Singularity

1. Little Science

2. Ain't Seen Irene

3. Nobody Sees Us

4. Suspicious

5. Love and Happiness

6. How True Are You

7. Little Victories

8. Communion

9. Circle and Sound

10. Total Surrender

11. Jungle

12. Pledge

13. Big Science

14. Singularity

15. All Woman

16. Talk, Talk

17. Phat Matter

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Singularity Mae Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Paper Walls The Needles The Space ASIN: B000SNUNM4 Release Date: 2007-08-14

Tracks:

1. Brink of Disaster
2. Crazy 8s
3. Sometimes I Can't Make It Alone
4. Just Let Go
5. On Top
6. Waiting
7. Sic Semper Tyrannis
8. Release Me
9. Telescopes
10. Rocket
11. Home
12. Reflections

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Average customer rating: Hammill at his best the artist as mortal...

Singularity Peter Hammill Manufacturer: Fie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Real Time Veracious Silent Corner and the Empty Stage Clutch Incoherence ASIN: B000JUBICA Release Date: 2006-12-11

Tracks:

1. Our Eyes Give It Shape
2. Event Horizon
3. Famous Last Words
4. Naked to the Flame
5. Meanwhile My Mother
6. Vainglorious Boy
7. Of Wire, Of Wood
8. Friday Afternoon
9. White Dot

Album Description

It's an album of songs on which Peter plays all the instruments.... Peter's last solo studio recording, Incoherence, was released in 2004, having been completed a day before he had a heart attack. Since then he's been occupied with the Van der Graaf Generator reunion, first in recording Present and then in the run of live shows undertaken in 2005; he was also responsible for remastering the VdGG catalogue. In 2006 Veracious, a set of live duo performances with Stuart Gordon, was released and Peter also remastered the solo CDs which he had recorded for Charisma in the 70s. Little wonder, then, that when he came to write and record Singularity intimations of mortality and considerations of history both public and personal were uppermost in his mind. The main theme here is the long dive down into not being who we were....Perhaps inspired by the early Charisma recordings, Singularity is absolutely a solo record on which Peter sings and plays all instruments alone.

Album Details

An Experimental Solo Record on which Peter Sings and Plays all Instruments Alone.

Customer Reviews:

Hammill at his best.......2007-03-01

I'm not going to write a extensive review, even though I cannot say enough about this CD. I'm assuming you already know his music, or you wouldn't be reading this. Describing his approach to music is like describing Shakespeare's approach to the play. His use of the English language to describe the human condition is uncompromising and profound. I love this CD through and through. (I cannot say that about most of his others.) Expensive, yes! However, if you are a fan of his music, it is worth it!

the artist as mortal..........2007-01-03

This very welcome new release is Peter's first completely solo recording - in the truest sense of the word - in many years. Just after the final mixes were finished on his last studio album, 2004's INCOHERENCE, Peter suffered a heart attack - and the thoughts and reflections that naturally accompany such a brush with `crossing the line' are very powerfully at work on Singularity. True art is immortal - artists are not. On his notes concerning the recording and release of this album on his website, Sofa Sound, Peter states `...I suppose I can say that most of these songs are Cautionary Tales. Intimations of mortality are present in almost every line...' Those who are familiar with the depth and scope of Peter's work know just what level of quality to expect from his lyrics...those for whom this might be their first exposure are in for a treat. Long-time fans will in no way be disappointed with SINGULARITY - and in many ways, this is an excellent place for newcomers to begin to discover the wonders of Hammill's work.

Several of the songs give voice to concerns about living our lives to the fullest and the soul-searching we might do at the end of our time on this mortal coil. In the relatively upbeat opening track, `Our eyes give it shape', the singer reflects on the uselessness of acting too late (`...it comes as no surprise that changing all the locks when the horses have bolted is a useless exercise.'), and the treasure of enjoying the small things (`...the simple pleasure is the mystery spice of life...a simple pleasure in the simple things makes life great.'). `Event horizon' follows, more laid-back musically with beautifully layered acoustic guitars - a more direct reference to Peter's `cardiac episode', wherein the singer finds himself `Flat on my back, I can feel myself falling into a singular state of mind', he repeatedly invokes the image of `crossing the line' - but hopefully after having the opportunity of `...dotting the i's' and `crossing the t's'.

`Famous last words', the third track on the album, is another song about looking back too late in regret, chiding the addressee: `You'll go out in style, to the last in denial of what anything's meant.' The track begins with a surreal, faraway chorus of tweaked voices (all Peter, of course), singing-chanting in a preview of the song-ending coda: `It's a little too late for sorry...', rather like a Greek chorus chiming in to make sure the point is made to the listener, at the same time a bit like listening to one's own subconscious (conscience?) - a very effective beginning, especially when it ties into the song's ending.

`Maybe my mother' is perhaps one of the most personal, moving songs Peter has ever recorded, painting a vivid picture of aging and losing touch with the world. He describes her poignantly: `...distance encamped in her eyes, not quite oblivious but close to a state of inertia, in which she won't even realise how everything's passing her by.' The lyrics speak of the inevitability of aging and death as simply parts of life: `Some journeys we make alone, somehow we'll leave all we've known.' Instrumentally this track is built around the piano, with other layers kept to a minimum - very befitting the lyrical content.

`Vainglorious boy' is a bit of self-deprecation on the artist's part - and not the first time Peter has poked a pin at his own balloon, a sign that he doesn't take himself too seriously (nor should the listener).

`of wire, of wood' is a short instrumental, the title referring to the sources of sound in a piano. The music bears a sense of foreboding and pent-up energy, the piano being joined as the piece progresses by some sort of tuned percussion which has a bit of a kalimba-like feeling to it. It's a perfect introduction to the next song, `Friday afternoon', which addresses the harsh reality that we never know what tragedy seemingly unrelated events will create when the paths of two fates cross. `Blind drunk, he met you head on, on a normal Friday afternoon' - and the singer laments the loss of his friend: `...sometimes we're pulled up short, quick shockingly defenceless. I don't know what to do: my piano's out of tune...' The tuned percussion from `of wire, of wood' returns toward then end, a musical crossing of paths between the foreboding intro and the story itself - a chillingly effective yet subdued link between the two.

The album ends with `White dot' - a vibrantly surreal song such as only Peter Hammill can create, with layered backward vocals starting us down a road that has us riding a looped piano track and hanging on for all we're worth as the tortured, unreal vocals sing of the mortal danger of an empty mind and life, of drifting through our time with no purpose or meaning. The end could come at any moment: `A time to think is now at a premium...though in the pink in every outward appearance, inside it's white dot time' - `white dot' perhaps referring to the last vestige of light on a television screen when the power has been turned off. The arrangement brilliantly conveys pressure, the closing in of a threatening cacophony, the weight of life.

Peter's output is staggering - between recordings issued under his own name, those made with Van der Graaf Generator, and `other projects', they number an incredible 55 releases (which includes, as far as I can tell, only around 4 compilations of material released in other forms). All of this since 1969 - and he's still (thankfully) going strong. His albums encompass a wide variety of styles, employing few or myriad instruments and voices, simple or unbelievably complex arrangements - but the quality of his art has never wavered. The listener can always expect music and lyrics that will intelligent and thought-provoking...sometimes even a bit of fun. SINGULARITY continues a chain of creativity that I hope will continue for many years to come.

Average customer rating: Unique fusion of classical and satanic rock, evil vocals, chanting Wickedly warped, just like the film. Above average for a dance mix style soundtrack. A Movie Soundtrack Worth Buying exciting mix of orchestra and dance music

Event Horizon: Selections From The Motion Picture Soundtrack Orbital Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Snivilisation Event Horizon (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition) Halcyon: The Platinum Collection Diversions Poltergeist: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ASIN: B0000042IG Release Date: 2006-04-17

Tracks:

1. The Forward Decks: Lewis & Clark/Neptune/Claire/First Contact/Core/Metal/Second Containment/Airlock
2. The Main Access Corridor: Singularity/Ducts/Turbulence/Medical/Gravity Drive
3. Engineering: Tomb/Blood/Countdown/Outer Door/Bio Scan
4. The Event Horizon: Weir/Event Horizon

Customer Reviews:

Unique fusion of classical and satanic rock, evil vocals, chanting.......2007-04-02

The soundtrack is like the movie. In the movie, a space ship disappears and returns 7 years later. But it is not the same. It now has a personality: PURE EVIL. The music is a big part of the the mood. It is a fusion of classical and satanic hard rock. There are vocals that sound like creepy chanting. The feeling is like a nightmare. The music slows down and speeds up, changes and is explosive toward the end of each track. There are four tracks about 12 minutes each. This is NOT a light CD! You will not be bored!!

Wickedly warped, just like the film........2003-10-25

Excellent mix of techno and classical orchestration. The mood of this disc almost beats out the film in the gloom catagory. A great recording to listen to when the lights are out, it's just plain scary music. MICHAEL KAMEN's best work (next to BAND OF BROTHERS), and when mixed with ORBITAL's electro-drums and a slew of haunting voices, tics, and beeps; makes for a rich, eerie sound environment for fans of the film and not. A great cd for those who really like scary stuff and cool, creeping tempos, EVENT HORIZON is a great soundtrack.

Above average for a dance mix style soundtrack........2003-03-04

Someone took the polar opposite contributions of Michael Kamen and Orbital and mixed them together. The result is a album that tries the recreate the feel of the movie, but is a mish-mash of cues that is hard to place in the mind's eye. The techno stuff does get the heart racing and, while I never have been a huge admirer of Michael Kamen (his stuff just sounds a bit bland to me), composing for this horror/sci-fi hybrid brought something interesting out of him. He should do projects like this more often. Recommended.

A Movie Soundtrack Worth Buying.......2002-04-09

I have bought many CDs based from movies, usually only to be disappointed. This one, however, does not. The mix of techno-beats, classical music and chilling chants will certainly give you goosebumps, if not freak you out. However, there is a problem. The CD is made up of four tracks in total, leaving you to fast forward a fair amount if you want to reach a certain part. Other than that, this is pretty solid. Even if you were only slightly interested in the film I would still recommend it.

exciting mix of orchestra and dance music.......2001-08-28

This is a very different soundtrack. I rate Michael Kamen's work as some of the best, and Orbital is a producers who's been around for years and knows his stuff inside out. The disc is made up of four tracks ranging between 4 mins and 13 mins in length. It is quite spooky in parts, mainly when Orbital's heavily effected drum loops break into the mix. It does add a new dimension to the whol thing, one minute your listening to a nice string section, the next these 909 kick drums and dance loops are interwoven into it. Very classy. My only gripe with this soundtrack is that by the time you reach the last track, its all starting to sound the same. The last (and shortest) track seems to sound more like an edited version of the first track as well. Apart from that, its an excellent and innovative soundtrack. It's a blend of two musical style that sit well with each other when done right, and is something that more composers should incorporate into the scores.

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Singularity Manufacturer: Mindfield ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAFC8I Release Date: 2005-03-01

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Singularity Delta Manufacturer: Elephant Stone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0001XLWEY Release Date: 2004-05-04

Tracks:

1. Sugared-Up
2. Dealt Out
3. Make It Right
4. Fall Apart
5. Cowboy Raga
6. Tonight
7. Low Flying
8. Here I Am
9. All My Life
10. Butterfly
11. In The Final End
12. Take Away My Pain
13. You're Not Mine
14. She's The One
15. Gun
16. Sugared-Up

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Singularity Compilation Lucien Foort Manufacturer: Planetary Consciousn ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004TVIR Release Date: 2003-07-29

Tracks:

1. Lovelife [Deep Mix] - Kid Scientific
2. Controlled Mayhem - Circulation
3. Klugh [Main Mix] - David Alvarado
4. Obscure [Weekend World Mix] - Photonic
5. Spike [Morse Mix] - Infusion
6. Seduction of Orpheus [Tarrantella vs. Redanka Remix] - Tilt
7. Himmel
8. G 13 [Evolution Mix]
9. Hope [Tonuri's Commercial Edit]
10. Juggernaut 1 - Lucien Foort
11. Pray to Jerusalem [Incisions Remix] - Travel
12. Closer [Devided by Zero Mix] - Force Mass Motion

Tracks:

1. 1st Floor Deadlock [Devided by Zero] - Starecase
2. Sons of the Desert - Velocity Boy
3. Phoenix [Original Mix] - Evolution
4. Carbine [Escape Remix]
5. Roaches [Peace Division Remix] - Trancesetters
6. Repercussion [Funk Function Future Mix] - Science Dept.
7. Wuarp - Gloat
8. # Nights in a Blue Room [Steve Porter Remix] - Fred NuMF
9. Area 51 [Original Mix]
10. Mongolian Barbecue
11. Vivid Skies - Lucien Foort

Average customer rating: Lucien Foort?? Funk Function?? dutch Liquid?? Super Cool Technology...

Singularity Various Artists Manufacturer: Gu ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B00002767W Release Date: 1998-08-28

Tracks:

1. Ancient Lands
2. Lunar Juice (Original)
3. Pyramid
4. Slick Witch (Slink Remix)
5. Flourostani Transcendance
6. Accelerator
7. Ring Of Fire (Eat Static Remix)
8. Internal Horizon

Customer Reviews:

Lucien Foort?? Funk Function?? dutch Liquid??.......2001-01-24

If this is refering to the Lucien Foort album Singularity, then this is one of the best mix CD's no one has heard of. Straight out of Detroit, Lucien shows he can do more than produce and remix (under the names Funk Funcktion and Dutch Liquid). This CD has some AMAZING trance-inducing (NOT silly Sasha & Digweed trance) techno that you can not find anywhere else. Some of the mixes are amazingly clever and unique. Track 7 on CD1 builds up, but instead of a snare drum roll and a regular climax, Lucian simply turns up the volume! If this is Lucien, buy it and you will not be disapointed. If it is not, look for it anywhere and buy it for your own sake!

Super Cool Technology..........2000-05-20

This album is sooooo sweeeeet! I hope we are all talking about the same flying rhino compilation...you see, I haven't exactly recieved it yet, but I have been looking for it ever since I first heard it. Anyway, if this is techno, than it is the best album I have ever let my virgin ears touch. All the record stores don't have it because they can't keep it in stock.

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Singularity Wreckage of the Modern City Manufacturer: Neotone Records Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAEYA0 Release Date: 2005-11-01

Tracks:

1. Bold Era....03:52:69
2. Greek Thing....04:35:03
3. Hurt....04:52:63
4. Inside....04:00:38
5. Mindtrap....04:23:34
6. Piece....02:45:16
7. Restless....03:28:40
8. Systematic Malfunction....05:11:05
9. Thankless....03:53:03
10. Tigerbone....07:44:38

Album Description

Imagine Peter Gabriel singing with Rush performing unreleased songs by Tool produced with that special grunge flavor and we're close to the parts of the sonic universe of Iowa based band Wreckage of the modern city and their NEW release "Singularity."

Average customer rating: sounds in search of music @w$0|\/|&

Singularity Joe Morris Manufacturer: Aum Fidelity ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005LOOG Release Date: 2001-06-19

Tracks:

1. Light
2. Gravity
3. Creature
4. Shape
5. Atmosphere
6. Sense
7. Liquid
8. Dimension
9. Flight
10. Rock

Customer Reviews:

sounds in search of music.......2005-07-12

I own a number of Joe Morris recordings, and found this piece only mildly distracting, eventually dull. For the person who loves to ponder every scrap on the table at garage sales, you may flourish in this sound environment of one guitar emitting repetitive bursts of semi-interesting plucks and pauses.

I personally prefer "Underthru" and "Racket Club," among others. For better solo guitar, find Sonny Sharrock's "Guitar," which, despite overdubs of Sonny, renders a more complete vision.

@w$0|\/|&.......2005-02-28

Thiz Al8Um iz Aws0m. It pwns. It is deffenantly teh Quin3ss3ntial Ne0-A-tonal P0stmodErn album. He pulls influences from slipknot to mozart. Genius. Brilliant. Phen0minal. Thiz Al8Um changed my life. Strong tracks are: light (beutifull), atmosphere and flight. Rock is pretty awsome 2. The a-tonal musica variation b/w the trax are so awsome. Its very devirse. Very accesable if ur just getting into some r e a l music. So awsome. this pwns.
-john(at0nLMuzicGuru77#d)

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It Will Come To You Sixth Wave Manufacturer: Singularity Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000234SDK Release Date: 2004-04-11

Tracks:

1. It Will Come To You
2. Fragile
3. Twisted
4. Dream On
5. Oye Como Va
6. Strange Magic
7. William Tell overture
8. She's Been Around The Block
9. You Are There
10. Jeannine
11. Earth Wind and Fire Medley
12. You'll Always Remember The Song

Album Description

Our second CD, It Will Come To You is a two-years-in-the-making opus including an eclectic mix of songs, ranging from Aerosmith to Earth Wind & Fire, from jazz standards to Electric Light Orchestra. It ALSO contains our first three original tunes, including the totally kickin' title track.

Jazz Music:

1. Sofistifunk, Vol. 2 [Import]
2. Soft Lights & Sweet Music
3. Song for My Lady
4. Sonny's Crib [Import] [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered]
5. Soprano Sax [Import]
6. Spare Ribs
7. Standards Recital
8. Stumble [Live]
9. The Best of Word Jazz, Vol. 1
10. The Family

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