Electric Dreams [Import]

Electric Dreams [Import]

Track Listings

1. Together In Electric Dreams - Philip Oakley And Giorgio Moro

2. Dont You Want Me - The Human League

3. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics

4. The Model - Kraftwerk

5. Say Hello Wave Goodbye - Soft Cell

6. Are Friends Electric - Tubeway Army

7. Fashion - David Bowie

8. Hyperactive - Thomas Dolby

9. Imagination - Belouis Some

10. Talk Talk - Talk Talk

11. Einstein A Go Go - Landscape

12. Fade To Grey - Visage

13. Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) - Seagulls

14. Brilliant Mind - Furniture

15. Underpass - John Foxx

16. Being Boiled - The Human League

17. Mad World - Tears For Fears

18. Vienna - Ultravox

19. Ghosts - Japan

20. Blue Monday (Original 12 Inch Version) - New Order

See all 38 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
UK compilation of 80s synth pop classics. 38 tracks, Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder 'Together In Electric Dreams', The Human League 'Don't You Want Me', Eurythmics 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)', Kraftwerk 'The Model', Soft Cell 'Say Hello, Wave Goodbye', Tubeway Army 'Are Friends' Electric', David Bowie 'Fashion', Thomas Dolby 'Hyperactive!', Belouis Some 'Imagination', Talk Talk 'Talk Talk', Landscape 'Einstein A Go-Go', Visage 'Fade To Grey', A Flock Of Seagulls 'Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)', Furniture 'Brilliant Mind', John Foxx 'Underpass', The Human League 'Being Boiled', Tears For Fears 'Mad World', Ultravox 'Vienna', Japan 'Ghosts', New Order 'Blue Monday' (Original 12 Inch Version), The Cure 'The Walk', Spandau Ballet 'To Cut A Long Story Short', Yazoo 'Don't Go', Freeez 'I.O.U.', Heaven 17 '(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang', Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 'Enola

Electric Dreams,Various Artists,EMI Int'l,Pop,Rock/Pop Collections,V/a Compilations

Electric Dreams - Soundtrack
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Electric Dreams

Good movie - Great soundtrack

Finally Have on CD

electric dreams soundtrack

Computing Spirit of the 80's

Electric Dreams - Soundtrack
Original Soundtrack
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005RSU
Release Date: 1993-02-25

Tracks:

Electric Dreams - P.P. Arnold
Video - Jeff Lynne
The Dream - Culture Club
The Duel - Giorgio Moroder
Now You're Mine - Helen Terry
Love Is Love - Culture Club
Chase Runner - Heaven 17
Let It Run - Jeff Lynne
Madeline's Theme - Giorgio Moroder
Together In Electric Dreams - Giorgio Moroder/Philip Oakey

Album Description

Unavailable on CD in the U.S., this is the soundtrack to director Steve Barron's 1984 comedy starring Lenny Von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen and the voice of Bud Cort. Released on Virgin, it features the hit 'Together In Electric Dreams'by Human League vocalist Philip Oakey and soundtrack deity Giorgio Moroder, plus nine other tracks, including cuts by E.L.O.'s Jeff Lynne, Culture Club & Heaven 17.

Album Details

Ironically Released in 1984, this Movie Deals with an Average Guy's Obsession with a Neighboring Girl and How his Personal Computer Shares in his Amorous Intentions. When the Guy Begins to 'Use' his Pc to Try to Entice the Girl, Things Get Interesting. The Original Soundtrack features Two Cuts from the Culture Club ('Dream' and 'Love is Love') plus Eight More.

Customer Reviews:

Electric Dreams.......2007-05-12

This was a childhood memory of my boyfriends and it was great to see it was so easy to get the item on Amazon! Completely happy with the service and definitely recommended the product and service to everyone!

Good movie - Great soundtrack.......2007-01-10

I loved the movie and am sorely disappointed that it is not readily available on DVD. I loved the movie, but perhaps mostly for the music. Definitely an "80's" album. Culture Club's "Love is Love" is one of the greatest undiscovered songs from the 80's and is by far my favorite on the album. If you cannot enjoy the movie, at least buy the soundtrack and enjoy the music.

Finally Have on CD.......2005-12-17

I almost wore out the tape I had of this soundtrack in my high school days. I actually had to restrain myself from playing it too much in order to preserve it's life. When I saw that the CD was available through an Amazon affiliate for a very reasonable price, I knew I had to get it. I'm listening to "The Duel" right now as I type...

This sure brings back memories of watching this movie in high school literature class and another memorable time with the girl I was dating that later became my wife. We chose "Love Is Love" as one of our wedding songs. I can't say I'm a Boy George fan, but both his songs on here are very beautiful - especially when you think of how nicely they were incorporated into the movie.

I still regard this movie as the most successful integration of a soundtrack with the plot of the movie. From the rocking party anthem of "Let It Run" to the very emotional "Madeline's Theme" the songs were more then just background - they were a part of the movie. It was almost like watching a really good set of music videos that all worked together to build a story.

As others have said, I also was inspired by this movie to get involved with computers and music. As a programmer, I have learned to really dislike computers as a business tool, but I think that they are awesome as an agent for promoting musical creativity.

If you haven't seen the movie - watch it. Then get the CD while you can, because you'll want to remember the feeling for a long time to come.

electric dreams soundtrack.......2005-10-12

I remember this movie and I'm disappointed that the cd here is not the real soundtrack from the movie, it's good, but there is a bit missing with this cd as compared to the music in the movie.I agree with Blanchard from Alabama review, it just wasn't mixed right perhaps.

Computing Spirit of the 80's.......2005-02-25

The 80's and computers were a magical time. At this time, we had little conception of how this technology would turn our life into a living hell. Is this movie a foreshadowing of the things to come? The movie and soundtrack are the spirit of the 80's, at least as far as computing goes. It would be nice to buy a Electric Dreams DVD, but I guess the soundtrack will have to do for now. :(

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I keep coming back and wanting more.

Dreams Come True
Lou Ann Barton , Angela Strehli , and Marcia Ball
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I keep coming back and wanting more........2001-10-16

Three independently good solo jazz singers meld together compellingly. I keep giving copies away.

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Reaching for a different sound

Electric Dreams
John McLaughlin with the One Truth Band
Manufacturer: Columbia
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ASIN: B000025ON4
Release Date: 1992-10-27

Tracks:

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Electric Dreams, Electric Sighs
Desire and the Comforter
Love and Understanding
Singing Earth
Dark Prince
Unknown Dissident

Customer Reviews:

Reaching for a different sound.......2007-06-30

This was amazing music then... and now. This was a short-lived and overlooked ensemble. I saw them live while a student at Syracuse University and the power of the music was amazing... that transfers well to this recording. John is trying to find a new sound, while relating to his past accomplishments. The two tribute tunes to his mentor-- "Dark Prince" and "Miles Davis"-- are giving a nod to his tenure with the master, and the writing evokes Jack Johnson days, but with a current twist. Fernando Saunders was a fantastic choice to succeed Ralph Armstrong and Tony Smith has to be one of the most underrated drummers (where are you now, bud?)and was also a fantastic successor to Cobham and Walden-- a more jazz and funk rooted stylist who had monster chops and his own sound. Speaking of sound, the recording is not separated nor mixed well and the overall effect suffers: the drums get lost, but those of us who are drummers can hear what Tony is doing-- some of the polyrhythmic patterns represent the most innovative level of playing in the "fusion" realm. Watching it live gave me an appreciation of what Tony was pulling off; this recording is the only documentation of his efforts. Unfortunately, what also doesn't help is how loud Alyrio Lima is in the mix, thus confusing Tony's percussive efforts (enough with the sleigh bells, ok, Alyrio??!! They drown out the nuances in the compositions.)

Each of the tunes is attempting to play with the textures, some of the synth work is very distinctive and I've never heard anything like it since. Overall, the writing is great, "Love and Understanding" notwithstanding (pun intended and necessary-- this tune is pandering to pop at its worst... guess they were trying to get some airplay with that one... whew!).

The set winds up with McL actually getting political-- "The Unknown Dissident" (with a nice alto cameo by then-NY Session grandmaster David Sanborn) has a message behind the stated theme: the injustice in the world when those who dissent with the popular mindset are abused (and in this case, shot) for their beliefs. It is a rare nod to the notion of freedom, something that McL has never gotten across in this way before or since, but something essential to his art, and the work of every true artist in any medium.

This effort is to be applauded for its different tack... but the group had no commercial potential and didn't make it through the year. Before long, John was moving in yet another direction.

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No words can describe...
Band Music of the 21st century

BCM...Saves the World

Manufacturer: Mark Records
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Customer Reviews:

No words can describe..........2006-02-15

I'm only a high school band student, so my knowledge of composers is somewhat limited. However, whenever my band director introduced Chaos Theory for our Marching performace my sophomore year, and my Senior year [this year] Equus by Whitacre [which sadly is not on this recording], I was AMAZED by these composers. The creativity, the personality, the EVERYTHING about the music of these writers is amazing - I don't know what you would like, but I liked this kind of random creativity, it's a good change.

Band Music of the 21st century.......2004-05-11

Do you like the classic band sound? Do you play Sousa marches on your CD player 24 hours a day? Can't get enough of those arrangements of movie music and orchestral standards? If this is the case then this is NOT the album for you. These 4 composers make it a point not to do anything of that sort. Their stated goal is "to create music for the wind ensemble medium not bound by traditional thought or idiomatic cliché" and, if this is truly the case, then I think they (and the superb UNLV Wind Orchestra) have suceeded in creating something that every kind of music fan will find appealing.

If you know Eric Whitacre's choral works, then you will be pleasantly surprised and deeply moved by his wind arrangement of 'Cloudburst.' You'll also laugh until you cry during 'Godzilla Eats Las Vegas' in proof positive that Whitacre (and the rest of BCM) have a wicked sense of humor.

Jonathan Newman's 'Uncle Sid' and 'OK Feel Good' are 2 other standouts for humor. The first is a twisted version of 'Hava Nagila' and if the second one doesn't bring a smile to your face at a certain point towards the end, then you have no soul.

Steven Bryant gets a bit more contemplative during his beautiful 'the logic of all my dreams.' He gets so much "lushness" (if that's a word) into the orchestration that you'll swear you hear strings.

Tracks:

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What A Beautiful Day
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Are We Almost There
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So Over
Have You Ever Loved A Woman

Album Description

Rick Trevino is back. After a gold album and six Top 10 country hits in the 90s, the singer-songwriter moves to Warner Bros. for In My Dreams. Produced and co-written by Raul Malo (Mavericks). 10 tracks including the hit title track. Warner. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

His Best Yet.......2007-01-20

Was a big fan of Rick's music back in the mid 90's but I got away from listening to country music. I just stumbled on this CD and am very impressed. Every song is a winner. If your a fan of Clay Walker you will love this music as it will remind you very much of his song style and vocal presentation.

Sounds like Raul Malo and the Mavericks.......2006-12-10

Rick Treviño had many hits during the 90's and sounded like most of the
C&W singers of those days all very much influenced by Garth Brooks. When
Rick joined the fabulous "Los Super 7", he met Raul Malo of the Mavericks
and they became very close friends something you can hear and feel on this great CD.
The music is just like The Maverick's and his voice has
changed from the Garth way of singing to Raul's which is a must better
choice. The song " In My Dreams" by the Mavericks is still a little bit
better but the rest is well done especially "Overnight Success", "She'll
Never Know" and the wonderful "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman".
However I prefer Rick in his contributions to the Los Super 7 albums,
of course singing in Spanish, with songs like "Mi ranchito", "Ojitos
Traidores", Cupido and the best of them all "El Ausente". On his latest
recording he claims "I don't care about Mexico and I'm better off north
of the border" which I think is a rather unfortunate statement because
his roots are Mexican and there are a lot of hispanic fans all around
who really enjoy his music whether it is Country, Tex Mex, Conjunto or
the old traditional latin songs. By the way, why do they always print
Trevino instead of Treviño. Is he ashamed about the ñ which is a letter
that only exists in the Spanish language?

Not as good as earlier music.......2006-11-19

I wanted to like this CD so badly, because I loved Rick's first three CDs. But this release is nowhere near as good as that earlier music. Gone are the excellent, rambunctious honkytonk tunes and the heartbreaking ballads. This CD is nothing more than the fluffy pop crap that passes for country music.

In My Dreams.......2006-01-26

Rick Trevino's "In My Dreams" really was a pleasant surprise. I'm a big fan of Los Super Seven, which lead me to try out a Rick Trevino CD. And this one is actually good enough to rival Los Super 7's impressive output.

The CD is a good mix of classic country mixed with Tex-Mex, Americana, and honky tonk. I love the flameno/gipsy guitars that are sprinkled throughout the album.

I was surprised at how much I liked the cover version of "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman". I didn't care that much for the original by Bryan Adams, but Trevino's is spiced up nicely.

This CD is produced by Raul Malo of the Mavericks. It definitely sounds like it has his touch on it. I would highly recommend this CD to anyone who's a fan of Raul Malo's music and Los Super 7's CD's. Good stuff!

GREAT!.......2003-10-08

I first saw the In My Dreams video on GAC and new instantly that Raul Malo had something to do with it. That song gave me goosebumps - it's beautiful! I also knew instantly that I had to have the CD. Unfortunately I had to wait several weeks for it's release and I was not disappointed. There is not one or two or three good songs on the CD - ALL the songs are good! While the songs and style are typically Mavericks, Rick's voice makes the songs his own. Bravo!

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Excellent single disc overview
Electric Prunes - 'Lost Dreams' (Birdman)
well made, marginal 1960s psychedelic pop rock
The Kings of Psychedelic Tunesmithery
Prunes=awesome

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Tracks:

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This 23 track CD is the definitive collection by these '60's psychedelic legends. Collecting the best tracks from the band's first two albums, ultra-rare singles, demos and a hilarious radio spot for Vox wah-wah pedals. This is the only release anyone will ever need by the Electric Prunes. All tracks are restored and remastered by 'Prunes leader James Lowe. Standard jewel case. 2000 release.

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Restored and Remastered by James Love. Includes Rare B-sides, 23 Total Tracks in All.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent single disc overview.......2007-07-13

The Electric Prunes put out two magnificent garage-psyche albums on Reprise in 1967, as well as several stunning singles, including of course their big American hit, I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night. Their final single in this incarnation was Everybody Knows (You're Not In Love) backed with You Never Had It Better, and Lost Dreams collects the strongest tracks from all of these onto a single disc. The band loved to experiment with all the latest gadgets and stretched the recording techniques available at the time to achieve a densely sophisticated sound with their three guitarists and the expert engineering of Richie Podolor and Bill Cooper.

The band were not always in agreement with the record label or with manager and producer Dave Hassinger and both albums, particularly the first, contained non-original material they didn't want to record. Members of the band apparently had considerable input on this compilation and have not only omitted the tracks they find embarrassing, but have added longer mixes of several of their best and most exploratory numbers, namely Hideaway, The Great Banana Hoax (a wonderful satire of the times), Dr Do-Good and the magnificent Long Day's Flight. This gives a clearer view of the band's intent than on the original albums and the sound throughout is startlingly clear. Brief track by track notes have been added by Jim Lowe, the band's primary lead singer.

Rarities include Shadows, which played over the credits of the exploitation film The Name Of The Game Is Kill, and was released at the time only on a promo single; both sides of 1st release Ain't It Hard/Little Olive from 1966; an unreleased Hollies cover, I've Got A Way Of My Own, and another unreleased outtake from the first album sessions, World Of Darkness. The albums were released in both stereo and mono formats and the stereo mixes have been chosen for everything here including outtakes, apart from third single Get Me To The World On Time and the non-album first single.

For those wanting to delve a little deeper, Too Much to Dream - Original Group Recordings: Reprise 1966-1967 is a two-disc anthology put out more recently by Rhino

Electric Prunes - 'Lost Dreams' (Birdman).......2005-05-18

Beside the hard-to-find UK import 'Long Day's Flight',this collection of 23 songs on 'Lost Dreams' is the only legit Prunes compilation release.Includes mostly cuts from their first two albums 'I Had Too Much To Dream' and 'Underground' plus some super-rare singles and previously unreleased demos(those are always good to hear).Since I've always dug these guys,It's tough for me not to fully appreciate tracks like their lesser known tunes such as "Luvin'","Try Me On For Size","Wind-Up Toys" and "Ain't It Fun".Strictly for the Electric Prunes completists OR a new fan that just prefers to get JUST one of their CD's.A should-have.

well made, marginal 1960s psychedelic pop rock.......2004-10-26

out of 23 songs 3 or 4 are very good. another 9 or 10 are pretty good. all 23 are well made. think monkees (as record company creations), more original but not as good. over all not essential.

The Kings of Psychedelic Tunesmithery.......2002-02-22

The Lost Dreams album gathers together all the evidence that the Electric Prunes were well and truly ahead of the pack when it came down to having a good song and some original ideas about how to arrange it and record it.There are the two main hits here " I had Too Much To Dream Last Night" and "Get Me To The World On Time", along with some blistering album cuts like "Great Banana Hoax" and "You Never Had It Better". Also included is one of the best B-sides ever released, the flip to "Get Me To The World On Time" entitled "Are You Loving Me More (But Enjoying It Less)" which is a killer example of what the Prunes sound was all about, it pulsates and throbs right outta the speakers of your stereo.
The problem with a lot of stuff from the psychedelic era is that it was music made by people who were trying to turn their brains to mush with drugs. Not so here, the songs are sharply executed and stand up even in this day and age. The biggest shame is that there is too little of their music around as their career was wrecked by a short sighted record company, although it's great to see that the band are back together and making great new music in the 21st Century with a new album "Artifact".
So, all in all "Lost Dreams" is an essential purchase for followers of sixties psychedelia and for anyone who likes just great music.

Prunes=awesome.......2002-01-12

Get this, I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night), Underground, Mass in F Major CD's. Prunes can be heard in the graveyard acid dropping scene with Jack Nicholsen & Dennis Hopper in "Easy Rider". The song is "Kyrie Eleison" from Mass in F Major album. The Prunes are brilliant man...

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Every Goth CD collection needs this
Quietly amazing.
Big Elecric Cat are amazing

Dreams of a Mad King
Big Electric Cat
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ASIN: B000001JRJ
Release Date: 1994-09-13

Tracks:

Christabel
Red Roses
Sapphire
Orchid Dreaming
Paris Skyes
Winter Room
Bed of Nails
Twisting Man
Rebecca
Instro

Customer Reviews:

Every Goth CD collection needs this.......2005-02-26

I first heard "Orchid Dreaming" on the "Gothik Compilation" and I was instantly hooked. This CD is a sure standout amongst the goth genre. The songs are mostly danceable and have a "classic" goth sound to them.

Trying not to list the majority of the CD's tracks, standouts for me are "Orchid Dreaming", "Rebecca" and "Twisting Man".

I recommend this CD highly - If you haven't heard Big Electric Cat yet, you should feel very deprived. ^^

Quietly amazing........2005-01-05

No other words describe this band. This debut album is even better than their sophmore effort, "Eyelash," though that is equally as good; but this one has more clever hooks, more interesting songs. "Christabel" is incredibly sweet; "Paris Skyes" is not, perhaps, as danceable as the mixed on "Burning Embers," but still marvelous. Buy this album now, or regret it later. Or don't, and have horrible taste in music; it's your call.

Big Elecric Cat are amazing.......2000-03-28

I actually have not heard this entire album, only "Cristabel" and "Twisting Man", but from those two songs I was opened to another world. "Cristabel" is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard, dreamy and haunting. "Twisting Man" is a bit more sinister, but still beautiful and haunting. Big Electic Cat are Goth in the true sense of the word, not pretentious, not evil, not whiney, just quietly beautiful in it's rememberances of the darker shades of dawn.

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Sweet Dreams
Mighty Sam McClain
Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00005LW1R
Release Date: 2001-06-26

Tracks:

Here I Come Again
Sweet Dreams
Standing In The Wings
Learn How To Love You Again
Fool For The Blues
Living In My Dreams
Nothing But A Feeling
Respect Yourself
This One Is For My Baby
I Love Hard
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Here I Come Again (Reprise)

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For sheer vocal command nobody can beat Sam McClain's red-clay roar. He's riveting, whether slowly chewing the syllables of the country-flavored soul ballad "Learn How to Love You Again" or bending words of devotion into breathy melismatic arches on "Here I Come Again," one of the many songs here that allude to McClain's deep spiritual convictions. Like all the songs on his six 1990s CDs, these are his diary pages. They refer to his childhood escape from an abusive home, his days on skid row, and the comeback that has put him at the apex of the traditional soul-blues world, second only to his idol, Bobby "Blue" Bland. McClain even revisits Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams," which he first made an R&B hit in 1966. Unlike the big, exuberant, horns 'n' rhythm sound of Aretha-era Muscle Shoals soul that typifies the rest of this album, his "Dreams" sticks to a spare piano and guitar framework, providing McClain the space to dig so far into his heart we can hear it beating within the tearful shake of his voice. It's high drama--proof that after nearly a half century of struggle, this mighty singer is living his own sweet dreams. --Ted Drozdowski

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A worthwhile investment
Excelent compilation!
Amazingly Now Retrospective
How Could You Not Listen?
Good for help to know up-to-date contemporaly music

25 Years: Retrospective
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John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Fratres
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Psalom
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Summa
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Missa Syllabica: Kyrie
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Gloria
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Credo
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Sanctus
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Agnus Dei
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Ite, missa est

Tracks:

Traveling Music: 1. Gentle, easy
Traveling Music: 2. Moderate
Traveling Music: 3. Driving
Song of Twenty Shadows
Five Tango Sensations: Asleep
Five Tango Sensations: Loving
Five Tango Sensations: Anxiety
Five Tango Sensations: Despertar
Five Tango Sensations: Fear
Five Tango Sensations: Four, for Tango

Tracks:

Piano And String Quartet (1985) - Various Artists

Tracks:

Quartet # 4 (Buczak, 1989): I
Quartet # 4 (Buczak, 1989): II
Quartet # 4 (Buczak, 1989): III
Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): 1957 - Award Montage
Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): November 25 - Ichigaya
Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): 1934 - Grandmother and Kimitake
Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): 192 - Body Building
Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): Blood Oath
Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): Mishima/Closing
Company, Quartet #2 (1983): I
Company, Quartet #2 (1983): II
Company, Quartet #2 (1983): III
Company, Quartet #2 (1983): IV
Quartet #5 (1991): I
Quartet #5 (1991): II
Quartet #5 (1991): III
Quartet #5 (1991): IV
Quartet #5 (1991): V

Tracks:

The Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind: Prelude: Calmo, sospeso
The Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind: I. Agitato - Con fucco - Maestoso - Senza misura, oscilante
The Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind: II. Teneramente - Ruvido - Presto
The Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind: III. Calmo, sospeso - Allego pesante
The Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind: Postlude: Lento, liberamente
Quartet #4 (1993)
Mugam Sayagi (1993)

Tracks:

Quasi una fantasia (Quartet #2), Op.64 (1990-91): I. Largo (Sostenuto - Mesto)
Quasi una fantasia (Quartet #2), Op.64 (1990-91): II. DecisoEnergico (Marcatissimo sempre)
Quasi una fantasia (Quartet #2), Op.64 (1990-91): III. Arioso: Adagio cantabile
Quasi una fantasia (Quartet #2), Op.64 (1990-91): IV. Allegro (Sempre con grande passione e molto marcato)
Already It is Dusk (Quartet #1), Op.62 (1988)

Tracks:

Different Trains: America Before The War
Different Trains: Europe During The War
Different Trains: America After The War
Black Angels: I. Departure - 1. Thenody I: Night Of The Electric Insects - 2. Sounds Of Bones And Flutes - 3. Lost Bells - 4. Devil-Music - 5. Danse Macabre
Black Angels: II. Absence - 6. Pavana Lachrymae - 7. Threnody II: Black Angels! - 8. Sarabanda de la Muerte Oscura - 9. Losts Bells (Echo)
Black Angels: III. Return - 10. God Music - 11. Ancient Voices - 12. Ancient Voices (Echo) - 13. Thenody III: Night Of The Electric Insects

Tracks:

Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Introduction
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Cadenza: Violin I
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Where Was Wisdom When We Went West?
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Cadenza: Viola
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): March of the Old Timers Reefer Division
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Cadenza: Violin II
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Tuning to Rolling Thunder
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): The Night Cry of Black Buffalo Woman
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Cadenza: Cello
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Gathering of the Spiral Clan
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Captain Jack Has the Last Word
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): G Song
Salome Dances for Peace (1985-86) - III. The Gift: Echoes of Primordial Tim
Salome Dances for Peace (1985-86) - III. The Gift: Mongolian Winds
V. Good Medicine: Good Medicine Dance

Tracks:

Quartet No. 2 (1981): I. Moderato
Quartet No. 2 (1981): II. Agitato
Quartet No. 2 (1981): III. Mesto
Quartet No. 2 (1981): IV. Moderato
Quartet No. 4 (1989): I. Lento
Quartet No. 4 (1989): II. Allegro
Quartet No. 4 (1989): III. Lento
Quartet No. 4 (1989): IV. Vivace
Quartet No. 4 (1989): V. Lento
Collected Songs Where Every Verse Is Filled With Grief (1984-85)

Tracks:

Jabiru Dreaming, Quartet #11 (1990): I. Deciso
Jabiru Dreaming, Quartet #11 (1990): II. Amoroso
Quartet #8 (1969): I. Con dolore
Quartet #8 (1969): II. Risoluto; calmo
Quartet #8 (1969): III. Con dolore
Quartet #8 (1969): IV. Con precisione
Quartet #8 (1969): V. Con dolore
From Ubirr (1994)
Tragedy at the Opera (1995)
White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: First Dance
White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: Second Dance
White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: Third Dance
White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: Fourth Dance
White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: Fifth Dance

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Seems like only yesterday the Kronos Quartet stepped up their career as musical mavericks with a coveted, wide-open contract with Nonesuch Records. Now it's Nonesuch's turn to give Kronos the big-package nod, gathering key works recorded by the group--from younger composers and time-tested veterans alike--into this 10-CD box set. As one might expect, the set is stuffed with contrasts, from the first CD, with its 11-part, upstepping John Adams suite and then the far more solemn Missa Syllabica from Arvo Pärt. Nearly 20 of these pieces here were composed expressly for Kronos, pitched and sculpted for their easily-racked mixture of straightforward string quartet roles and intelligently restructured approaches to the even the simplest gestures. Perhaps most key here is George Crumb's Black Angels, in large part due to Crumb's role in inspiring David Harrington to form Kronos 25 years ago. Crumb's music spirals and chases through the air, engaging high pitches and fast pacings as if they were ends in themselves. Gone from this set are most of the short snippets that have filled some of Kronos's other fine single CD recordings. In abundance instead are some of the legendary works: Morton Feldman's long, endlessly patient Piano and String Quartet (with Aki Takahashi), Steve Reich's unnerving Different Trains, and Henryk Górecki's String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2. There are also some of the astounding Eastern European works from Night Prayers as well, including the stunning Quartet No. 4 from Sofia Gubaidulina. And of course there are the Kronos biggie pieces: Philip Glass's works fill one CD, and so do Terry Riley's. What's more, Riley's Cadenza on the Night Plain and "G Song" are presented here in entirely fresh, new recordings. What the listener gets is a huge block of music, full of shifting colors and textures but perfectly apt in giving a wide-angle vantage on what Kronos has done for contemporary music. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

A worthwhile investment.......2003-10-06

It would be an understatement to say that this is a fabulous box set. All 10 CDs are packed with some fabulous music that beautifull highlights the first 25 years of the Kronos Quartet, and the booklet included provides a great history of the group as well as nice blurbs on the composers and their pieces.

Equally nice about the box set is the inclusion of multiple new recordings, thus making this a worthwhile investment for fans. The Peter Sculthorpe Quartets are a particularly nice addition, as are the added Piazzolla, Part, and Riley compositions.

Along with this, the "classic" Kronos recordings are all here: "Black Angels" "Different Trains" "Salome Dances for Peace" (well, exceprts), and Feldman's Piano and String Quartet. Of particular note, I think is the inclusion of Gubaidulina's Quartet No 4, a fabulous recording that is otherwise hidden in Kronos' recording "Night Prayers."

Yes, this is quite an investment, but I firmly believe that it's worth it - longtime fans and newcomers alike have a lot to gain from this collection.

Excelent compilation!.......2001-09-09

I like more classic period, like Hayden, but Cronos does it very well, technicaly excelent. The ten sets are wonderful recordings and the selection is unique. It deserves the investment, If you buy it, youre going to have more than ten hours of joy.

Amazingly Now Retrospective.......2001-06-26

Since their youthful start in the NW back in the 70's, Kronos has collaborated with, commissioned, or just played such a breadth of musicians it almost seems that breadth - and especially non western world culture - is their mission. But, while this conservatively and esthetically designed 25-yr-retrospective box (with its increasingly sophisticated photo-portraits) belies the pulsation of social angst and conscience that underlies the bulk of the inclusions, the latter concern, its vitality and relevance - and not some stylish chasing after cultural breadth - is what overtakes the listener/reader, rather soon. I say reader, since the booklet is very helpful, especially to the relative novice, and well balanced in its coverage of composers, historical contexts, performers, individual texts, etc.

There are probably more non contemporaries performed by the Quartet over the years than this selection would indicate. That undercuts their ties with the sense of revolution in music throughout the ages, but it leaves more time for the present: and that is where one expects the group wishes to be, is most contributory and challenged, and is best and most fairly judged. Highly recommended, both for those who know Kronos's work well and wish a handsome tribute on their shelf, and for those who do not but are open and ready to be affected, whether impacted esthetically, reminded socio-morally, or whatever combination of both befits.

How Could You Not Listen?.......1998-12-19

My opinion pales when compared to this CD. Indeed the group's ingeniousness, its knowing and its balls are in full display here, hopefully to put to rest any lingering contention that there is little more to Kronos than form. To any person who accepts the merits of 20th-century music, this CD presents the genius of our culture and teaches that daring and ingenuity do not have to be sacrificed on the road to technical brilliance. My only regret is that the CD does not include Kronos's interpretation of Bartok. But, so what? Górecki's here, as are Part and Benshoof. Listen to this CD -- soar and struggle with it.

Good for help to know up-to-date contemporaly music.......1998-11-28

The Kronos Quartet has released many albums. There let us see what the quartet has tried new titles and arrenges in each period. But this is the best set for understand the quartet as summary of thier works. The CDs are distributed by each composers and we can see thier identities easily.Unfortunately this dose not include all but be enough to see what the quartet has been.I hope that every classical music fans(not only contemporaly music fans) listen this CDs.

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An eclectic mix of electroacoustic works

Sonic Circuits 5

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Sonic Circuits 4

ASIN: B00000F1TP
Release Date: 1998-11-24

Tracks:

Minute Vars - Lawrence Fritts
Le Renard Et La Rose - Robert Normandeau
112 Par Sko - Eirik Lie
Veni Creator Spiritus - Colby N. Leider
Office Furniture From Outer Space - Mike Olson/Richard Paske/Homer Lambrecht/Jason Goodyear
Radios Silent - Orchid Spangiafora
Jerry Hunt: Song Drape - Michael Schell
Soufle D'un Petit Dieu - Beatiz Ferreyra
Hard Cash (And Small Dreams Of Change) - Katharine Norman

Customer Reviews:

An eclectic mix of electroacoustic works.......2002-09-09

Each year, the American Composers Forum (ACF) produces an audio CD of recent electronic and electroacoustic music by composers from around the world, principally for distribution to radio stations and other recorded music venues. Each of these discs provides a snapshot of the current state of experimental electronic music, as well as a ready-made programme of works for broadcast or performance.

This fifth "Sonic Circuits" CD is the 1997 release from the ACF. One common theme running through most of the works on it is the use of vocal (or voice-like) material as a principal component. Most obviously, this is in the form of speech largely left raw and untreated, as with the spliced and looped radio broadcast samples which make up the entirety of Orchid Spangiafora's "Radios silent", or else the taped telephone conversations of Michael Schell's work, "Jerry Hunt: Song Drape 2", or the snippets of taped interviews juxtaposed with other processed sounds in Katharine Norman's "Hard Cash (and small dreams of change)".

Lawrence Fitts uses a one-minute spoken text by Australian sound poet Chris Mann as the source of his short series of variations, each the result of increasing amounts of processing, whilst a commercial recording by the Hilliard Ensemble provided Colby Leider with the source material for his heavily processed "Veni Creator Spiritus". Robert Normandeau draws on vocal samples of the actors from Odile Magnan's radio adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's "Le petit prince"(together with his incidental music for that production) for his engaging piece of 'cinema for the ears', "Le renard et la rose".

Although not featuring real voices as such, both Eirik Lie's "112 Par Sko (112 pairs of shoes)" and Beatriz Ferreyra's "Soufle d'un petit Dieu distrait (The breath of a small, distraught god)" manage to give the impression of voices embedded within them. Eirik Lie's guitar work (commemorating the centenary of the terrible Verdal landslide of 1893 in which 112 Norwegians lost their lives) contains overtones of people's screams of terror, while the artificial electronic sound world of Beatriz Ferreyra's substantial composition carries various vocal connotations of a somewhat gentler (though still ominous) kind.

Despite this thin thread of commonality running through the works on this disc, though, the overall programme presented here never comes across as the slightest bit unified and I suspect that different listeners will point to different tracks as providing the best listening. To my mind, the most important works here are the three longest ones: "Le renard et la rose" was a 1995 ICMC commission, and continues Robert Normandeau's cycle of works inspired by vocal onomatopoeia which began with "Spleen" in 1991. This newer work is very much a continuation of the earlier and uses heavily processed and augmented vocal (but wordless) utterances to build pulsing rhythmic and sonic structures which speak directly of human emotions in a way that recognisable words never could. It is a powerful and potent acousmatic work indeed.

Similarly, the Argentinean-born composer Beatriz Ferreyra never fails to impress with her output. Her entirely synthetic (I'd guess) sound study here conjures all up manner of images, both light-hearted and vaguely threatening, suggestive, as is its title, of something partly comic, yet with the potential to be dangerously fey.

Using recorded interviews carried out on the streets of London, together with ambient sound recordings from the gaming arcades and fun-fair on Brighton Pier, as well as computer-processed samples of spinning coins, Katharine Norman's contribution builds an entertaining and illuminating portrait of late twentieth century attitudes to life in south-east England. This work would make an interesting coda to her earlier London triptych.

These three works aside, though, the disc strikes me as struggling ever to rise above mediocre - although this may simply be because the rest of the music is just not to my taste (although I have to confess a great liking for Eirik Lie's sombre electric guitar lament, which despite its brevity has some potent imagery woven through its dark and moving tapestry). And indeed, I would hazard that the variety of styles presented here works well for this disc's intended purposes; it would certainly be both unrealistic and misleading for the ACF to give the impression that all its members produce similar sounding music. As a source of a wide range of items for broadcasting use, therefore, this release should prove invaluable. Equally, this disc - together with the others in the series - should prove of worth to serious students of electroacoustic music of the end of the twentieth century and beyond; a fitting complement to the releases from the likes of CDCM, for instance. As an item for consumption at home, however, this disc may be less attractive. Anyone unfamiliar with the works here would be well advised to sample across quite a few of the tracks before deciding whether or not to purchase.

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