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Reichenbach Falls

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by: Ravens & Chimes

Release Date June 02, 2008
If you took the musical richness of Arcade Fire, mingled in the literate lyrics of the Decemberists, and a bit of freakfolk... you might have something like Ravens & Chimes.

And it's the sum sound of the Brooklyn band's first album, "Reichenbach Falls" -- a cascade of swirling, energetic indiepop flavoured with melancholy folk. While they're still growing into their sound, the band's polished instrumentation and hauntingly literate songs are the stuff of indie-rock dreams.

It begins with a haunting guitar strum and a trickle of gentle piano, which suddenly erupts into a swirling, mournful epic of twilight indiepop. Asher Lack sings tremulously about a flood wasteland: "And if the waters rise up/and drown the whole ... Read More:

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Rautavaara: True & False Unicorn

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by: Finnish Rco, Nuoranne

Release Date July 22, 2003
If you took the musical richness of Arcade Fire, mingled in the literate lyrics of the Decemberists, and a bit of freakfolk... you might have something like Ravens & Chimes.

And it's the sum sound of the Brooklyn band's first album, "Reichenbach Falls" -- a cascade of swirling, energetic indiepop flavoured with melancholy folk. While they're still growing into their sound, the band's polished instrumentation and hauntingly literate songs are the stuff of indie-rock dreams.

It begins with a haunting guitar strum and a trickle of gentle piano, which suddenly erupts into a swirling, mournful epic of twilight indiepop. Asher Lack sings tremulously about a flood wasteland: "And if the waters rise up/and drown the whole ... Read More:

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On Land: Ambient 4

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by: Brian Eno

Release Date September 27, 2004
If you have just stumbled across the now classic Eno Ambient series and were wondering which one to try, look no further. I own 10 Eno discs and to me this is the most evocative and engaging. The album created a feeling of growth and emergence right from the opening track, 'Lizard Point'.

Dunwich Beach, Autumn, 1960 is my favourite painting a picture of romantic, nostalgic euphoric recall from an event real or imaginary.

This disc is as engaging or as 'background' as you want it to be and to achieve that took real genius from Eno. Buy it.

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Marsk Stigs Döttrar

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from: Musica Sveciae

Release Date June 20, 1996
If you have just stumbled across the now classic Eno Ambient series and were wondering which one to try, look no further. I own 10 Eno discs and to me this is the most evocative and engaging. The album created a feeling of growth and emergence right from the opening track, 'Lizard Point'.

Dunwich Beach, Autumn, 1960 is my favourite painting a picture of romantic, nostalgic euphoric recall from an event real or imaginary.

This disc is as engaging or as 'background' as you want it to be and to achieve that took real genius from Eno. Buy it.

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Rockin' in Rhythm

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by: Duke Ellington

Release Date August 01, 2005
If you have just stumbled across the now classic Eno Ambient series and were wondering which one to try, look no further. I own 10 Eno discs and to me this is the most evocative and engaging. The album created a feeling of growth and emergence right from the opening track, 'Lizard Point'.

Dunwich Beach, Autumn, 1960 is my favourite painting a picture of romantic, nostalgic euphoric recall from an event real or imaginary.

This disc is as engaging or as 'background' as you want it to be and to achieve that took real genius from Eno. Buy it.

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1945-46

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by: Duke Ellington

Release Date May 05, 1998
If you have just stumbled across the now classic Eno Ambient series and were wondering which one to try, look no further. I own 10 Eno discs and to me this is the most evocative and engaging. The album created a feeling of growth and emergence right from the opening track, 'Lizard Point'.

Dunwich Beach, Autumn, 1960 is my favourite painting a picture of romantic, nostalgic euphoric recall from an event real or imaginary.

This disc is as engaging or as 'background' as you want it to be and to achieve that took real genius from Eno. Buy it.

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People [VINYL]

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by: People

Release Date July 12, 2005
If you have just stumbled across the now classic Eno Ambient series and were wondering which one to try, look no further. I own 10 Eno discs and to me this is the most evocative and engaging. The album created a feeling of growth and emergence right from the opening track, 'Lizard Point'.

Dunwich Beach, Autumn, 1960 is my favourite painting a picture of romantic, nostalgic euphoric recall from an event real or imaginary.

This disc is as engaging or as 'background' as you want it to be and to achieve that took real genius from Eno. Buy it.

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People [Digipak] [Us Import]

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by: People

Release Date July 12, 2005
If you have just stumbled across the now classic Eno Ambient series and were wondering which one to try, look no further. I own 10 Eno discs and to me this is the most evocative and engaging. The album created a feeling of growth and emergence right from the opening track, 'Lizard Point'.

Dunwich Beach, Autumn, 1960 is my favourite painting a picture of romantic, nostalgic euphoric recall from an event real or imaginary.

This disc is as engaging or as 'background' as you want it to be and to achieve that took real genius from Eno. Buy it.

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Astronome

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by: John Zorn

Release Date September 18, 2006
This work is described by Zorn as an attempt at a versatile "pocket opera", equally at home in a classical environment as at a rock venue.

The musical themes lead very directly off from the previous disc, the opening bass-line harking right back to 'Hellfire' and the playing is, again, superb.

However, for my money, this is a much less cohesive and comprehensible affair; trading the concept in many places for the concise and ideas-packed music of Moonchild.

The vocals on this are particularly wearing at times (the slurping and gargling of a glass of water towards the end of track two is just gross and not atmospheric at all).

The music develops slightly slower, and in places is much more sparsh, but ... Read More:

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Rimsky-Korsakov - Snow Maiden

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from: Capriccio

Release Date September 07, 1996
This work is described by Zorn as an attempt at a versatile "pocket opera", equally at home in a classical environment as at a rock venue.

The musical themes lead very directly off from the previous disc, the opening bass-line harking right back to 'Hellfire' and the playing is, again, superb.

However, for my money, this is a much less cohesive and comprehensible affair; trading the concept in many places for the concise and ideas-packed music of Moonchild.

The vocals on this are particularly wearing at times (the slurping and gargling of a glass of water towards the end of track two is just gross and not atmospheric at all).

The music develops slightly slower, and in places is much more sparsh, but ... Read More: