- Audio CD (17 April 2000)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Columbia
- ASIN: B000024XFV
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Mini-Disc | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 88,424 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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DEEP FOREST Comparsa (Deleted 1997 French issue 13-track PICTURE DISC CD album complete with booklet picture sleeve)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another wonderful album from Deep Forest,
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This review is from: Comparsa (Audio CD)
Is there any musical instrument capable of expressing the infinite subtlety and variety of the human voice? What other instrument can convey the rapture of watching the sun rise over the Ugandan rainforest, or describe the deeply held unconditional love for another human being?
Comparsa, like all the Deep Forest albums, combines the timeless traditional melodies of non-Western societies (on this occasion, mainly from Central America and Madagascar) with the modern conventions of electronic dance and ambient music. Comparsa is another exceptional contribution from Deep Forest. What makes Comparsa so worthwhile are the vocal performances, imbued with deep warmth and compassion, that speak straight to the heart. There is no need to understand the words. For instance, each inflection of the performance on "Tres Marias" expresses a wrenching sadness, and yet is somehow drenched in hope. "Madazulu" sees a group of singers almost raging out of the speakers, communicating their anger at our treatment of the world. The samples are given more space than on the first album (Deep Forest), which used smaller, shorter samples of vocals from the Baka Pygmies of the Cameroon rainforest, more as part of the overall textural effect, then as the melodic driving force of each track, as they do here in Comparsa, and in Boheme and Music Detected also. The title track "Comparsa" is a bouncy, soca-style accordion-led ditty. The accordion, that archetypal French instrument, drifts in and out of many songs. Most of the songs have prominent bass and snare drums playing funky offbeat rhythms, with traditional drums adding cross rhythms. Electronic high frequencies, altered flutes and synthesizers also regularly feature in the instrumentation. The ambient tracks sound like Jean-Michel Jarre, if he had travelled around Madagascan villages for 5 years, listening to the local music. Comparsa may not seem as immediately accessible as the other Deep Forest albums. It may even strike you as remarkably naïve and simple in its harmonic and rhythmic language. But is this really such a bad thing? Comparsa will reward those with patience, as the singers gradually communicate their message with un-extinguishable faith, hope and love.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely Fantastic!,
By snodge@innocent.com (Bath, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Comparsa (Audio CD)
I bought this album, as I really enjoyed the first two albums, and quite simply it's fantastic. It took me a while to get into it, but it's one of the few CDs that I now regularly listen to. I can really recommend this!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Slow to impress but it will get you in the end,
By A Customer
This review is from: Comparsa (Audio CD)
After listening to Deep Forest, Deep Forest I decided to but this one. At first I was quite disappointed - it is very different from the Deep Forest Album. Is has a lot more vocals in it and a lot more instruments, there is a good introduction of brass on the first song. Overall, I got into it and I enjoy it now, it is quite a summer album ..happy and lively if you know what I mean!! but overall not as good as previous work I must admit.
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