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Average customer rating: The pleasure in the feeling of non-existence ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL This is great! Masterful & mystical "new age music" from KARUNESH Call of the Mystic~Karunesh

Call of the Mystic Karunesh Manufacturer: Real Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Zen Breakfast Namaste Nirvana Cafe Joy of Life Global Spirit ASIN: B00020HDXU Release Date: 2004-05-11

Tracks:

1. For the Joy of it All
2. Hearing You Now
3. Monsoon's Dance
4. Mount Kailash
5. Sunrise at the Ganges
6. Zensual
7. And the Grass Grows by Itself
8. Ancient Voices

Album Description

While other genre labels like Narada and Windham Hill diversified from their new age roots, Real Music has been consistent over the years in providing nothing but the best music for relaxation, meditation and spiritual enhancement. Their most notable recordings come from an Eastern Buddhist mindset, with multi-instrumentalist Karunesh leading the pack on the strength of previous discs Zen Breakfast and Nirvana Café. His basic approach to contemplative music involves a blend of exotic textures (bells, chimes, Tibetan bowls, sitar and Chinese instruments) with easy grooves and rich walls of ambience. The new collection's trance inducing instrumentation and sensuous rhythms begins with a few minutes of pure ambience and sitar, before slowly introducing a gentle percussive line ("For the Joy of It All"); Avinash's graceful Indian violin carries a mournful beauty that is also part of the similarly hypnotic, easy grooving "Monsoon's Dance." Bikram's Bansuri flute floats through beautifully in key locations, such as the introduction of "Mount Kailash." While the uninitiated might feel that there's a certain repetitive nature to the tracks (which usually begin with sparse instrumentation before the electricity is turned on), the intention is more to invoke a sense of inner peace than to be truly innovative. The title of the richly textured "Zensual" sums up the mystical intent of the thought provoking exercise.

~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide

Customer Reviews:

The pleasure in the feeling of non-existence.......2006-05-28

I heard the song "Monsoon Dance" on sky.fm. I previewed other songs and then bought almost all songs. Others are fine too, just listened once.

It's been 4 days since I bought them. I am not listening to any other song than Monsoon Dance for almost 4 days, day and night.. I am usually obsessed with these kind of mystic songs, listening to one song at a time for days a stretch, even when I sleep.

Thats the effect of the song Monsoon Dance. Truly, the mystic feeling of non-existence is an amazing pleasure. I feel one with the entire universe when I listen to this song.

I wonder what the composer might have gone through to come up with such an amazing piece of music. The Indian violin's effect is rather deep.

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.......2006-03-10

This is one of the most beautiful CDs I have every heard. I bring it everywhere when I need to relax. The sound of the instruments from India are just breathtaking.

This is great!.......2006-01-12

....if you like really strange, annoying German people who try to go "native." This is nothing but commodified exoticism; music for spiritual enhancement my arse....

Masterful & mystical "new age music" from KARUNESH .......2005-09-23

I discovered the music of this German-born composer/multi-instrumentalist by accident. I was browsing in the new age music section at a certain mega-bookstore, looking for the latest CD from Kitaro (one of my favorite artists.) Well, I didn't find the Kitaro disc that day, but another CD soon caught my eye, one by an artist I'd never heard of - "Call of the Mystic" by Karunesh. Curious about the cover-art and song titles, I put the CD on the store's headphone listening station. I was soon immersed in the music, and intrigued by its exotic sounds. Of course, these were only brief sound clips from the album, so as each snatch of music soon cut off, I was left wanting to hear more. I then came home, found the CD on Amazon, and ordered it (sorry to the bookstore, but your prices were just too high! : ) Anyway, to make a long story short, in the several months since then, I have become a major fan of Karunesh (pronounced "Care-un-ish", which is, I learned, also the sanscrit word for "compassion".) I have now also collected several titles from his extensive back catalog, and while all of his albums have their own strengths, I believe that "Call of the Mystic" still rates as one of his finest overall releases. With it's mystical/mysterious feel, warm synth textures, and heavy use of exotic instruments, this CD literally makes me feel better when I listen to it. I know that the term "healing music" is probably overused in this genre, but in this case the term really fits. It's one of those rare albums that somehow pulls the listener into its World, and transports them to a better state-of-mind for it's duration. (Kitaro is perhaps the only other new age artist who's work has this effect on me.) Like most of Karunesh's works, this album is fully instrumental (So those of you who do not like vocals/lyrics with your new age music will be particularly pleased!), with all of the tracks running in the 5 to 7 minute range (a good length for this type of music.) Now, as people usually like points of comparsion for reviews such as this, I would say that Karunesh falls into the same general "new age/instrumental/electronic" genre as Kitaro, Vangelis, or Patrick O'Hearn (although his music's rarely as gloomy as O'Hearn's can be.) However, comparisons can tend to be a tad misleading, and at the end of the day Karunesh is a unique artist who's music has a personality of its own...Here is a quick rundown of all the tracks: the album opens with "The Joy of It All", an Eastern-flavored track which benefits from a hypnotic percussion groove and the sitar work of special guest Govi (a respected new age artist in his own right.) "Hearing You Now" features piano/flute lines that rotate back and forth, and an ear-catching mix of both electronic & acoustic drumming. "Monsoon's Dance" gives us one of Karunesh's most memorable melodies, played with a gorgeous blend of piano, Indian violin, and synth/percussion backing. "Mount Kailash" has a deeply-spiritual feel, and is highlighted by another guest spot from Govi (this time playing what sounds like an acoustic guitar run through a digital delay effect...quite a beguiling sound, actually!) "Sunrise at the Ganges" is basically a sitar/flute duet set over a backdrop of synth chords and Indian-style drumming. "Zensual" takes on a darker, electronic tone, with some mysterious "reed"-like synth soloing, layers of keyboard ambience, and a sensual rhythmic groove. "And the Grass Grows by Itself" adds some contrast to the pevious track, based mainly around acoustic sounds and a fun, hopeful melody. This track also features the hum of a Tibetan singing bowl (an unusal sound that I have come to like.) Lastly, "Ancient Voices", the only track with no noticable percussion line, is made up almost entirely of sitar and woodwind sounds, and serves to end the album on a peaceful, contemplative note. All in all, this is an album (and artist) that should not be missed if you are a fan of new age music. I will have to agree with what another reviewer said about Amazon's soundclips, though. The brief clips here are all of the opening moments of these songs, before the main themes really kick in - so the CD really does need to be heard in its full context to be truly appreciated. Also, speaking of other reviews, I think it is quite remarkable that of the six customer reviews that have been posted of this CD thus far, EVERY single one has given it a perfect 5 stars!...Amen!

Call of the Mystic~Karunesh.......2005-07-10

Even though this is my first experience with Karunesh, this album was exactly what I expected,...and I enjoyed the different selection of instruments used to evoke a light, whimsical, and meditative feeling of calm. Recommended for light meditation, yoga practice, or massage therapy.

Average customer rating: Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material! Beginner or Expert Very Informative and Enjoyable Frank's view Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra

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Tracks:

1. Overture To 'Tannhauser'
2. Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
3. We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
4. Hungarian Dance No.7
5. The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
6. Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
7. But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
8. The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
9. The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
10. Csardas Music
11. The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
12. The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
13. Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
14. The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
15. Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
16. Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
17. The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
18. Tzigane
19. Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
20. Caprice No.24
21. The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
22. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
23. Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
24. Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
25. Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
26. The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
27. The Violin Muted
28. Clair De Lune
29. The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
30. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
31. The Pizzicato Violin
32. Pizzicato Polka
33. In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
34. Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
35. Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
36. The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
37. The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
38. Hungarian Dance No.4
39. Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
40. The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
41. Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
42. Bolero
43. Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
44. Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
45. Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
46. Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
47. Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
48. Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
49. And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
50. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
51. The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
52. Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
53. The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
54. Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
55. Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
56. The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
57. Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
58. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
59. Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
60. The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
61. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
62. Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
63. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
64. Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
65. Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
66. To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
67. Elfenreigen

Tracks:

1. Introduction To The Viola
2. Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
3. Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
4. Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
5. Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
6. Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
7. The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
8. Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
9. The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
10. Cypresses (No.9)
11. The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
12. Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
13. The 'Period' Viola In Bach
14. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
15. The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
16. Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
17. Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
18. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
19. Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
20. Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
21. In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
22. Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
23. But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
24. Elfentanz, Op.39
25. Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
26. The Protecting Veil (Opening)
27. A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
28. Flamenco
29. Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
30. Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
31. It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
32. Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
33. It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
34. Symphony No.9 (Finale)
35. Introduction To The Double-Bass
36. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
37. But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
38. Elegy No.1 In D Major
39. The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
40. Capriccio Di Bravura
41. Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
42. The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
43. Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

Tracks:

1. The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
2. Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
3. The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
4. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
5. The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
6. Sa'Dawi
7. Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
8. Chamber Music No.II
9. The Piccolo - Aptly Named
10. La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
11. From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
12. Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
13. A Variety Of Techniques
14. Chamber Music No.II
15. Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
16. The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
17. From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
18. Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
19. An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
20. Naelden, Naelden
21. The Bachian Oboe
22. Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
23. Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
24. Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
25. The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
26. The Swan Of Tuonela
27. The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
28. Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
29. Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
30. Bolero
31. The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
32. Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
33. As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
34. Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
35. The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
36. The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
37. The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
38. ...And Quite Low.
39. Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
40. The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
41. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
42. But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
43. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
44. Introduction To The Saxophone
45. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
46. The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
47. L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
48. The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
49. Bolero
50. The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
51. Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
52. The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
53. Sax-O-Phun
54. The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
55. Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
56. The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
57. Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
58. Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
59. And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
60. Bolero
61. The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
62. Symphony No.3 (Opening)
63. The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
64. The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
65. Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
66. The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
67. The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
68. Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
69. The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
70. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
71. The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
72. Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
73. Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
74. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
75. The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
76. Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

Tracks:

1. The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
2. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
3. The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
4. Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
5. The Ceremonial Trumpet
6. Fanfare For The Common Man
7. Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
8. Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
9. The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
10. Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
11. The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
12. Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
13. The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
14. Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
15. The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
16. Billy The Kid
17. The Trumpet As Character Actor
18. Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
19. The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
20. Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
21. The Birth Of The Trombone
22. Aenmerckt Nu Hier
23. The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
24. Canzon 12 In Double Echo
25. The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
26. Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
27. The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
28. Hosannah
29. The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
30. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
31. The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
32. The Trombone As Caricaturist
33. Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
34. The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
35. The Horn And The Hunt
36. Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
37. The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
38. Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
39. The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
40. Walter Music (Minuet 1)
41. The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
42. Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
43. Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
44. The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
45. Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
46. The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
47. Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
48. The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
49. Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
50. The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
51. Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

Tracks:

1. Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
2. Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
3. At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
4. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
5. Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
6. Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
7. The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
8. The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
9. Den Hoboecken Dans
10. Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
11. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
12. No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
13. Gymnopedie No.2
14. The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
15. Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
16. More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
17. Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
18. Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
19. Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
20. A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
21. Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
22. The Birth Of The Bongo
23. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
24. From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
25. Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
26. From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
27. Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
28. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
29. But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
30. Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
31. Taking Advantage Of Tunability
32. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
33. The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
34. Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
35. Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
36. The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
37. Ravel And The Xylophone
38. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
39. Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
40. Introducing The Vibraphone
41. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
42. The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
43. Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
44. Folk Dances
45. The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
46. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
47. Introducing The Tubular Bells
48. Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
49. A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
50. Carmen Suite (Introduction)
51. But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
52. Introducing The Celeste
53. The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
54. Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
55. Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
56. Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
57. A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
58. The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
59. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
60. The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
61. Petrushka (Russian Dance)
62. The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
63. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

1. Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
2. Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
3. But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
4. Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
5. The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
6. An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
7. Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
8. Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
9. Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
10. Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
11. Mahler's Sleighbells
12. Symphony No.4 (Opening)
13. A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
14. Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
15. Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
16. Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
17. National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
18. And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
19. And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
20. The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
21. The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
22. The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
23. The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
24. The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
25. The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
26. The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
27. The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
28. There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
29. The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
30. Nocturnes
31. Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
32. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
33. The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
34. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
35. The Oboe As Duck
36. Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
37. The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
38. The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
39. The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
40. Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
41. Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
42. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
43. Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
44. The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
45. A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
46. Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
47. A Thunderstorm In A Million
48. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
49. the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
50. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
51. Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
52. The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

1. The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
2. Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
3. A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
4. Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
5. Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
6. String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
7. The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
8. String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
9. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
10. String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
11. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
12. String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
13. The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
14. String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
15. The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
16. Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
17. Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
18. String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
19. The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
20. Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
21. Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
22. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
23. In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
24. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
25. In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
26. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
27. In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
28. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
29. Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
30. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
31. And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
32. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
33. The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
34. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
35. Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
36. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
37. A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
38. Octet In F (Mvt 3)
39. The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
40. Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
41. Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
42. Canzon 28
43. Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
44. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
45. From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
46. Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
47. Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
48. The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
49. Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
50. When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
51. Images (Gigues)
52. A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
53. Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
54. The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
55. Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
56. Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
57. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
58. A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

Customer Reviews:

Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

Frank's view.......2006-08-19

This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.

Average customer rating: Need to know another album Favorite Album Ever Their best? If you are a fan of the band Cake, you'll love these guys. This CD is so good

Irresistible Bliss Soul Coughing Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Noise | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ruby Vroom El Oso Skittish/Rockity Roll Haughty Melodic Lust in Phaze: The Best of Soul Coughing ASIN: B000002N56 Release Date: 1996-07-09

Tracks:

1. Super Bon Bon
2. Soft Serve
3. White Girl
4. Soundtrack To Mary
5. Lazybones
6. 4 Out Of 5
7. Paint
8. Disseminated
9. Collapse
10. Sleepless
11. The Idiot Kings
12. How Many Cans?

Amazon.com

For a group that exudes so much intelligence and sophistication, Soul Coughing make incredibly intuitive music. The New York foursome gets pinned for its downtown neo-beat poetry shtick, but even M. Doughty, the group's acid-tongued lyricist, will tell you it's really all about the vibe, not the verse: the true leaders are the guys bringing up the rear. Sebastian Steinberg's loping upright bass and Yuval Gabay's precision drums, which form a live hip-hop/jazz-rock base, make Soul Coughing's second album, Irresistible Bliss, even sharper and more rhythmically confident than their 1994 debut, Ruby Vroom. Inverting George Clinton's maxim, Soul Coughing's operating principle seems to be "Free your ass and your mind will follow." As on Ruby Vroom, Doughty's vocals (increasingly dynamic) and Mark De Gli Antoni's keyboard sampler (increasingly focused) form the icing on Irresistible Bliss's groove-filled cake. But like the bass and drums, the voice and sampler work on a subconscious level. Neither conveys concrete meaning so much as it regurgitates data. Like a television set that plays down the hall while you drift off to sleep, Soul Coughing transmit repeated and recontextualized cliches as if they were information-age mantras, and collide those with door squeaks, elephant sounds, and Raymond Scott cartoon music to form a blanket of pop-cultural white noise. If Irresistible Bliss is less referentially hip-hop and (therefore) more song-oriented than the previous album, it's just as enthusiastically geometric--not to mention funky. Or, to transpose Clinton again: Who says a rock band can't play funk?--Roni Sarig

Customer Reviews:

Need to know another album.......2006-03-08

I love soul coughing and have for a very long time now, well since 1995 and I thoroughly suggest anyone who truly loves music to own this cd, it's amazing. But I do have a question, does anyone know of a soundtrack (I believe) that has the song soft serve on it and on the actual cd there is an orange/yellow flower that consumes the top of it. Anyway, any help would be surely appreciated! Thanks!

Favorite Album Ever.......2006-02-20

I've never written a review for anything (I'm pretty sure). It's just like: "Whatever" to me, but I read some guy's review of Keep it Like a Secret by Built To Spill (by the way: couldn't recommend that album any more highly. Buy it now.). I lost my train of thought, but

Here's what I'm getting at:

This album changed my life. Not even kidding.

Besides, maybe, Giant Steps, this is the most important piece of music of all time. Of all the time in my life, of course. I don't know about yours.

Do me a favor and pick it up now.

Seriously, I couldn't even quantify or qualify the effect this album has on me with words or numbers or any other means of expression beyond this: This album changed my life.

Seriously, you don't even get it.

God man, I've been listening to this album since I was in second grade. My all time favorite.

Buy Ruby Vroom, too. Stay away from El Oso. And Mike Doughty's solo stuff. I mean, get it if you want. I don't care.


Just go read some Soul Coughing lyrics. Just take like, 2 minutes out of your day. You're not even doing anything important right now. Are you? No.

http://scug.net/, man. Thats all. Just go there. Read some of the words. Look at the pictures.

Seriously, you don't even get it. I took the liner notes out of the case (which I lost) and taped them to my wall. I'm not even kidding.


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-wilson

Their best?.......2003-09-12

Maybe, maybe not. Soul Coughing wins the award for quitting while they were ahead. Although their decision to call it quits was unfortunate, they left behind three incredible albums, two of which are among the best albums of the 90s.

This album, their second, is possibly their best...though it's tough to say. The first album, Ruby Vroom, featured dark grooves and bombshells like Screewriter's Blues and Sugar Free Jazz. Irresistible Bliss features a broader range of styles and sounds; and, while not as groove-oriented, the songs seem to show the band coming into itself. Bassist Sebastian Steinberg and drummer Yuval Gabay are locked in here tightly enough to make most jazz band rhythm sections jealous. Mark DeGli Antoni's samples here are fabulous, often quite humorous (Disseminated, for example). While Ruby Vroom featured vocals consisting of repeated phrases, Irresistible Bliss features vocal work more in line with actual lyrics. For some people, this may not be a plus, as the approach of Ruby Vroom allowed for uniterrupted grooving. For me, the lyrics of Irresistible Bliss become just one more fabulous element to pay attention to.

I can't say enough about this album. It's great stuff. Buy it.

If you are a fan of the band Cake, you'll love these guys........2003-04-28

As of late I've been listening online to WOXY (from Oxford, Ohio, the best radio station in the nation) . I heard a couple tunes from Soul Coughing; "Super Bon Bon" (with which I was familiar) and, I believe, "Soft Serve", from Irresistable Bliss. I decided that I had to own it. The only regret that I have is that I had to go for 7 years without owning it. Now I'm hooked.
These guys are technically adept and simple at the same time. Almost every song on the album is catchy. And none could be considered boring. My favorite is the stripped-down "How Many Cans?", which is a true showcase for M. Doughty's amazing voice. Now I'm going to have to pick up the rest of the S.C. catalog.

This CD is so good.......2003-03-23

This CD is great listening, all the way up and down. Super Bon-Bon is the radio hit, but every track's bound to stick in your head after a listen or two. The lyrics are nuts, I don't know what he's getting at exactly but the music is just outrageously good. I'm not usually a huge fan of this genre, whatever genre that is, but this is a top-ten disc for me.

Average customer rating: Simply Irresistible Jessica's Take My breath Away EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!! Watch as I resist it He is irresistable......

Irresistible Jessica Simpson Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sweet Kisses In This Skin [Collector's Edition] In This Skin A Public Affair Re-Joyce: The Christmas Album ASIN: B00005K404 Release Date: 2001-06-05

Tracks:

1. Irresistible
2. A Little Bit
3. Forever In Your Eyes
4. There You Were (with Marc Anthony)
5. What's It Gonna Be
6. When You Told Me You Loved Me
7. Hot Like Fire
8. Imagination
9. To Fall In Love Again
10. For Your Love
11. I Never
12. His Eye On The Sparrow

Amazon.com

That Jessica Simpson has been groomed to become the next (as well as younger, whiter, and more virginal) Mariah Carey should come as no great shock. Production by slavish imitation is the way it goes these days, and wanting to duplicate Carey's success is understandable. Yet the downside of idol worship (Simpson grew up with the octave-conquering diva as a touchstone) is the loss of unique identity, and sadly that's exactly what has occurred. From the wordless sighs to the mock Spanish guitars added for international appeal, to the overwrought power ballads and faux hip-hop flavored up-tempo cuts, Simpson, who can sing, is a prisoner of by-the-numbers production and songs by the usual pop/R&B-lite suspects. The end result is sonically stellar, but is too close to a generic endeavor that does little to establish Simpson as an artist. Still, Irresistible will no doubt firm up her already serious stats as a rising young star. --Amy Linden

Customer Reviews:

Simply Irresistible.......2006-09-01

"Irresistible", "A Little Bit", "Forever in your Eyes", "For your Love", "I never" and a great duet with Marc Anthony make this CD Irresistible.

Jessica's Take My breath Away.......2006-08-19

Jessica Simpson is both a fine singer and actress,however, she does not compare with the originals like Berlin or Catherin Bach.Which she copied in Take My Breath Away and Dukes of Hazard.

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EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-08-11

Sadly this album didn't sell much but it is indeed one of the best.I can't stop listening to it I personally think jessica simpson is better than britney spears.Brit is only this popular cuz of all the drama she makes and those dance moves.

Watch as I resist it.......2006-06-30

Female artists used to make GOOD music, for proof get some Joni Mitchell, Pretenders (lead singer Chrissie Hynde is a woman), Aretha Franklin or Supremes. But these days, it's a joke, just an excuse for the woman in question to make her music "sexy". However, these pop stars fail miserably, because they exaggerate it so badly. Compare it to Chrissie Hynde. She was tough, independant, and respectable. Sex worked into her lyrics, sure, but it wasn't her entire persona, she didn't devote her music to selling her sexuality. Jessica Simpson, and most other female artists today, do. More proof that music has been dead since Kurt Cobain killed himself.

He is irresistable.............2006-06-03

I know how it feels to find someone who is irresistable and remain innocent. I remember when this song came out when I was only 13. Jessica wasn't really that popular back then as she is now. It seems like Newlyweds truly made her more famous. It's too bad that Jessica wasn't able to release more singles from this album. The majority of this album is filled up with ballads just like with 98 Degree's. I really don't see why Jessica had to leave Nick. They made such a good couple. They were like Lucy and Ricky. I like Jessica because she's stil remains a good role model to others.

1. Irresistable- Yeah, I've been there. 5/5
2. A Little Bit- This is Jessica's second single. I remember seeing the video and when it was promoted by Bally Total Fitness. I really like this song. 5/5
3. Forever In Your
3.Forever in Your Eyes- Beautiful Song. 5/5
4. There You Were-I think Jessica should have released this as a single because it's such a beautiful song.5/5
5. What's It Gonna Be- Although the beats are a little bit different, it just sounds too much like Britney's 'Lucky'. 4/5
6. When You Told Me You Loved You-Another beautiful ballad. 5/5
7. Hot Like Fire- I love this song. I like the beats and I think Jessica should have released this as a single. 5/5
8.Imagination- Another hot one. Nice to dance too, 5/5
9. To Fall In Love Again-I like this song. Jessica is a great singer. She's just take your breath away.5/5
10. For Your Love-Once again, this song is beautiful. For some reason, it reminds me of the 90s with Mariah and Celine Dion. I recommend it as a wedding song. 5/5
11. I Never- Jessica gives a break from the ballads and gives you an upbeat song. 5/5
12. His Eye Is on The Sparrow- a perfect ending to this album. She included a gospel inspired song on this album. I like how she shows her faith in God. 5/5

Average customer rating: Soothing, Great CD 5 Stars A simply irresistible soundtrack... Where is the Encore Music????? THE BEST CD I OWN I know who sings the songs!

Simply Irresistible: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Various Artists - Soundtracks Manufacturer: Restless Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Simply Irresistible (1999) (Ws) Serendipity: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture The Wedding Planner (2001 Film) Practical Magic: Music From The Motion Picture Where the Heart Is: Music from the Motion Picture ASIN: B00000HZOT Release Date: 1999-02-09

Tracks:

1. Little King - The Hollowbodies
2. Busted - Jennifer Paige
3. Falling - Donna Lewis
4. Got The Girl (Boy From Ipanama) - Reiss
5. Angel Of The Forever Sleep, The - Marcy Playground
6. Take Your Time - Lori Carson
7. Beautiful Girls - Chris Lloyd
8. Once In A Blue Moon - Sydney Forest
9. Parkway - The Hang Ups
10. Our Love Is Going To Live Forever - Spain
11. Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered - Katalina
12. That Old Black Magic - Jessica

Customer Reviews:

Soothing, Great CD 5 Stars.......2005-10-03

I'm a huge Sarah Michelle Gellar fan and when I saw Simply Irresistible I had to have the soundtrack. I love all the songs on this cd, they are all great. I listen to them when I go to sleep at night. They are very soothing and relaxing. Just a nice cd to listen too. My favorite tracks are "Little King" "Falling" "Parkway" and "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" A great compilation of songs, a must have!

A simply irresistible soundtrack..........2005-01-21

I have seen the movie a few years ago, and recently I decided to buy the movie. After seeing it a second time, I realized how amazing its soundtrack was. I had just loved the songs. Then my crusade to find the original soundtrack begun, and after search everywhere, I found out that this cd was not sold in my country. Although I was very dissapointed by it, since I wanted it so badly, I decided to buy it from the internet and import it. I didn't regret it. As soon as the cd arrived, I opened it and listened to the songs. I loved all of them, with exception of the 4th song, which I didn't like much. Even though there are two songs missing, which are: "Every little thing (he) does is magic - Shawn Colvin" and "Crush - Jennfier Paige", the cd is simply irresistible! The songs are incredible, however "That old black magic", one of the best songs is not complete. and I have no idea on the band or singer that plays it. I strongly recommend anyone to buy this soundtrack. I am sure you won't be dissapointed by it nor regret buying it. It was the first time that I have purchased a soundtrack, and I enjoy listening to it...Actually I love it!! I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I did, and I think this is one of the best soundtracks ever.

Where is the Encore Music?????.......2003-12-04

I just want to know the name of the theme played in the main menu of the DVD, does anybody know the name? who plays it?... please!!! I'm in love with it!... shame that Crush is not included on the soundtrack neither Once in a Blue Moon... Those are the real songs of the movie! Thanks...

THE BEST CD I OWN.......2002-10-15

This really is the best CD I own, it has a complete mix of both old and new, as well as slow and fast songs. You don't even need to see the movie to appreciate the CD-but you should see the movie! I would recommend this CD to anyone who enjoys love songs.

I know who sings the songs!.......2000-12-05

"Falling" is by Donna Lewis, and "Once in a Blue Moon" is by Sydeny Forest. I hope I was helpful to all of you who have been wondering about the artisits!

Average customer rating: cheezy A Musical Delight! excellent like all Zingaia Music for the mind, Sound for the soul Absolutely entrancing...

Beneath the Veil Zingaia Manufacturer: Sequoia Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Relaxation | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dancers of Twilight Soles on Earth Kama Sutra: A Tale Of Love - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Hotel Tara: The Intimate Side of Buddha-Lounge Exotica: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ASIN: B000009RBO Release Date: 1998-10-27

Tracks:

1. She Beckons
2. Invocation
3. Sirens Of The Moonlit Tide
4. Veil Of Inanna
5. Ast Usari
6. Beneath The Veil
7. Breath Of Passion

Album Description

Enter now a secret chamber, warm with candlelight, scented silk and the spiraling smoke of incense…. A place of mystery - where God and Goddess join in the Divine Dance. Ancient rhythms draw you in, Beneath the Veil, where the sensuous and the sacred, the Spirit and the Body unite. Awaken the Sacred Fire, Come Beneath the Veil where exotic gypsy rhythms inspire sacred lovers.

Customer Reviews:

cheezy.......2007-07-13

i give this cd one star for the drumming being adequate. the rest is very synthesized and just not enough for me. i think the drums might be the only "real" instrument on the album. the rest is cheesy synthesizer stuff. i was dissapointed.

A Musical Delight!.......2006-10-19

This CD is a wonderful, wonderful fusion of Middle Eastern & contemporary musical themes--with an accent on the Middle Eastern. It is smooth, pulsating, seductive, pleasurable, spiritual--and you can't help but move to it. Beneath the Veil is a paen of the feminine principle, without being feminist. It is New Age without being boring. I listen to it so often it has almost become a background musical screen in my house. Even the CD cover & included material are a class production act. Michael Breene's work is great & I look forward to hearing more from this artist. Obviously I highly recommend BENEATH THE VEIL.

Enchanted Egypt

excellent like all Zingaia.......2005-07-15

Another excellent album and the most popular. Very exciting and thrilling.

Music for the mind, Sound for the soul.......2004-10-04

A blend of Enigma and William Orbit with a dash of Pure Moods, it carries me along on a soothing ride of musical introspection. If you enjoy music of the world that creates a sense of mystery this sound will be pleasing to your ears. Beneath the Veil has a lovely joy to it that has a rhythm you will want to hear again and again.

It's not a new press - 1997 - but the music sounds new each time I hear it. It is seductive and wonderful for intimate moods. I have shared this music with several friends who each enjoy it as much as I do, and friends are the toughest critics.

Absolutely entrancing..........2004-05-15

'Beneath the Veil' is absolutely entrancing... The title track 'Beneath the Veil' is my fave track on it... Zingaia are also inspirational for me in my own cosmik trakks that i've been collaborating on/making over these past few years...

I actually bought it on a whim, and I play it pretty regularly for inspiration...

I still want to get 'Dancers of Twilight', which I'm sure is equally as enchanting - Savannah Skye aka Savvy...

Average customer rating:

Confide in Me: The Irresistible Kylie Kylie Minogue Manufacturer: Music Club Deluxe ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Wild Hope My December ASIN: B000S08YUK Release Date: 2007-07-23

Tracks:

1. Four Walls
2. Am I Losing You
3. Anna Marie
4. Billy Bayou
5. Blue Boy
6. I'm Gettin' Better
7. He'll Have To Go
8. I Love You Because
9. Distant Drums
10. This World Is Not My Home
11. I Won't Come In While He Is There
12. Adios Amigo
13. I'm Gonna Change Everything
14. Guilty
15. Welcome To My World
16. I Won't Forget You
17. You're The Only Good Thing
18. There's A Heartache Following Me
19. It Hurts So Much To See You Go
20. Not Until The Next Time
21. Is It Really Over
22. When Two Worlds Collide
23. Whispering Hope
24. How Long Has It Been
25. Trying To Forget
26. I Heard A Heart Break Last Night
27. Love Is No Excuse (Ft Dottie West)
28. Take Me In Your Arms And Hold Me (Ft Deborah Allen)
29. But You Love Me Daddy
30. Nobody's Fool
31. Angels Don't Lie
32. Moonlight And Roses
33. You're Free To Go
34. This Is It
35. I Guess I'm Crazy
36. Have You Ever Been Lonely (Ftpatsy Cline)

Album Description

2007 two CD set from the diminutive Aussie entertainer who went on to wow the UK, Europe and the rest of the world with her infectious songs and overt sexiness. Kylie Minogue's arrival at hip dance label Deconstruction in 1994 is widely acknowledged as marking her emergence as a serious artist after six years as a fluffy pop puppet for PWL's Stock, Aitken & Waterman fuelled production-line. Collected here are those first offerings from the 21st Century Kylie, the sex siren, mistress of intrigue and high camp princess i.e. the Kylie we know and love today. Chart hits rub shoulders with cool club mixes and key album tracks. Essential listening without a doubt. 36 tracks. Music Club.

Album Details

36 Tracks Chronicalling her Time at Hip Dance Label Deconstruction.

Average customer rating: Great compilation of Cathy Music! Perfect title Cathy to Kylie Definitely Irresistable A great collection of Cathy hits (and misses)!

Irresistible Cathy Dennis Manufacturer: Msi Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Into the Skyline Move to This Everybody Move to the Mixes A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That Am I the Kinda Girl? ASIN: B00004T3Y5 Release Date: 2000-07-17

Tracks:

1. Touch Me (All Night Long)
2. My Beating Heart
3. Just Another Dream
4. Too Many Walls
5. Everybody Move
6. You Lied To Me
7. Irresistible
8. Being With You
9. Falling
10. Change Will Come
11. West End Pad
12. Am I The Kinda Girl
13. When Dreams Turn To Dust
14. The Date
15. Fickle
16. That Is Why You Love Me
17. Waterloo Sunset
18. Tell Me

Album Description

First ever compilation for dance pop diva, includes her hits 'Touch Me (All Night Long)', 'Waterloo Sunset', 'Just Another Dream' and 'Everybody Move'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

Great compilation of Cathy Music!.......2005-02-21

Finally got this one after a lot of debating whether or not it would be worth it. Well, I'm not sorry I bought it! As a matter of fact, the compilation is a lot better than expected on account of the different version of "Touch me (all night long) and the slightly dancier sounding "Move to This".

When I first heard of Cathy Dennis back in the 1990, my immediate reaction was "Who is that?" I couldn't believe her voice...and couldn't wait to see the face that went with the voice. As soon as i heard "Touch me...", I was sold!

Hmmmmm...it seems they knew exactly what they were doing when they put on the UK single version of "Touch Me (all night long)" on this compilation. I think it's the perfect way to start a "Greatest Hits" cd. My sensitive ears caught this different version right away. LOL

The first time I played this CD compilation, "Irresistable", I fell in love with Cathy all over again. Too bad she's not recording anymore. :( I must add...the first time i heard "Touch me..." was in Montreal city on a late summer evening, blaring out of a dance club in the gay district.

And i admit I was hooked on her right away! Unfortunately, I ended up buying "Move to this" at a very high price in the high "double-digits". But it was worth it, because I supported an underrated and underappreciated pop star.

And it's a shame because she really deserved to be more famous, as mentioned in a recent review on here.
Yes...she did it all and she did it perfectly! I honestly admit that the songs on the 2nd half of "Irresistable" aren't as great as her earlier material, but she still had the voice, as cute as ever!

I love it when an artist writes her/his own music and can make it big in the music industry. Where are all the female artists like Cathy?

This disc is definitely the cream of the crop, because I listened to the "Am I the Kind of girl" cd and i didn't care for it as a whole. But they did add the best songs from there, onto here!

I hope she records again someday because she has collaborated with great artists since "Irresistable" came out. Look at Celine Dion...she wrote the song "Reveal" for Celine's "One Heart" album. And that song is the best one on the cd!

Since Cathy's Debut with "Move to this", I've never tired of the album. It was always something I'd put on the stereo, close my eyes and drift away to her voice. "Too many walls" has always been a favorite "Singalong" song. Very easy to follow and feel good to.

Same with "You lied to me", from "Into the skyline". Darn...what a great album that happened to be too! I find "Into the skyline" to be a more quiet album, except for "Everybody get up" which should've been on "Irresistable". Awww, too bad! LOL

Tracklist:
01- Touch Me (all night long)
02- My Beating Heart
03- Just Another Dream
04- Too Many Walls
05- Everybody Move
06- You Lied to Me
07- Irresistable
08- Being With You
09- Falling
10- Change Will Come
11- West End Pad
12- Am I the Kinda Girl?
13- When Dreams Turn to Dust
14- The Date
15- Fickle
16- That is Why You Love Me
17- Waterloo Sunset
18- Tell Me

Well...that's it for my review. Hope it's helpful!

Perfect title.......2005-02-05

Ah, Cathy Dennis, we hardly knew ya...
And it's a shame because she really deserved to be more famous. She did it all: wrote 'em, sang 'em, produced 'em. And this disc is the cream of the crop.
Six songs are from her irresistible (sorry!) debut 'Move To This', five from the OK 'Into the Skyline', and seven from one of the great lost pop albums of the 90s 'Am I the Kinda Girl'.
Cathy's songs are dance and pop gems. They stay in your head long after you're done listening... which makes sense because this is the same woman who wrote Kylie Minogue's worldwide monster hit "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (she also wrote Britney's "Toxic").
Cathy's debut, 'Move to This', is dance happy, kicking off with the one-two punch of the brilliant "Just Another Dream" and "Touch Me". She also slows things down with the seductive "Tell Me" and the reflective "Too Many Walls". Overall a solid first album.
Her second, 'Into the Skyline' has always seemed to me to be cold. I think this may have had to do with her teaming up with Shep Pettibone to produce. There's a distance to these songs, but "Irresistible" really connects.
And then... ah, her third, and sadly, last album, 'Am I the Kinda Girl'. This was such an unexpected departure from her two previous dance albums: it was straight up POP. The title track has one of the great guitar riffs EVER, as Ms. Dennis plays her gender bending games. And it contains one of my favorite lines, "Am I the kinda screw that your toolbox lacks?" Mercy! Other standouts are the charging "That is Why You Love Me", and her gorgeous cover of the Kinks' "Waterloo Sunset" (Ray Davies even co-wrote a song with Cathy, "The Date", which is on this collection).
These days Cathy is more behind the scenes writing and producing... AND she's also been listed as one of the Top 5 richest women in England (probably from writing the themes to "Pop Idol" and its American conterpart called... well, you know...).
I hope she records again someday, but in the meantime, pick up this disc! You'll find it... irresistible.

Cathy to Kylie.......2004-05-06

After all that she didn't really disappear, now she's writing for Kylie.

Definitely Irresistable.......2001-07-21

Cathy Dennis entered the music scene more than a decade ago as vocalist for the dance outfit DMOB. After two dance-oriented projects, she seemingly disappeared from sight. This compilation is essential for any Dennis fan, containing music from those two albums, as well as her detour into retro-styled pop with AM I THE KIND OF GIRL?, which wasn't released here in the states. Among the highlights, her hits 'Just Another Dream', 'You Lied To Me', and 'Touch Me(All Night Long)', as well as her best ballad performance, 'Too Many Walls'. The other ballads are fairly disposable and not very memorable, and among the great songs on her aforementioned third album, check out 'When Dreams Turn To Dust', and the cleverly biting 'The Date'. A good reminder of why Dennis, at her best, was pretty addictive.

A great collection of Cathy hits (and misses)!.......2001-03-21

'The Irresistible Cathy Dennis' is a perfect showcase for one of the 90's most underrated pop songwriters. Best of all, if you're a Dennis fan, many of the singles on 'Irresisitible' are rare 7" radio edits. Of course, singles from her early D-Mob days are missing, but that just means you'll have to collect them yourself :) For new fans: If you remember "Touch Me (All Night Long)", her biggest worldwide hit, you're bound to fall in love with nearly every track here. Lyrically simple, but highly melodic, this is essential pop.

Average customer rating: Great Find... Solid Music, Needs a little work An awesome album to add to my collection!

Scratch the Surface The Cringe Manufacturer: Listen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Tipping Point ASIN: B0002NP01E Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

1. Another Day
2. Burn
3. Too Many Problems
4. Kiss Me When You're Dead
5. I Don't Know
6. Grave
7. Been Alone
8. Life That You Choose
9. Empty Table
10. Far Away
11. Song 13
12. On and On
13. Blood

Product Description

Tracks: Another Day Burn Too Many Problems Kiss Me When You're Dead  I Don't Know Grave Been Alone Life That You Choose Empty Table Far Away Song 13 On and On Blood Produced by John Cusimano Engineered and mixed by Steve Hardy Recorded at Electric Lady Studios and Sound on Sound Studios Mixed at URS Recording assisted by John Adler and Shinobu Mitsuoka at Electric Lady and Kris Lewis at Sound on Sound Mix assisted by Kaori Kinoshita Mastered by Andy VanDette at Masterdisk NYC All words and music by John Cusimano © 2003 by John Cusimano Spacemen photography by Chris Gorman

Customer Reviews:

Great Find..........2006-11-04

Great CD, has that feel of a small club band before they get over managed and the music over processed. They still have that raw edge that is all to offen lost. The Cringe has the feel and creativity I look for when I want to get lost in my own work. When you are tired of lisening to the same old songs on the radio, The Cringe offers a new perspective and fresh sound.

Solid Music, Needs a little work.......2005-03-05

I really enjoyed the CD. It is a nice CD to have on at work, safe so you won't get fired for the lyrics but hard enough to make you feel alive.

After listening to the CD, I'll be keeping an eye on the band over the next couple of years. They sound similar to a lot of the acts out there, so a break or two and they could be a major headline act.

I only had two complaints about the CD. At times the music over took the lead singer and make it hard to feel into the song. Another was that the beat of a couple of songs just didn't feel right. Neither were enough to stop me from listening, though.

The cover art is amazing. Nice to see someone pay some attention to cover art, a dying art for CDs.

An awesome album to add to my collection!.......2004-10-16

This album is amazing! It's an awesome new addition to my collection. Almost any fans of emo stuff would like it...it's a really great listen!

Average customer rating: Relegating the Wiggles to the Dustbin of History Best kids music--ever!

Kids Rock for Peas The Sippy Cups Manufacturer: Snacker Disc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Meltdown! Putumayo Kids Presents: Folk Playground ASIN: B000CAKSM8 Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

1. Baby, You're a Rich Man
2. Who Loves the Sun
3. Bike
4. Low Rider
5. Introducing Super Guy
6. Flying Machine
7. Bennie and the Jets
8. She's a Rainbow
9. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
10. I Wanna Be Elated
11. Dear Prudence
12. Jungle Boogie
13. I'm a Believer
14. Give Peas a Chance

Customer Reviews:

Relegating the Wiggles to the Dustbin of History.......2007-01-27

After being a DJ when The Clash was putting out London Calling, seeing the Gang of Four for a $1 admission fee at The Bayou in Washington, DC and interviewing The Edge of U2 in St. Louis, MO when they were playing a club show prior to opening the next day for J Geils (1982), it's hard to get excited about children's music for your kids many years later. You can't exactly take your kid to a Minor Threat or X show in a bad part of town (but my kids do like the B-52's). So all these years later, my wife dragged me to the Tom Chapin show for the third year in a row, and while he was pleasant and the songs were nice, it was getting a little old. Justin Roberts CD's are pretty good mostly because my kids are having a good time but don't think that I am going to be camping out for concert tickets any time soon. The Wiggles were fun to watch with my kid on TV but let's face it, the lyrics stink. And the Wiggles aren't nearly as entertaining as Rocko's Modern Life or Spongebob. The theme song from Fairly Odd Parents smokes any Wiggles tune. So what were the suits at Disney thinking?

Fortunately, in the long run, quality triumphs over all else. And the Sippy Cups have quality and plenty of it. Some reviewers think that their music is more appealing to adults than kids. Not so Joe. I have been to see the Cups and the kids are up dancing and having a good time. In fact more people danced at the Sippy Cups show than the last time I saw REM at Shoreline Ampitheatre a few years back. The Sippy Cups are basically the first band to be unafraid of taking a back catalogue of nearly forty years of rock history and introducing it to your kids. Shouldn't your kids know something about the Velvet Underground? I guess one of the best ways to describe the Sippy Cups and especially their show is as though the Talking Heads decided to do a children's benefit show and have the kids watch it. So even though I have been dropping all these references to the past, it is merely descriptive. What is certain is that as the Sippy Cups evolve, they will certainly be as original as the Monkees were in their day. So when you see them on the telly, think about all of the corporate types who will be kicking themselves for not having jumped on the Sippy Cup bandwagon when they had a chance.

You really don't want your kid to be listening to the Pussycat Dolls and Paris Hilton when he or she gets a little older, do you? The Sippy Cups will help you prevent that unfortunate outcome.

Best kids music--ever!.......2006-12-30

I hate kids music, and until The Sippy Cups came along I refused to play it anywhere except in the kids' rooms. This CD has earned a place in my iPod! Excellent, amusing covers of adult tunes. Check out their website, [...], to buy the CD (or go to CDBaby) until Amazon starts stocking it.

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