalm contributing softly swinging drumming, Eno is free to dabble in sounds ranging from Middle Eastern string quartets to crying machines and Vocoders to happy, babbling babies. One of Life's many highlights is Laurie Anderson's cameo on "Like Pictures Part #2," as she enunciates her words above the song's spooky, soothing ambiance. "Bloom" contrasts happy baby chatter against distorted heartbeats and sinister samples; "Night Traffic" paints an empty urban center at dusk with shifting shapes and '70s jazz percussion and piano. Throughout Drawn from Life, Eno and Schwalm cast a spell of spectral dislocation and foreboding. It's like what dying prostrate in the snow must be like--slow, sleepy, beautiful, and chilling. --Ken Micallef

Album Description

'Drawn from Life' sees Brian Eno collaborating with German DJ J. Peter Schwalm. This collaboration produced soundscapes of jazzy, shuffling rhythms and strings that sway from cutting to sighing lay the foundation of most of the tracks. Laurie Anderson lends her voice, on 'Like Pictures Part #2,' This Astralwerks release has 10 tracks.

Customer Reviews:

Eno and Schwalm a match in ambient history .......2006-10-08

This has become my second favorite Brian Eno album. If you are a fan of his music you will surely appreciate this recording. Laurie Anderson appears on two of the tracks as well.It is a more moving and rhythmical expression than some of Eno's dry ambience work, but it seems to take you on a sound journey of deeply emotional nightime movements. Along with J. Schwalm's composing genius the two really have a winner here. I suggest this album for any eno fan that likes his later work.

dissappoint.......2003-03-14

I had big expectations from Eno's new album. I love Ambient2, ThePearl, Apollo, ShutovAssembly.
The DrawnFromLife is getting me nervous! I think the babyscream in a song is a very bad idea. + The long silence after the last songs.
In sum up this album for me sounds like a bad MassiveAttack album.

Top-class electronica.......2003-02-24

What a great project! Definitely one of the better ambient electronica releases of recent times. As professional and classy as you would expect from a Brian Eno project, but Drawn from Life is also clearly the work of two men who complement each other per fectly. Schwalmâs inventive beats and percussive figures forming a perfect bed of sound for Enoâs rich sonic tapestry. This is ambient with a beat â" think a high-gloss Arovane or Dntel â" and a superb music to snuggle up to on a Sunday night. But as opposed to Music for Airports, for example, this works best with active listening, preferably in the dark to soak up the brooding, nocturnal, lush atmospheres. Donât expect miracles: this needs at least one or two listenings to kick in. The rest, as they say, is plain sailing. Why only 4 stars? I don't like the vocally bits. I find them unwelcome, unecessary accessory (cheese alert) to this kind of music, regardless of whether its Laurie Anderson, Terrence Mckenna or Martin Luther King doing it.
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Lie Back, and Enjoy !.......2002-08-04

I always greet a new Eno album with caution...... he truley is a box of tricks, and for that I am grateful. This collaboration with J. Peter Schwalm however is quite wonderful.
I recall listening to this for the first time, and a second,and a third...continuously... I enjoyed it that much.
For me the lush strings which seldom stray in tone nor melody, is a typical Eno trade-mark.... and one that I love about his work the most. The added precussion makes for a slight twist from what I would have expected to hear on such compostions, but they do sit well, and do pull this album out of almost becoming another ambient collection.
The added bonus of having Laurie Anderson on, "Like Pictures part #2", just adds to my enthusiasm for this album.
It is hard to pick out any stand out tracks, as this album really works as one piece from start to finish.
Lie Back, and Enjoy !

(With)drawn from life.. cold, numb, yet organic........2002-06-22

I say 'cold' because that's the impression I get from Eno's work throughout this masterful recording; it starts with the chilly haze of "From This Moment" and though numerous sounds and tones are used, the overall impression doesn't fade. I have to say that an equal collaboration was the best idea for this album. Brian's work alone here would have ended up as Ambient 5: Frozen in Ice. Schwalm's light fleeting percussion, however, lends a wealth of shapes and textures to the music, giving it an organic edge and a pulse.

While this album is still quiet enough to serve as background wallpaper for reading or working, it's just busy enough to keep your attention if you sit down with a good pair of headphones. It's like a dream of floating in an endless white cloud while various images and sounds come into focus, clear for a moment, then vanish. City streets, Laurie Anderson talking about pictures, kitchen dishes clinking, swirling snow, and the occasional lapse of silence. Eno and Schwalm use no real melodies and only random fragmented words, but nevertheless draw the listener into their own web as convincingly as any fine lyricist I could name.