Freezone 2: Variations On A Chill [Import]

Freezone 2: Variations On A Chill [Import]

Track Listings

1. Dieu Reconnaitra Les Sien

2. Snake's Pass

3. Harmen Harroot

4. Pulse Of Life

5. Alma De Bruja

6. Solomon's Dub

7. Jam Jah

8. Place In Time

9. Freestyle Linguistique

10. Fourth Way

11. Mutant Jazz

12. Morning Factory

13. Lights On The Vibe

14. Where Shall I Turn?

15. An Open Mind

16. Amazing Discoveries

17. Mirage

18. Escaping Categories

19. Dream

20. Rainfall

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

Bolo Hari (The Blue God Comes to Town) (Niraj Chag Remix)
Himalaya Trance (Cosmic Rocker Remix)
Mangalam (Chillums at Dawn Remix) (Sean Dinsmore for Dum Dum Project)
Dakini (Monsoon Remix) (Aram Ram)
Secret Place (Karsh Kale Remix)
Shiva Moon (Moon Nectar Remix) (Prem Joshua and Maneesh de Moor)
Sky Kisses Earth (Remixed by Sean Dinsmore for Dum Dum Project)
Water Down the Ganges (Joi On the Ganges Remix)
Bolo Hari (Instant Pudding Mix) (Dharma Dogz)
Lahore Connection (Toires Remix)

Album Description

Dakini Lounge marks Indo-Jazz innovator Prem Joshua's first encounter with DJ science. Here, an eclectic collection of cutting edge mixologists including Karsh Kale, Sean Dinsmore (The Dum Dum Project), Joi and Dharma Dogz (of Waterbone) shed new light on Joshua's signature sound, translating his East-West alchemies into stunning dub, chill and dance floor masterworks.

Prem Joshua has come a long way from the 18-year-old German rocker, mind blown by a Ravi Shankar performance, answering a mysterious call from a faraway place. While spending the better part of 20 years in India (where he has sold well over 50,000 records), Joshua has developed a unique musical style employing sitar, Indian flutes, saxophone, electronica and tarana-style singing that artfully—and skillfully—bridges the gap between traditional Eastern sounds and Western jazz forms, prompting the Times of India to dub him "the new guru of East-West fusion music."

Dakini Lounge marks the next logical progression in Prem Joshua's storied career. Placing the master musician's songs in the able hands of these modern day studio mavens presents new interpretations and directions for the many listeners already in love with Prem Joshua's music while introducing him to an ever wider audience.

Album Description

Dakini Lounge marks Indo-Jazz innovator Prem Joshua's first encounter with DJ science. Here, the fusion sitar master's music is reinterpreted and redirected by an eclectic collection of cutting edge mixologists, each translating Prem Joshua's East-West alchemists into stunning dub, chill and dancefloor masterworks. White Swan. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Ethnic musical loungy electronic work of genuis, this is.......2007-02-26

Very deep, musical journey. One of the best of my collection of electronic music compillations. Very beautiful, I cannot recommend this album enough. I've explored other titles by prem Joshua, but for some reason, they are totally different, and cannot compare to THIS CD. layers upon layers of sound and really chill, very COOL, ethnic, east indian melodies. What can i say, it's one of the best.

Dakini Lounge.......2005-08-13

Loved it! Still love it! Very cool loungey music with a great Indian/Jazz twist. Great listening power. Buy it and see!

better than buddah bar.......2003-10-23

love the moon nectar remix of shiva moon, and the dharma dogz instant pudding mix blows me away, these guys take chill to the next level

Dharma Dogz are amazing!.......2003-10-07

The whole album is great, but the remix by Dharma Dogz is worth the price. A masterpiece. Anyone into chill, relaxer or cool world music MUST pick this one up!

Reel Chill: The Cinematic Chillout Album

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"cinema's main stay themes prevail ~ City of Prague"

Reel Chill: The Cinematic Chillout Album

Manufacturer: Silva America
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ASIN: B0002IQGT4
Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

Sarabande [From Barry Lyndon]
Main Theme [From Midnight Cowboy]
Promenade Sentimentale [From Dive] - Mark Ayres
May It Be [From the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the]
Women of Ireland [From Barry Lyndon]
Adagio for Strings & Organ [From Gallipoli [
Romeo/Love Theme [From Romeo & Juliet)
Balcony Scene [From Romeo + Juliet]
Main Theme [From Chariots of Fire] - Mark Ayres
Main Theme [From Bilitis] - Mark Ayres
Main Theme [From Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence] - Mark Ayres
Main Theme [From Cinema Paradiso]
Main Theme [From Once Upon A Time in the West]
Deborah's Theme [From Once Upon A Time in America]
Suite: The Mission/Gabriel's Oboe/On Earth as It Is in Heaven ... - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus

Tracks:

Suite: Mountains and Sunsets/The Wedding/You Only Live Twice [From You
Heart Asks Pleasure First [From The Piano]
Agnus Dei [From Platoon] - Crouch End Festival Chorus
Vide Cor Meum [From Hannibal]
Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 [From DeAth in Venice]
Any Other Name/Dead Already [from American Beauty] - Rick Clark,
Into the West [From the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King]
Where Dreams Are Made [From Artificial Intelligence]
Main Theme [From Somewhere in Time]
We Have All the Time in the World [From on Her Majesty's Secret ...]
Electronic Battlefield [From Patriot Games]
Now We Are Free [From Gladiator]
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana [From Raging Bull]
Cavatina [From the DeErhunter]
Main Theme [From Out of Africa]

Customer Reviews:

"cinema's main stay themes prevail ~ City of Prague".......2004-08-15

What a crowning achievement to bring "Reel Chill:Cinematic Chillout Album", released by Silva America and featuring The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus ~ conductors are Mark Ayres, Paul Bateman, Rick Clark, James Fitzpatrick, Nic Raine and David Temple director of the chorus ~ one can only expect the highest quality of performances and quench the thirst of all "film-score-buffs".

Sit back and unleash the first disc with composers ~ Albinoni, Craig Armstrong, John Barry, Vladimir Cosma, Enya & Nicky Ryan, Handel, Francis Lai, Ennio Morricone, Sean O'Riorda, Nino Rota, Ryvichi Sakamoto and Vangelis ~ taking each film score cue "BILITIS", "CHARIOTS OF FIRE", "CINEMA PARADISO", "DIVA", "GALLIPOLI", "THE LORD OF THE RINGS:THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING", "BARRY LYNDON", "MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE", "MIDNIGHT COWBOY", "THE MISSION", "ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA", "ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST", "ROMEO & JULIET" and "ROMEO + JULIET", with arrangements that soar and then simmer into pure meditation of grandeur ~ classic film music prevails, as orchestration comes to the surface with pure originality ~ one masterpiece after another is long last presented as it should have been, is cause for celebration ~ each cue is a distinctive gift for striking modernism, touching on the transition of the period in this planets history.

Second disc is waiting in the wings are composers ~ Samuel Barber, John Barry, Patrick Cassidy, James Horner, Mahler, Mascagni, Stanley Myers, Thomas Newman, Michael Nyman, Howard Shore, John Williams and Hans Zimmer/Lisa Gerrard ~ take a musical ride with "AMERICAN BEAUTY", "A.I. ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE", "DEATH IN VENICE", "DEER HUNTER", "GLADIATOR", "HANNIBAL", "THE LORD OF THE RINGS:RETURN OF THE KING", "ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE", "OUT OF AFRICA", "PATRIOT GAMES", "THE PIANO", "PLATOON", "RAGING BULL", "SOMEWHERE IN TIME" and "YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE" ~ our composers with passion and skill for exploring human emotions, coupled with a unique gift for striking exotic orchestral colors, make this with all it's splendor unforgettable ~ themes that ring with familiarity as each film comes to mind through music.

Silva America gives the collector a treasure of thirty film cues that any "film-score-buff" would die for ~ in the past James Fitzpatrick (producer), Reynold da Silva (executive producer), mastered by Rick Clark and David Stoner (release co-ordinator) have given us compilation with such expertise and this one is no exception ~ keep up the outstanding limited editions and deluxe package releases, with your signature tidbits for all film music fans that's in all of us...gotta love it!

Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1161 ~ (8/10/2004)

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Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham
Grab a beer and fire up the grill!
Best of Surf/Indie Rock
Ladies and Gentlemen, the legendary Shadowy Men!!!
A Whooping crazy happy spazzy Five Stars O' fun!

Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet
Manufacturer: Cargo Records
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Reids Situation
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Exit From Vince Lombardi High School
Aunts Invasion
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Hot Box Car
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Dewy Drops Of Spring
5 American 6 Canadian
Who Painted Whistler's Mother
Case Of The Missing Lady Fingers
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Borrowing as much from UK pre-Beatles instrumental legends the Shadows as the reverb-drenched American surfmeisters of the '60s, Toronto's Shadowy Men are a tough act to duct-tape to the chair. These '90s guys keep squirming loose to add unexpected elements to their brew. Benny Goodman's "Swing, Swing, Swing" pops up in "I Know a Guy Named Larry." And "Bang Bang," the Sonny Bono tune, tellingly combines gypsy swagger and 007 intrigue with a rockabilly bridge. Like San Francisco's Mermen, this is kinda surf and kinda not. When the Shadowy Men play Brian Wilson's "In My Room," you can bet they've got a pail of water balanced over the door, just waiting for some sap to walk in. --Jud Cost

Customer Reviews:

Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham.......2007-03-18

This album is a must have if you like surf.

Grab a beer and fire up the grill!.......2006-04-01

I've owned this CD for a couple of years and I don't listen to it much, but I played it a few days ago and I was immediately transported to a wooden deck by a house with a gas grill cooking burgers and I had a beer in my hand thinking about how good life it.

This kind of music just sets a kind of mood, and whatever that mood is depends on your imagination, but I'll bet you imagine something in the Summer that is fun or relaxing. I love this stuff.

Best of Surf/Indie Rock.......2005-11-29

Along with Man or Astroman?, Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet released several outstanding indie instrumental albums in the 1990s. This is their second and probably best one, and still sounds great almost 15 years later. Fans of this band should also check out 'Fresh Gasoline' by Phono-Comb.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the legendary Shadowy Men!!!.......2003-12-27

Anyone who is a fan of great Instrumental surf, lounge, or "spy" music must pick this up. This album makes great background music to conduct your own secret covert spy missions to. The performances here are one of a kind!!! You owe it to yourself to check this one out!!

A Whooping crazy happy spazzy Five Stars O' fun!.......1998-10-16

A very upbeat recording from a bunch of happenin' Canadians. A must have to add to your collections! An added bonus? Not many people know their groovy style so they are relitivly CHEEP! Also look for their (first?) one "Savvy Show Stoppers!" or try the Barenaked Ladies (Gordon) or Moxy Fruvous (Bargainville) for other upbeat canadian tunes!

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Enchanting Chill music
So Much More Than Expected
Subtle, melodic and definitely spiritual
Fabulous album - one of my favorites

The Dreaming (Vol. 3)
Angel Tears
Manufacturer: LoveCat Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000182NLK
Release Date: 2003-03-15

Tracks:

The Dreaming
Daylight
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Product Description

Angel Tears music is on over 10 compilation CDs, incl. the hits Buddha Bar 2, 8, and 10 which have sold over 500,000 units. Angel Tears' music transports you on an enchanted journey of sounds and voices from every corner of the globe. It is a prayer to harmony that integrates cultures, races and peoples. Their music integrates dozens of instruments from East and West: the Bedouin dharbouka, Tibetan flutes, grand pianos, the Indian sitar, electric guitar, and Arab violins. The songs feature such varied elements as African voices in traditional tribal religious ceremonies and ancient Indian hymns.

Customer Reviews:

Enchanting Chill music.......2006-03-19

I came across this CD at a music festival booth. I asked the vendor what would be good for massage, as I am a CMT. He popped The Dreaming into a CD and I listened for about 5 minutes before I was hooked.

Just about every one of the songs on the CD is amazing. An incredible mix of Middle Eastern rhythms, ethereal voices, and otherwordly ambience. People ask me all the time what I am playing when I use this CD for my massage sessions. I recently got a DJ friend into this music, and he's in the process of acquiring all 4 CDs by this duo.

My absolute favourite song is Dmaot Malach. When I listen to it with my boyfriend, it feels like we're a million miles away from the world.
We're major fans of Zero 7 and Sound Tribe Sector 9, and this CD is also with us on any trip or evening together.

So Much More Than Expected.......2005-09-22

I had heard several tracks from this CD and was excited about receiving it, however, I was blown away by the fact that I LOVED EVERY TRACK on it. Not only from the point of view of a fan of fabulous music, but from the fact that I can use the music in the psychotherapeutic exercises I facilitate (Breathwork and tantra therapy). Every track is hugely evocative and transporting and the sequence of the tracks is perfect. Couldn't be happier about a music purchase.

Subtle, melodic and definitely spiritual.......2005-02-22

One of our teacher at the yoga studio put this music during a class. Suddenly, everything was different, everything was flowing with grace and I would feel going deep into myself as the poses went.
But you don't need to practice yoga to like it. It's real music and the soul and the inspiration are there.

Fabulous album - one of my favorites.......2004-12-01

I found this CD in a yoga shop and bought it without knowing anything about it. it was one of the best purchases i made! The soft and melodic tracks, with sophisticated rhythms and beats underneath are perfect to play around the house, and especially when working. I'm a graphic designer, and we play this CD all the time in the studio. It really helps the creative flow...! And what's interesting is that i don't seem to be getting tired of it, i just keep discovering new layers and depth.
It's a wonderful CD, i highly recommend it.

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Great Bliss for Your Buck!

Peace: Pure Classical Calm

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ASIN: B00070EBR6
Release Date: 2005-01-25

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Agnus Dei - National Youth Choir Of Great Britain
Gollum's Song - Nic Raine
II. Adagio - Julia Thornton
In Trutina - Janice Watson
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Customer Reviews:

Great Bliss for Your Buck!.......2007-01-13

Wonderful combination & range of classical music from both centuries past and current day. Included are two disks of soothing, relaxing bliss.

Eggman On the Deuce and Other Stories (digipak)

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Urban Melancholy
Hi-art with a decidedly funky feel
Essential listening

Eggman On the Deuce and Other Stories (digipak)
Chill Faction
Manufacturer: Faith Strange
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Release Date: 2004-10-31

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Down By the Waterfront
The Affairs of the Heart
(You Send Me Like So Many) Nuclear Missiles
Sweet & Sour Sadness of Sunday Afternoons
Hell Without You
Don't Fall In the Crack, Jack
42nd Street
I Am The Walrus
Whenever We're Together
Marilyn
Dance
Long Hot Summer
Hostage of the Heart
Christmas In the Whorehouse
Bride Of Jesus

Album Description

from The Dutch Progressive Rock Page, 2005, Volume 1:

...And of course I should address the album's only cover song and the one that gives it at least part of its name. I've always thought I Am the Walrus was one of the weirdest songs from any band or any era that I'd ever heard - but, if you share that opinion, you ain't heard nothin' till you play Chill Faction's version a few times. I'm usually deeply skeptical about Beatles covers, but I'm pretty sure I prefer Chill Faction's version of the song to the original, because it not only takes the weird lyrics and runs with them but also weirds up the music, taking the Beatles' plod and funkifying it, vocalist Larry Kirwan making the lyrics hug the beat almost as if his voice were another percussion instrument. In this version, the oddness of the song is almost scary.

But odd as it is, I Am the Walrus isn't the oddest song on this album. This was an inventive and quirky group in its own right, and you'll get a kick out of many of the lyrics. From Hostage of the Heart: "I call up the White House / But they won't reverse the charges / They don't accept phone calls / From unidentified hostages." And from 42nd Street, whose rhythm and overall ambience remind me a bit of ABC's Poison Arrow: "I wish I could be sentimental when I think of you / I should have known better than to love you / `Cause your plastic heart is melting from the heat / On forty, forty, forty-second street." These guys are having fun with the words as well as with the music...

Customer Reviews:

Urban Melancholy.......2004-12-11

Chill Faction-Eggman On The Deuce and Other Stories is a masterpiece of urban melancholy.It's timeless,gritty,surreal,gripping,energetic and engaging.Lucky for those of us nostalgic fans, they resurrected this collection of songs by the inimitable Chill Faction.Whose masterful performances lay bare a synergy that runs rampant through their musicianship. In a time when we need more intelligent music like this that evokes universal themes of desolation and longing. There are so many tracks that thread this albums life force. WHENEVER WERE TOGETHER and CHRISTMAS IN THE WHOREHOUSE, are just a few that are provocatively memorable.The entire album summons forth the lost days of bands that can create a dramatically light and dark tapestry of emotion. SWEET AND SOUR SADNESS has the dire sound of a post-modern "Summertime"Larry Kirwan's vocals thrust at your heart with his earnest tone that rings of self-preservation.Dave Conrad's bass guitar and Thomas Hamlin's drums are hypnotic. Fred Parcell's trombone style has an extraordinary uniqueness. And Mike Fazio's soundscapes induced by both his dream like guitar and synthesizers forge the sound together and drag you into a world of vast and vivid projection. Somewhere there is a film that is should use this entire album as it's guiding soundtrack.

Hi-art with a decidedly funky feel.......2004-11-12

Chill Faction spin deceptively complex psychedelic riffs and rhythms into eerie and shifting Kafka-esque dreamscapes. Some songs capture whimsy (Long Hot Summer) or bittersweet memories (Christmas In The Whorehouse), (Whenever We're Together) and others make you look over your shoulder to see who is lurking behind you (Hostage Of The Heart), (Nuclear Missiles), (42nd Street). All while never ever dropping the groove. You certainly can get exhausted by the sheer energy of this record. It never lets up. It begs you to get up and contort yourself. Try and sit still to Don't Fall In The Crack, Jack or Marilyn or Bride Of Jesus. You simply can't. Hostage of the heart is reason alone to listen to Eggman. Stunningly disturbing.

You can certainly dance to this record but you can also contemplate your future, or your past for that matter, probably at the same time. How many records do you have like this in your collection?

This band was an art band and even that moniker doesn't do them justice.

Essential listening.......2004-11-12

This album was done in the mid 1980's and sounds more contemporary than the works of many of today's so-called "hipsters". Chill Faction was one of those groups far ahead of their time. The musicians are superb & have a sophistication not generally found in today's music. They seemed to have invented their own brand of music: literary, sophisticated, melodic, violent, wonderfully disturbing, bittersweet, complex, sinister. Unique. Not for the squeamish. This is essential listening.

Brilliant musicianship by one and all. David Conrad can certainly stand toe to toe with Jamaaladeen Tacuma or Mick Karn and the clever interplay between him and Thomas Hamlin on drums is a delight to savor. One of the tightest rhythm sections I have heard in the last 25 years. Mike Fazio's piercing guitar playing is years ahead of what came later in the 80's, 90's and even today. Certainly an admirer of Fripp, Rundgren & Hendrix, you can also hear a Steve Cropper mentality in his playing quite like John McGeough's wonderful guitar playing with Siouxsie & The Banshees. Larry Kirwan's vocals are very different from what most people know of him do today in Black 47. His urgency stands on par with Robert Smith circa The Cure years between Pornography and The Top and he stretches in angst-ridden leaps and bounds like a pissed-off Peter Hammill. Fred Parcell's electronic approach to trombone is in a class by itself. No one, and I mean no one sounds like him.

As the album progresses in chronological timeframe, so does the band's stretch into uncharted territory. You can hear in the beginning tracks the bands raw unproduced New York mindset not unlike Liquid Liquid, Bush Tetras, Television and Talking Heads (Affairs Of The Heart) (Down By The Waterfront) urging into something entirely new (You Send Me Like So Many Nuclear Missiles) (Hell Without You).

(Sweet & Sour Sadness Of Sunday Afternoons) and (Nuclear Missiles) have their non-stop eerie moments. The Beatles cover of I Am The Walrus has absolutely nothing to do with the original and somehow forges Van Der Graaf Generator with A Certain Ratio. In fact, the whole vibe of this album is one of an eerie sense of taking the best funk/punk elements of the first few brilliant A Certain Ratio or 23 Skidoo albums with Howard Devoto & Magazine's unique bent on post punk progressive and elaborating those elements with the art and power of Van Der Graaf Generator with of course, different instruments. Quite a feat considering no one from the 80's ever attempted this before. But the highlight of the album for me remains the weird atmospheric Hostage Of The Heart, an awesome number with mysterious hypnotic appeal and the arrangement, especially the drone-like guitar, reminds me of what Kitchens Of Distinction would do later in the eighties or Interpol is attempting even now. To me, it's on a par with Magazine's beautifully strange masterpiece Back To Nature on the Secondhand Daylight album. Chill Faction was a band of many talents but unfortunately did not continue. This collection is therefore to be treasured. Anyone interested in the annals of indy New York rock should not miss this.

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a Stephen Philips compilation

Ambient Landscapes, Vol. 2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Dark Duck Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CAFVUC
Release Date: 2000-05-09

Customer Reviews:

a Stephen Philips compilation.......2006-07-03

This is another quality compilation of ambient, deep chill, and atmospheric music, from Stephen Philps' Washington, DC-based Dark Duck Records.

The track listing:
1. Excelsior - Conscious Freq
2. Twine - Illumination
3. E. Voice P. - Entered Apprentice
4. Dreamstate - Alpha Waves
5. Alan Imberg - Overview of Water
6. Subspace - Nebulunar
7. Deep Chill Network - Explorations
8. Stephen Philips - On the Edge
9. James Johnson - Drift

As a James Johnson fan, I bought this largely for the final track...I am giving this CD four stars only because of the wide variation in tone of the rest of the tracks. That is, I wish the whole thing was as good as the last song. If you prefer variation over the more ambient sound then you'll rate this higher, deep chill is just not my thing.

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Wonderful music for the season

Christmas Echoes, Vol. 1

Manufacturer: Gothic Records
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Release Date: 2005-09-13

Album Description

2003 Grammy nominee for Best Choral Performance! An assortment of carols from traditional to modern, in familiar and new arrangements, featuring America's preeminent choral ensemble, which retired in 2004 after a legendary 31 seasons. This album includes a cappella tunes as well as accompaniment for harp, guitar, organ, handbells, and other instruments.

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Wonderful music for the season.......2007-01-10

Beautiful songs sung with clarity, interpretive artistry and attention to blend. Some of the more particularly lyrical songs (e.g. Zgodava's Out of Oriental Crystal Skies, and Paulus' Sing Hallelu to name two) are not found in more common choral album Christmas repertoires and are a delight to experience for the first time.

This Is Christmas: Complete Carols by Alfred Burt

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This is Christmas
Beautiful
Modern Christmas Carols performed soft and sweet
a definite five star album
A Tall Order, but a Good Effort

This Is Christmas: Complete Carols by Alfred Burt

Manufacturer: Collegium
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000031I7
Release Date: 1997-10-21

Tracks:

This Is Christmas - Jimmy Joyce 16-Voic
Christmas Cometh Caroling
Ah, Bleak and Chill the Wintery Wind
Come, Dear Children
Some Children See Him
Sleep, Baby Mine
All on a Christmas Morining
Caroling, Caroling
The Star Carol
We'll Dress the House
Christ in the Stranger's Guise
Nigh Bethleham
What Are the Signs
Jesu Parvule
O Hearken Ye

Album Description

An American Christmas classic, originally recorded in Hollywood in 1963 and digitally remastered in 1995, these performances by the Voices of Jimmy Joyce capture on CD the original arrangements of all 15 Christmas classics by Alfred S. Burt. This recording was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1964. It includes This is Christmas, Some Children See Him, and The Star Carol.

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This is Christmas.......2007-01-10

As a companion to The Christmas Mood, it will bring joy to your heart.
This Christmas music is lively and joyful.

Beautiful.......2006-12-06

Music is appreciated on opinion and personal taste, so I'll simply give mine.

This collection is far too good to be missed by anyone, dissuaded by a couple of negative reviews. If you haven't already discovered the Burt Carols, this is an excellent introduction. Alfred Burt was in attendance at these recording sessions by volunteer professional singers, including the King Sisters. Jimmy Joyce did a fantastic job of organizing (and I'm assuming arranging) these carols.

The arrangements and vocals are thoughtful, and beautiful. What an amazing legacy that Burt left behind, as he died at the young age of 33.

This music captures the spirit of the Christmas season perfectly, and musical snobbery should have no place in the face of these masterpieces.

You will love this collection of the complete Burt carols. It is part of an annual tradition at our household.

- Dana Countryman
Everett, WA

Modern Christmas Carols performed soft and sweet.......2006-10-04

The carols of Alfred Burt have always been something special, and thanks to the efforts of various singers (Nat King Cole, Julie Andrews, John Williams and the Boston pops, etc.) many of these carols are still heard occasionally though not frequently enough to my ears.

This album originated on Lp in the 1960s as a stereo answer to an earlier 10" Lp on the Columbia label which featured many of the Burt carols. This is a complete collection of all 15 carols. The effect is simple and pure as if a group of carolers were gathered at your door. The voices blend beautifully. There are a few glitches in the transfer and the opening notes of "We'll Dress The House" have been clipped.

For anyone looking for the real music of Christmas but wanting something beyond the standard two dozen famous carols, this disc will provide a welcome change of pace.

a definite five star album.......2005-12-19

I have nearly 120 Christmas albums. This ranks as one of my favorites. I am quite suprised that some of the reviewers were so critical. First, to the best of my knowledge there is currently no other complete collection of the Alfred S. Burt carols. That alone makes this album special. Secondly, the 16 voice a capella choir of the Voices of Jimmy Joyce do a wonderful job. The singing is crisp and concise, the lyrics easily understood. The musicianship is excellent and the arrangements are extremely good. The third verse is always performed with the original Burt harmonization. While the additions of new arrangements distress some reviewers, I believe that repeating the same harmonization for multiple verses would become tiresome and dry. The melodies are exquisite and harmonize well in new ways. The arrangements used by Joyce are fresh, but in no way dissimilar or out of context with the originals. The effect is of a continuous whole and the album works perfectly. I would highly recommend this album for someone wishing to purchase quality Christmas music. As for the Waring version, I have not heard it, and it is not currently available on CD. It would seem rather ridiculous to deny yourself the joy of these carols now in hopes that maybe at some future time another version might be released.

A Tall Order, but a Good Effort.......2005-07-15

(I own the original LP version of this album, so I am here commenting on the musical content only, not the quality of digital transfer, remastering or what-have-you.) Overall I was quite pleased with this album, my only previous exposure to Burt's carols being the selections performed by Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians. I will say that those remain my favorite performances of those particular tunes, as they are very simply interpreted and altered very little, if at all, from Burt's original scores, and that seems to yield the best results. However, I don't think the Joyce Singers' re-arrangements are inappropriate, as some other reviewers have expressed. In a few cases the arrangements get more elaborate than they maybe need to be, but I would not go as far as to say they are in bad taste. Burt's melodies are very strong --they do not suffer from the changes in the supporting parts, and if I am not mistaken, each cut on the album contains at least one verse of the composer's original part-writing. I have yet to hear an album of exclusively Burt carols that I've enjoyed more; very good overall. But, to my knowledge, nobody's recorded the perfect one yet.

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Chill with a splash of Smooth!!

Urbanized
Mike DiLorenzo
Manufacturer: Keep the Groove
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007UZLZM
Release Date: 2005-03-16

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Urbanized
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West 47th
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Album Description

NY-based keyboard player, composer and production specialist Mike Di Lorenzo provides his own brand of New York chill featuring a fresh blend of contemporary jazz with Hip-Hop, Latin and R&B elements. "Joe Sample, George Duke, Down To The Bone, and Michael Brecker aficionados will be well-served with this assortment of urban instrumental arrangements which highlight Mike's various influences and versatile writing, playing and production style."

11 original fresh, funky, instrumental compositions and an outstanding remake of Stevie Wonder's "Too High" make up this very musically hip and groove-oriented CD. By incorporating contemporary rhythms and textures with the musicianship of some of New York's finest, Mike is able to incorporate his varied experiences and wide range of musical influences into an impressive and tasteful debut. "The idea behind the CD is to connect with the rhythms and grooves that are happening today and hopefully provide an interesting blend where melody and harmonic creativity can be incorporated with popular rhythm formats."

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Chill with a splash of Smooth!!.......2005-07-06

Mike Di Lorenzo has had his work showcased on the radio program, "Chill with Chris Botti". His style is a mix between Herbie Hancock, Alex Bugnon and David Benoit. The CD is very much "Chill", Downtempo, Latin and the Rick Braun inspired trumpet on some his tracks makes it a very good listen. The comparison is clear on the tracks "Loosey Goose" & "Severance", which displays his diverse keyboard talents. My personal favorite tracks were the title track and "West 47th". Di Lorenzo's CD is very smooth and hip. It's a hidden gem that listeners will not be disappointed with.

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