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~ Vangelis
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  • Audio CD (6 Mar 1993)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Arista
  • ASIN: B000026CZC
  • Other Editions: Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 47,221 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Vangelis' 1988 entry sees him embracing some of the new technological and rock idioms soon to be in vogue in the pristine digital '90s. Going digital was not a foreign thing to Vangelis. On DIRECT, he works with a very wide palette of sounds and textures. In doing so, he creates one of his most diverse and interesting records.
Close your eyes and let "The Motion of Stars" take you on its celestial course. Rivulets of trilling electronics suggest quantum mechanics set to digital rhythms; arcing strings signal the point of solar explosion. "The Will of the Wind" is a slow-beat boat ride downan Amazonian waterway. Shakuhachi flutes coo, synthetic sounds throb, and guitar samples liquefy. The majestic propensity of Vangelis' magnificent BLADE RUNNER and THE BOUNTY soundtracks-which actually harks back to the era of SEE YOU LATER-rears its head again on "The Oracle of Apollo". The most cinematic of Vangelis' non-soundtrack albums, DIRECT is grandstuff.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Original, dynamic, beautiful, ..., 14 Sep 2000
I like Direct - one of Vangelis' best IMHO. There is such a huge range of music here from driving synth rock to the operatic - many different textures and sounds, and the use of synthesisers as an instrument, not as a substitute for acoustic or electric instruments. This is a good'un. If you like Vangelis or Mike Oldfield, you'll like this.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Top, 17 Oct 2005
This album is absolutely superb. One of the better ones by Vangelis, lots of big synth tunes which keep you going. One which i always see as being a great travel tune. Get it and see for yourself!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Evangelos Odysseus Papathanassiou as he isn't better known., 30 Jun 2007
By Juan Kerr (manchester, England) - See all my reviews

Van the man at his absolute best.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Of it's age
This was no doubt an innovative album in it's day but time has not been kind to 'Direct' & now the 'played with razors' treble heavy drumming splashes all over the place and the... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. David Halliday

5.0 out of 5 stars Top quality goes synth
This is definitely one of the best Vangelis albums. It is full of top class tunes which always put me in a good mood, no matter how blue I feel. Read more
Published 10 months ago by DARREN "Big Nose" WALKER

5.0 out of 5 stars Direct Hit
This, bar none, is my favourite CD by Vangelis. It is a soundtrack in waiting, looking for a suitable film to support it. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2007 by Music Man

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