Showing posts with label downtempo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label downtempo. Show all posts

26 January 2016

Karmuazine - "Between the Lines"

Classy trip-hop offering (8/10)

The new magic stories with a unique atmosphere of colorful Karmuazine's music.

This a classy trip-hop offering. Great female vocals, fine English accent (at least from my non-native perspective), professional production, catchy melodies, dreamy atmosphere. Highly recommended for fans of trip-hop or simply good pop music.

The album is available for free under CC licenses on Jamendo. You can also buy a lossless FLAC version on Bandcamp. This release is copyrighted.



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25 March 2013

Pan:core - "Memories (2001 - 2005)"

Piano + electronica + beautiful melodies (9/10)
auf diesem album habe ich eine auswahl an tracks zusammengestellt, die ich im laufe der letzten jahre gemacht habe.
jeder einzelne von ihnen hat für mich eine persönliche bedeutung.

die klangqualität ist eher mittelmäszig und das mixing ist wirklich nicht so gut - und dennoch;

ich mag es sehr.

vielleicht kann euch das eine oder andere stück berühren.

More classical album than other Pan:core's recordings. It mostly comprises of simple but beautiful melodies played on piano / keyboard with electronic background. A very melancholic album. And it includes another stunning electronic cover of a classical tune - this time a piece from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons (17 - spaetsommer). Pan:core's covers are masterpieces.

As to the rest of the album, it is very good, but I prefer his more electronic and experimental side, as on No Way To Win. He's a true master of this genre. It becomes clear after listening this album to the end, because the last track is completely different from the rest - it's not a simple piano tune, but hard electronic experimental madness. ;-) I instantly felt sorry that not all 18 tracks were in this style.

And a final remark - I like both sides of Pan:core - simple piano pieces and experimental electronic madness, so I don't mind mixing them on one album. But I'm afraid that for some listeners, who like only straightforward music, the ending of this album would be unbearable and could ruin all the fun they had from listening to this record.

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08 March 2013

Abogix (J.K.), the - "Friends"

Work of a genius - a feast for the ears (8/10)
Dieses Album ist eine widmung an die Leute,die Freunde die sich jetzt seit längerer zeit auf Jamendo "rumtreiben" und immer schön fleissig mitschreiben in den foren.
Das sind dann auch die Menschen die dafür sorgten dass endlich mal leben in die "Bude" kam und man(n) sich nicht mehr so einsam fühlte wie es ne lange zeit der fall war.
Die idee zu diesem Album kam aber erst als mehrmals das thema eines treffen in Deutschland zu sprache kam...und noch immer im gespräch ist!
Dauernd schwebten mir Bilder im Kopf wie denn ein solches treffen aussehen würde und während dem ich mein neues "Album" produzierte merkte ich zumindest dass schon der anfang meines stückes diese gedanken noch verstärkten...also war schnell ein titel und eine neue idee geboren. Eigentlich sollten da noch einige titel mehr zu hören sein,aber mir fiel auf dass diese titel nicht hier zu diesem Album passten. Also entschloss ich mich dass dieses Album nur zwei, ein sehr kurzer und ein langer titel haben wird...naja, wenigstens kein 1:22 Album LOL!!!
Ich hoffe ihr könnt iergendwie meine gedanken beim zuhören dieser musik verstehen und raushören.

Thank's for....everything!

The Abogix (J.K.) alias Reznamor alias Jean Kops

Abogix is a genius. Or he sold his soul to the devil. How else could you explain the fact that this man composes and records three perfect albums in half a year?

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This record is one of his best. It's a great mixture of electronica, rock, jazz, even some traces of industrial. All is perfectly blended and flawlessly produced. It's simply a true feast for the ears. The music is beautiful, intelligent, original, surprising - everything is perfect on this album. I have only two complaints: first of all - IT'S TOO SHORT!!!!! ;-). And secondly, I don't like long tracks. And this one could have been cut very easily, as it comprises of several different tunes. Of course I don't mean putting silence between them - they are perfectly combined and it is great, but each tune could be just put in his own track. It would be easy to find one's favourite part, repeat them, compare different melodies and so on.

Oh, and I love the cover - very funny and perfectly corresponds with the mood of this album. But this is also usual with Abogix - covers of his albums are always great.

PS. Why on earth I wrote all the above? I could just write: "Just another album from Abogix." and everything would be perfectly clear. ;-)




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06 March 2013

Akusto, Ben - "Disturbance"

Great electronica (9/10)

Rare "Golden Oldies" saved from c-casettes, dat-tapes and old harddrives. Just counterplay it very loud next time your neighbour downstairs is banging the roof with the broom.

However, these are old and rusty songs made late 90's or in other words 10 years ago. About same time as the two previously published: TeddyBear Trilogee and Ambience Session. I just didn't dare to mix&master any track anyhow (except the Camel Boost just a little bit) - so don't expect too high quality and don't ruin your hi-fi stack. I still hope you like what you hear.

It's not pure ambient. At least it's not so simple and quiet as typical ambient tunes are. Nevertheless it's a very very good album. It's not rusty at all, but colorful and brilliant.

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07 January 2013

Abogix (J.K.), the - "Welcome in my dreams!"

Just Abogix (8/10)
Hier ist es nun...mein 5. Album!
Wieder hat es mir sehr viel spass gemacht beim produzieren dieses Albums und hoffe es macht euch genau soviel freude beim zuhören!!!
Dieses Album ist diesmal etwas fröhlichergeworden,nicht so dunkel.
Es sollte gute laune verbreiten und hört sich auch teilweise lustig an.

Es geht weiter Freunde...und es ist kein ende in sicht!
Wer meine Musik liebt,der darf sich ruhig auf viele weitere Alben von mir freuen...denn in meiner fantasie...in meiner Welt...gibt's noch viel viel mehr zu entdecken!

Das Cover zu diesem Album wurde von "ducadidoom" gemacht!
Ich find's toll!...tausend dank!!! (Ach...muss das schön sein von Bergen umzingelt zu sein und gesunde Luft einzuatmen...seuftz!)

Schönen gruss an meine Familie....Mom (Mi-Schops)...Dad (Pirat) (Sean Connery)...
Jim (J.P.) & Sandra & Lou...Steve (MonChichi) & Cindy

The Abogix (J.K.)

Just Abogix. Anybody need more recommendations? For those who didn't listen to his other albums yet: electronic sounds arranged with talent. Very atmospheric tunes. However, I must say I prefer his darker compositions. "Tales of mystery and imagination" are the best.



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04 January 2013

Abogix (J.K.), the - "Fantasmagoria"

Good psychedelic electronica (8/10)
Mein viertes Album.
Hypnotized Part II und III sind die nachfolger von Hypnotized aus dem Album "Signs".
Wiederum zwei stücke die extrem psychedelisch klingen und ...wer weiss, auch eine Hypnotisierende wirkung haben?
Wake up!...bringt euch dann wieder zurück aus der Hypnose. ;-)

Ich hoffe es wird euch gefallen!

The Abogix (J.K.)

Abogix doesn't drop below a certain level (a very high level for many others). However, I consider this album to be weaker than "Tales of mystery and imagination" and "Signs". I don't know why... Maybe there are too many elements that distract you and you cannot simply drift with a melody. Or maybe some of these elements just don't fit...? But still - 8 points. And of course I still recommend it to all fans of intelligent electronic music.



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08 October 2012

Abogix (J.K.), the - "George Bush's great adventure between war and horror"

Great electronic tunes with unnecessary speeches (7/10)
Ok...this album i don't like it!
But other poeple love it...so i leave it here!

I love the melodies on this album. What a pity they are spoiled by mumbling of that moron George of the Jungle. All these speeches are completely unnecessary and spoil all the fun one could have from listening to this album. I understand the reason for that, but it just doesn't appeal to me. If I was keen on GWB or just wanted to listen to talking heads, I would turn the TV on. But I wanted to listen to beautiful music. So my rating is 7, while it could have been 10.



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28 September 2012

Various Artists - "Fonoteka 7 (Remixed)"

A quality compilation from a Polish retro netlabel (7/10)
Związek Kompozytorów Polskich i Zakład Nagrań Dźwiękowych Estrady informuje: koniec z szeroko propagowaną akcją popularyzowania ckliwych serenadek czy wesołych uwerturek w rytmie polskich tańców ludowych. Istniejące i powstające nadal kompozycje rażą szablonem, banałem oraz żenującym poziomem artystycznym. Nie chodzi tu wcale o tytuły granych pozycji – bądź ich brak – ale o styl interpretacyjny, który nawiązuje najczęściej do najgorszych tradycji muzyków estradowych. Wśród nadesłanych do nas materiałów niewielu kompozytorów pokusiło się o wykroczenie poza zwykłą przeciętność, co najwyżej poprawność, graniczącą jednak z monotonią, szablonem i sztampą. Postawa wielu wykonawców trąci abnegacją i rutyniarstwem. Wieje nudą i szarzyzną.
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Przed państwem ci, których wszystko co napisaliśmy nie dotyczy.
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This is a quality compilation of contemporary club music: from electronica and nu jazz through hip hop to disco, all with a nice retro feeling, typical for productions coming from Estrada Nagrania netlabel. The retro feeling is strengthened through masterful mixing, blending modern tunes with sampled fragments of Polish radio programmes from the 1970s - often to very funny and surreal effects.

Only several of these tracks suit my personal taste, hence the rating of "7". However, trying to adopt a more objective view, I have to admit all of this material is top class and should satisfy a more club-music-oriented listener. And for people longing for "good old times", ready for a nostalgic time travel back to '70s - this should be a masterpiece.

If somebody is interested in my choice, here is the list of my favorites:
04 - Symbiotic Sounds - 1987
08 - 2 Pac - Thug Style (produced by ylaib)
15 - Printempo - Szarosc poniedzialkowego popoludnia
17 - Ortalio - Cynematyka
19 - Graf Cratedigger - Lotniskowiec
21 - Sawersky - Spectral Type 1
22 - Synnc - Nights

Of course, the clear winner is the one and only Printempo, whose new track is equally fabulous to the material from the debut album of this act, which I reviewed earlier.

The album has been released by the Estrada Nagrania netlabel and you can download it for free in mp3 format. The lossless version is available in the netlabel's Bandcamp store under the "name your price" scheme. You can also listen to the full album online on Bandcamp. Of course, if you like this album and you intend to keep it, I encourage you to make a donation (purchase) through Bandcamp, even if you need only a free mp3 version. After all, "name your price" means any amount you can afford. PLEASE SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS.

03 September 2012

Akusto, Ben - "TeddyBear Trilogee"

Very good album (8/10)

This single was originally published somewhere between 1996 ans 1997. Can't remember exactly when. Some of these songs were also made together with Al Cabaro alias Parametric. Thanks to AC and thanks to all my friends.

Republished May 2007. Have fun!

Very good album. Interesting electronic tunes plus one of the funniest parodies I've ever heard (07 - Sick Ted). It's completely crazy and I love it.

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31 August 2012

DJ Blackwidow - "North Star"

Very good, creative electronica (9/10)

This album was composed January 2006 - August 2006. I was on a creative high after finishing up the BlackJaq CD with my collaborator. I really went into this CD with an idea to create a more straightforward electronica sound. I kept some of the ethnic influences and added elements of space music and chanting (listen for Catholic and Ba'hai faith chants). If Leaving Town was a more personal album, then this one is more broad in it's mission. Some aspects are cold, while others seem personal, yet at a distant.

The song, Jupiter, was originally composed in October 2005 and was originally written to be a new track on the original BlackJaq Cafe CD. The song, Again, features my BlackJaq collaborator, DJ Jax and this song is actually a special remix created exclusively for this release.

The song 2012 was my highest and longest charting song on AcidPlanet. It was also the most reviewed and downloaded song I've ever released on the site.

This is the first time this album has been released in its entirety.

Thank you for your support of my music.

This album is dedicated to my dad. He was the one who inspired the title song.

Copyright 2007 BlackJaq Studios


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Straightforward electronica of superb quality. Calm downtempo tunes sit next door to nu jazz flavored tracks, followed by disturbing sounds of breakbeat. Despite the diversity of used styles and techniques, all these songs have one thing in common - the highest quality. Pure pleasure for ears - do not miss this one!

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16 January 2012

DJ Blackwidow - "Lucid Dreams"

Good electronica/techno (7/10)

All songs written, produced, mixed and mastered by DJ Blackwidow.
This CD basically was an experiment as I was writing and testing new songs for my compilation CD. I wanted to try new styles and new approaches to various sounds I had in my head. The DJ Blackwidow sound comes full circle on this one. Enjoy!
Special thanks: DJ Jax, Schmedhead, Buffalo, Juice, Gabe (for allowing the BlackJaq remix of his song to exist), Nikki, Jenny, Soundgirl Sue, Erin, Jay, mom and dad.
Remember to check out further CDs by DJ Blackwidow, BlackJaq, and DJ Jax...all available on Jamendo.
2007 BlackJaq Studios

Good electronica/techno album. Some tracks are better, some are only good - overall, a nice recording, worth recommending.

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30 December 2011

Various Artists - "Feu‘netik Sampler"

Very good drum & bass compilation (8/10)

With our first release we open the floodgates and fill up your ears to the brim with a vivid variety of music in order to let it be heard in the way it's meant to be: totally free of charge and as individual as those who produced it. Whether it's intricate electro, smooth breakbeats, fresh hip-hop or relaxed ambient - a personal note always goes hand in hand with the musical ones. The phonetik fellas team up with the long-legged lady to define what a colourful and interesting compilation can be. And what it should be. :)

iDEOLOGY has entered the building. Leech on!

Very good compilation of independent electronic music. This is the first release of the netlabel iD.EOLOGY and right from the start they set the bar very high. The album is oriented mainly on (but not limited to) drum & bass. Some elements of breakbeat, nu jazz and downtempo can be easily found too, making the record more diverse and interesting. There is only a one flaw - a very unfortunate hip-hop song "Late At Night" by Broke Gringos. Not only it does not fit here stylistically, but what worse it is simply bland and boring. All the others are top quality, so if you like intelligent electronic music, do not hesitate to check it out.

The album has been released by the iD.EOLOGY netlabel and is available for downloading at the netlabel's website in mp3 and ogg formats. It has been released under a specific Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivatives license described here.




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15 December 2011

Printempo - "Printempo"

A masterpiece from a very strange netlabel (10/10)
Debiut Printempo można uznać za wyraz nostalgii za czasami, gdy muzyka instrumentalna była muzyką popularną. Pomimo dużego rozrzutu pod względem doboru utworów, płyta jako całość jest niezwykle spójna – elementem scalającym jest indywidualność muzyczna artysty, którego bez wątpienia uznać można za jednego z najbardziej obiecujących instrumentalistów i kompozytorów młodego pokolenia. [Read more --->]

Estrada Nagrania, the netlabel that released this album is very mysterious, indeed. They do not have a regular website. They use a blog instead, where they publish not only their releases, but also Polish videoclips and articles on music from the 70-ties. The blog's design is stylized to resemble Polish record companies from that period. If only Internet existed in the 70-ties, one could think this is an archival website, not updated for the last 30 years. Very well done indeed - browsing their blog you feel almost like a time traveler.

Previously Estrada Nagrania released only top quality compilation albums of Polish music from the 70-ties. So this album is not only Printempo's debut, but also the netlabel's first contemporary music release.

Now to the point. This album contains instrumental downtempo / nu jazz. And the execution is just superb! If only you like the genre, this is simply a must-have. It sounds natural, with a classy lo-fi tint here and there. All instruments sound like... instruments, not cheap artificial samples. The melodies are interesting, there is a perfect chillout atmosphere. Someone in the other review compared it to Bonobo and this is a very accurate comparison. Not exactly because of Printempo's derivativeness, but because of top quality of this music. Get it ASAP!

The album has been released by the Estrada Nagrania netlabel and you can download it from the netlabel's Bandcamp store for PLN 15 (~EUR 3) in a variety of formats, including a FLAC version. You can also listen to the full album before making a purchasing decision. Please note, however, that Bandcamp release has been probably made from mp3 files (at least according to AuCDtect). Because Bandcamp requires sending them lossless material, the result is that when downloading mp3 version you end up with files that have been recoded into mp3 twice! Do I have to say what influence should it have on the quality of the music? So if you are going to buy this release, I recommend downloading and keeping a FLAC version - bearing in mind, however, that this is not true lossless, because the files are made from the mp3 source.


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09 December 2011

DJ Blackwidow - "Cosmic Spirit: The Best of DJ Blackwidow"

The Best Of... indeed (10/10)

This CD is dedicated to Jacqui More. Without her...what's the point?
Copyright 2007 BlackJaq Studios & Insomniac Machine
All songs written by DJ Blackwidow except tracks 05,08,10,15,16 co-written by, DJ Jax.
Mixed, mastered, and sequenced by DJ Blackwidow.
[...]
This CD represents an era (2002-2007). I appreciate all of you, and please let me know what you think of this music.
Blackie aka Kirk McKenna, Jr.

It's really the best of. The best mixture of various kinds of intelligent electronica, but mostly downtempo with strong ethnic/world influences. Check it out.

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25 November 2011

FusionArt - "Details"

Very good trip hop (8/10)



Another solid series of deep sounds from Absys Records stable. This time, however, drum & bass gives way to a different type of music, usually defined broadly and encompassing genres like idm, ambient, breakbeat or dubstep, but at the same time always well-acknowledged by similarly different listener environments. We’re talking about “Details” LP – the newest album by the Polish producer collective known as FusionArt. Recently there have been some changes in the group – the producer duo has been joined by MC Susiah whose role is to soften the otherwise rough and austere tracks with her soft but spirited vocals, thus supplementing the already coherent whole by additional intriguing details, as it is the case with the deep, slightly metallic “Believe” or the dreamy “Details”.



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Rather calm electronica with instrumental part based mainly on breakbeat with some traces of dubstep and downtempo. The half of the album includes female vocals, adding to the dreamy atmosphere and justifying placing this work under trip hop label. Highly recommended to fans of intelligent calm electronica.

The album has been released by the Absys Records netlabel and is available for downloading at the netlabel's website in mp3 format.

24 November 2011

Laufer, Daniel - "In Between" [EP]

Very good electronica (7/10)

If you like to support the artist, you can buy this album for a few bucks on Bandcamp (with slightly better quality).
However, if you prefer to get it for free, you can still download it here. It's your choice, really.
Enjoy the music.

Very good electronica - nice melodies, good sounds. The only thing I don't like is track no. 6 "Shadows Of The Past". The singing is very very weak, with a terrible accent. I would recommend the author limit himself to instrumental music or hire a different singer.

If you like trip-hop and/or downtempo - check it out.

You can also obtain a lossless FLAC version of this album from Bandcamp for as low as 4 euros.

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21 November 2011

Various Artists - "The WIRED CD Rip. Sample. Mash. Share"

Very good compilation (8/10)

Editée par le magazine américan WIRED à plus de 750 000 exemplaires, cette compilation d'artistes reconnus, la première du genre, marque un tournant dans l'histoire de Creative Commons, et peut être même dans l'histoire de la musique.

Elle est le témoignage de l'adoption de Creative Commons par des groupes tels que les Beastie Boys, ou Gilberto Gil, le ministre de la culture Brésilien (et artiste avant tout !), et bien d'autres.

This is a very good compilation from the variety of artists, some of which are well-known, like Beastie Boys or David Byrne. The compilation is very diverse stylistically, ranging from hip-hop, r&b and latino through rock to electronica. Most of the tracks are really good - I didn't like only 4 tracks out of 13, so it's a quite nice ratio. Be sure to check it out!

The fact that some famous artists support the CC licensing mode deserves the highest praise on its own, of course, and makes it a very important work just because of that.

By the way, visit the official website for three more tracks not included on the Jamendo edition.

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08 November 2011

SaReGaMa - "Three 4 Ten" [SP]

Perfect (10/10)

This 10 beat track is a result of collaboration between 3 Jamendo artists: Nikila, SaReGaMa and Hamelin Bérengnier.

You can find its enhanced version in Triplexity's album Between Light and Shadow.

The audio quality of music offered on Jamendo in best case reaches 190 kbps, which is quite reasonable for evaluational purposes but definitely not enough to experience the richness of original sound (1411 kbps). If you'd like to feel how this music sounds for real you can obtain a lossless FLAC versionof this album on my website.

Perfect mixture of ambient/downtempo with nujazz and world music. It's very short one-track-album, but the tune is so great, you can loop it and listen for hours without getting bored.

You can also obtain a lossless FLAC versionof this album from the artist's website for a small donation.

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04 May 2011

Triplexity - "Between Light And Shadow"

The ultimate nu jazz masterpiece (10/10)

Triplexity is Nikila, SaReGaMa and Hamelin Bérengnier.

This album combines extremely diverse tracks, so everyone will surely find here something that fits his musical taste.

Between Light And Shadow: Groovy NuJazz Trip Hop Lounge. Vocals by Moving Sand.
Coal Train: Atmospheric NuJazz. This Track was inspired by The Descendants of Mike And Phoebe's composition – Coltrane.
Three 4 Ten: World Fusion composition in 10/8 beat. This was the milestone of Triplexity.
Love Supreme: Club version of John Coltrane's Love Supreme.
Honky Fonky: Funky Jazzy Groove with some samples and scratching.
Reflections: Ambient NuJazz Breakbeat. Oriental flavored composition.
Lucky Number Seven: Ethno Jazz in 7/8 beat. Inspired by Armenian folk and Balkan music.
Dream: NuJazz Ambient Trip Hop Breakbeat. This one will make you daydream
Calleso: Humorous Jazzy composition with Latin flavor. Calesso derives from Spanish calle soleada, meaning sunny street.
Al Gore: This IDM track was inspired by Al Gore's movie about global warming An Inconvenient Truth.
1000 and 1 nights: Organic Electronic Oriental World Fusion. In this track were used samples of Hang from the track Sudharma, album Organic Healing Sound by Pedro Collares.
When Everybody's gone: Melancholic Atmospheric Ambient based on the tune For Danielle originally performed on Kalimba in Instrumental Works album.


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The ultimate nu jazz masterpiece.

The three geniuses just formed one Supergenius, the omnipotent musical Godzilla. This monster destroys competitors with his sound superpower. Creators of bad music run for their lives, while evil corporations, who think anyone not buying Britney Spears' records is a thief robbing them of THEIR copyright money, shriek in horror and disbelief.

Any of the powerful members of the Trinity does not "appear courtesy of His Kindness The Owner Of The Copyright who in his infinite generosity and wisdom allows the poor artist to create and collaborate". These musical terrorists have chosen not to become slaves. What politically incorrect behaviour!

This barbarous three-headed monstrosity is so shameless as to offer the lossless DRM-free version of this masterpiece on its website for a lousy Paypal donation!

I WARN YOU! Anyone helping Supergenius wreaking havoc on the music industry and on our western culture and 2000-years-old civilization by buying this album can be sued by RIAA on charges of "music theft", because all this money should be spent on Justin Timberlake instead! Remember! Buying independent DRM-free music on the Internet is illegal, unmoral and will be prosecuted with any and all legal measures available.




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27 April 2011

SaReGaMa - "4 Elements, the"

Instant classic (10/10)

All things in the Universe are combination of matter and mind. The matter consists of four elements: Earth, Fire, Air and Water. All animals, plants, stones, emotions, inanimate objects, and energies are combinations of these elements. Everything has its own unique blend of the four elements in it: everything that has substance has earth in it; everything that has energy in it has fire; everything that flows and/or has feelings has water; and everything that involves sound, thinking, or communication has air in it.

This album includes 3 new and 3 remastered tracks from an earlier release OBE (Out of Body Experience) plus the track Water released previously as a single. Videoclip of AIR - Kalimba solo can be watched here.

Kora samples in the track Earth by the master Kora player Mamadou Diabate; balafon sounds by Bala Kouyaté.

Santoor samples in Water by multi-instrumentalist and singer Manish Vyas.

Kanun samples in OBE#2 by Hakan Güngör.

Cedar flute sounds in OBE#3 by David R. Maracle.

There's slight distortion on picks due to overcompression in some tracks, however the FLAC version is clean and dynamics are much better.

The audio quality of music offered on Jamendo in best case reaches 190 kbps, which is quite reasonable for evaluational purposes but definitely not enough to experience the richness of original sound (1411 kbps). If you'd like to feel how this music sounds for real you can obtain a lossless FLAC versionof this album on my website.

A masterpiece of ambient/downtempo electronica mixed with world music and rock. Absolutely essential for every fan of intelligent music.

You can also obtain a lossless FLAC versionof this album from the artist's website for a small donation.

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