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- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Leaf
- ASIN: B000T97XKM
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- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you are already familiar with Murcof and are expecting more of the same, you may be pleasantly surprised in the evolution this album takes from start to finish. We start off where the last album Remembranza finished, slight glitchy, minimal beats, then the album evolves into something truley wonderful, deep, reasonant drones, organs, cello, twinkling keys, fat ( really fat!) analogue sub bass blasts, layer upon layer of sounds propel the listener on a journey that could be either the fantastic voyage or 2001, nether the less, this is like almost nothing you may have heard among the other, ambient hordes of today, clamoring for Eno's throne, (if there ever is a truer heir than Murcof I've yet to hear) There's true alchemy at work in Fernando Corona's vision, and it's this element to the sounds he creates that earn him the ever growing reverence among his fans.
This is no collection of of tracks, this is an experience that should be savoured from start to finish.
This is no collection of of tracks, this is an experience that should be savoured from start to finish.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album is my first encounter with Murcof, and I'm very impressed: you get an incredible (and building) atmosphere and a palpable sense of "outer space". Clearly it was meant to be played really loud and, for added effect, you should play it at night with no lights on.
The album is entirely instrumental and if there is a beat it is very subtle. A strong point is the choice of instruments: instead of solely relying on synthesizers Murcof has used acoustic instruments to great effect, and this certainly is a factor which has taken me in.
The only let-down for me (which has led to 4 stars instead of 5) is the rather overblown organ-dominated ending of track one, which kind of destroys the atmosphere so carefully built up. Nevertheless, you may find that this album takes you to places you've never been, bringing the immensity of the cosmos into your home.
The album is entirely instrumental and if there is a beat it is very subtle. A strong point is the choice of instruments: instead of solely relying on synthesizers Murcof has used acoustic instruments to great effect, and this certainly is a factor which has taken me in.
The only let-down for me (which has led to 4 stars instead of 5) is the rather overblown organ-dominated ending of track one, which kind of destroys the atmosphere so carefully built up. Nevertheless, you may find that this album takes you to places you've never been, bringing the immensity of the cosmos into your home.
Format:Audio CD
Electronica and space are made for each other, and Murcof gives full vent to all the array of sound that a synth, or synths and samples can muster.... Cosmos 1 and 2 are the best of his efforts here. Both tracks build to booming, awe inspiring climaxes.
But don't be fooled into thinking this kind of treatment is unique, because there are plenty of other cosmic synth epics out there.. check out Jonn Serrie's "planetary chronicles" for example, used in various Nasa films, and if you want to dip into the world of New Agey synths at their best, grab some MIchael Hammer.
Having said all that, Murcof judges it (mostly) appropriately... a whiff of an arpeggio here, a sub sonic drone here. But melody is subdued and ultimately a lot of this is simply one long-drawn out legato note, coloured and textured which can get simply a bit ... unadventurous. Odd, too, that such a topic and such music should nevertheless feel in some curious way slightly hollow, missing a transcendent spirituality and opting instead for awe, coldness, distance. Very 2001-like, it must be said.
Good, maybe. Genius? No way.
But don't be fooled into thinking this kind of treatment is unique, because there are plenty of other cosmic synth epics out there.. check out Jonn Serrie's "planetary chronicles" for example, used in various Nasa films, and if you want to dip into the world of New Agey synths at their best, grab some MIchael Hammer.
Having said all that, Murcof judges it (mostly) appropriately... a whiff of an arpeggio here, a sub sonic drone here. But melody is subdued and ultimately a lot of this is simply one long-drawn out legato note, coloured and textured which can get simply a bit ... unadventurous. Odd, too, that such a topic and such music should nevertheless feel in some curious way slightly hollow, missing a transcendent spirituality and opting instead for awe, coldness, distance. Very 2001-like, it must be said.
Good, maybe. Genius? No way.
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