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Songs from Before

~ Max Richter
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  • Audio CD (23 Oct 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: 130701
  • ASIN: B000HDR9B8
  • Other Editions: Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 16,624 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Hmmm, 4 Nov 2006
First, let me say that the musical pieces contained on this disc are almost, but not quite, the equal of "The Blue Notebooks", which is a stunning album. There is more emphasis on piano, rather than strings, but the weird voice samples remain, albeit with a different person saying them. So, yeah, brilliant album.

Now, the previous reviewer compained that the album is too short, which may be true. But I prefer to think of LPs in terms of how good they are, rather than how long they are. I'd much prefer 35 minutes of brilliance to the same music but with another 35 minutes of filler.

Longer albums arent necessarily better! If an artist feels that an album is right as it is then there is no need for them to add any more.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Meditative and beautiful, 29 Dec 2006
By T. Almy (derby, england) - See all my reviews
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Like most reviewers,I agree that this is no 'Blue Notebooks'. It does not share the same, almost intangible melancholia. Moreover, I find Robert Wyatt an uninvolving narrator, who does not share Tilda Swinton's feel for the language (in this case Japanese author Murakami). However, the same ensemble as 'Notebooks' again succeed in creating a resonant soundscape of alienation and yearning, esp. on the beautiful 'Flowers for Yulia'.
Yes, it's short. But like haiku, it is a distillation of elements, the critical deployment of only essential materials, that makes it work.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Close, but no quite on the same level as "The Blue Notebooks", 28 Oct 2006
By Kenneth Windrim (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
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Max Richter has produced a haunting and melancholy follow-up to his Kafka inspired "The Blue Notebooks." "Songs from Before" is a more conservative effort though, and at a brief 37 minutes, it acually feels like it is missing a few pieces towards the end. The length of the album is NOT the issue. The feeling that original musical ideas are lacking towards the end of the album is the concern. I also have a slight problem with the choice of reader for this album. His voice has a mumbling quality which certainly doesn't serve the poetry well. In addition, the Kafka poetry in the "Blue Notebooks" was far more moving than any poetry on display in "Songs from Before". Musically, this is a subdued and conservative effort. I don't regret this purchase. Max Richter's third album is a gem - just not as radiant and creative a jem as "The Blue Notebooks" or "Memoryhouse". The music on this CD should sound like more than "The Blue Notebooks, Part Two", unfortunately, it never really takes off into its own orbit and settles for exploring soundscapes already covered by Richter in previous releases.
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3.0 out of 5 stars collector of recordings since 1953
I entirely agree with the reviewer as to the sublime quality of the compositions on this disc. Even more so, these descriptions befit Max Richter's 'Blue Notebooks' recording... Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2006 by D. V. Dunning

5.0 out of 5 stars An impossibly beautiful composition
Max Richter deems his music 'post-classical,' but I guess it can also be called ambiental, electronic, minimalist - if one MUST put a label on it. Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2006 by Razvan Porumb

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