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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Looking up and all I can see is stars, 18 Sep 2007
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.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
a deep space probe, 10 Jan 2008
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.
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3 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Utter drivel - why can't I award no stars?, 11 April 2008
Am I listening to the same album as them? Maybe there's something wrong with the copy I bought, but I can't hear any of the sub-bass rumblings or the haunting organic instrument sounds that the other two reviewers are refering to. And yes, I'm giving it my undivided attention and I'm playing it on a damn good hi-fi. And yet I'm just hearing a cacophanous wall of noise, and the sound of £10 of my hard-earned cash disappearing down the drain.
As ambient music goes, this fulfills only one half of the description: it's pure ambience; there's no musicality about it. And I like my ambience, I really do, but - call me a lightweight if you will - I need a spoonful of musicality to wash it down.
I've heard people describe this artist as a genius. To me, this is something that anyone with a mic, a couple of hours and a decent bag of home-grown could come up with: mindless, self-indulgent drivel.
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