Layers

Layers

ASIN: B00006J9O2

Track Listings

1. Sometimes I Cry

2. Lets Gather

3. Anticipation

4. Dunbar High School Marching Band

5. Soaring (Part 1)

6. Harlem Buck Street Dance

7. Interlude

8. Before I Rest

9. Lets Play

10. It Never Stopped In My Home Town

11. Soaring (Part 2)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Les McCann plays every instrument except percussion on this 1972 album which features memorable moments including 'Sometimes I Cry', 'Before I Rest' and 'Never Stopped In My Hometown'. 2002.

Layers,Les Mccann,Gotham Distribution,Jazz,Jazz Music

Best of Both Worlds; Yoga Chant Kirtan Music
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Chant to Travel

Best of Both Worlds truly is a fine blend of traditional Indian chants and modern recording

Amazingly beautiful. Nice change of pace from other kirtan

GREAT CD!!!

Exquisitely Beautiful

Best of Both Worlds; Yoga Chant Kirtan Music
Ragani
Manufacturer: Prosperity Matters, LLC
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ASIN: B00022W3XI
Release Date: 2003-05-01

Tracks:

Akhanda Prayer
Ganapati
Om Mata
Shiva Hara
Sita Ram
Rama Rama

Album Description

A classic kirtan (yoga chant) music CD, featuring world instruments in rhythm and sound and a large chorus from Milwaukee's ongoing Kirtan with Ragani event. Based upon the sacred kirtan (yoga chant) music of India, this CD was released as a tribute to Sri Swami Rama of the Himalayas. Proceeds from CD sales will support the charitable hospital in the foothills of northern India and nonprofit organizations established by Swami Rama.

Customer Reviews:

Chant to Travel.......2007-03-09

I first heard this CD when my friend Wendy brought it during a visit to Oregon. We chanted the whole way to the Bonneville Spa and Hotsprings. I liked it so much I borrowed it for a week and finally got my own. Ragani has the most lovely voice and the instrumentals are fulland luscious.
Thank you Ragani!

Best of Both Worlds truly is a fine blend of traditional Indian chants and modern recording .......2006-06-25

What immediately strikes me about this recording is Ragani's sincere devotion to her guru and to the divine. This is evidenced in the opening mantra, the Akhanda Prayer, a beautiful prayer to the Guru. Though I am not a musician, each chant on this CD seems to me to be well recorded and more importantly these chants are infused with Ragani's sincerity as a bhakta. I feel as though I am listening to a seasoned yogini when I listen to this fine collection of chants.
Especially appealing to me about these chants is the shift from a slow repetition of the Name to an accelerated and ecstatic repetition. The gradual acceleration has the effect of locking my mind's attention onto the mantra so that by the time the chant ends, my mind is subdued and I experience the peace brought about by the chant. In other words, when the chant is moving very quickly, there is less room for thoughts (other than the Name) to creep in. By the time the chant speeds up the Name takes hold and my mind begins to settle down. My particular favorites are Sita Ram and Shiva Hara. Whereas Sita Ram is intense, by contrast Shiva Hara is light and uplifting. In addition, the chants on this CD are all in call in response style which makes participation in the chants very easy.

Amazingly beautiful. Nice change of pace from other kirtan .......2005-02-01

I thought no other kirtan style music could even compare to Krishna Das (whom I love dearly), but Ragani's voice is so beautiful. This CD is enchanting so much so that I cannot seem to tire of listening.

GREAT CD!!!.......2005-01-10

Great CD!!! I play it everyday commute to work. Would highly recommend it to anyone looking for Kirtan music.

Exquisitely Beautiful.......2004-11-28

This is one of the best New Age/Kirtan CDs of recent years. The final track, "Rama Rama" is one of the most achingly beautiful songs I've ever heard. It's as if you're listening to Sita, the legendary heroine of the epic Ramayana, actually calling for her husband Rama, who's half a world away. Ragani is one of the most inspired artists in the new genre of Western kirtan music. I play this CD often.

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beautiful avant chamber music
A Step-by-Step Guide in loving Rachel's
Very Original
Like a breeze of cold air from the sea
interesting and varied

Systems/Layers
Rachel's
Manufacturer: Quarter Stick
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000D1FED
Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

Moscow Is In The Telephone
Water From The Same Source
Systems/Layers
Expect Delays
Arterial
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Where_Have_All_My_Files_Gone?
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beautiful avant chamber music.......2005-11-29

For a long time, I think that people dismissed Rachel's as a group of indie kids who thought that they could get together and play classical music. After a string of amazing albums, the group shrugged off most of the criticism aimed their way by creating memorable music that mixed an indie-rock sensibility with chamber music and even a bit of extreme experimentation. After their last release, Selenography, I figured that the group had pretty much disappeared (despite various installations here and there over the years), but they're back with Systems/Layers and it's their most realized work yet.

As it turns out, the group has been working steadily for the last two years, and the material on this album is the result of that. Through collaboration with the SITI Company for a theater piece of the same name, the group improvised and discussed various pieces, arriving at this 19 track, 62-minute effort. Another unique element of this release is that the group makes use of a lot of field recordings. Perhaps because of the long recording process or the different ideas by different contributors, it feels almost like a musical travelogue of sorts, documenting different places with different music and themes.

"Moscow Is In The Telephone" opens the disc with shimmering organ and melancholy strings that gives way to only a solitaire violin playing out over crowd noise. The end of the piece swells slightly, but the whole thing just sort of wanders through quiet sidestreets before coming to an end. "Water From The Same Source" takes a much more structured route, and it's easily one of the best tracks on the release and perhaps one of the best the group has ever done. After building with achingly beautiful strings and quiet cymbals, it shifts back and forth between string and piano melodies while building surely and steadily into a gorgeous climax.

There are so many great tracks on the release that you'd have to talk about most of the release to do it justice. Some of the standouts include the subtle, twinkling interplay between strings and piano on "Arterial," the fluttering string quartet and manipulation of "Where_ Have_ All_ My_ Files_ Gone?" and the absolutely haunting "Last Things Last" (which makes nice use of understated vocals). Proving they're not above making a bit of a racket, "Singing Bridge" drops a huge, filtered and distorted bassline and drums that makes you feel like you're listening to something else entirely.

It would also be amiss of me not to mention that the piano playing of Rachel Grimes alone on this disc makes for some of the most stunning moments once again. Even when the group strips things down (as on the title track "Systems/Layers" or on "Anytime Soon"), it's her work on the piano that keeps things together and seems to be the backbone of the beautiful album. With the field recordings, the release at times resembles the more sublime moments of Set Fire To Flames, but with more strings and a slightly less bleak sound. Hopefully it won't take the group quite as long to do their next release, but when it comes out this well, I suppose I can wait.

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A Step-by-Step Guide in loving Rachel's.......2004-09-23

1. You must expect unexpected beauty in the music. There is a melody that soars above inaudible tones and sporadic audible words.

2. You must expect to be entranced by the composition.

3. You must check out their other works as well as Systems/Layers . . . I recommend "The Sea and The Bells" (based on Pablo Neruda's book of poetry with the same title).

I was interested in this album initially because of the collaboration between Rachel's and the SITI Company. I have been interested in Anne Bogart's work for a while now as well as the work of Rachel's. I can't think of two groups that compliment each other better. The music itself is lush and rich and I think would lend itself to a live performance situation. In fact, if I close my eyes and think about this music in relation to live performance, the music allows the listener to imagine a stage of actors moving through time and space. It has this quality where the listener gets the chance to create their own environment... meaning regardless of where the listener is in time and space the environment has the ability to morph to whatever the music is doing.
This album marks another interesting collaboration with Shannon Wright. She as a solo performer is amazing and full of this spirit and energy on stage and in her recordings that have that innate ability to touch a listener. "Last Things Last" was my introduction to this album and it continues to be one of my favorite tracks. It slowly builds into this lament of hope and to me is one of the best songs I have heard in 2004.
The beauty of Rachel's is that regardless of your musical tastes it has the ability to cross genre. They may be perceived as "classical" by the unaware eye . . . but they bring a fresh perspective that reverses the stoic stance of classical music and makes it something that is part of our existence in our day-to-day experiences.

Very Original.......2004-09-05

This is an awesome CD. The mood tends to be very melancholy. Even/odd, #6 is probably my favorite instrumental song on the CD. Also at various points throughout the album there are things like sounds on a street, people talking to each other, etc. that just add to the mood. No. 13, the vocal song on the CD, Last Things Last is a very beautiful song filled with emotion. I would highly recommend this CD to people who like indie music thats a bit more on the classical side. A very original album!

Like a breeze of cold air from the sea.......2004-06-29

I was a little bit worried that I wouldn't like this album so I put off buying it for a long time. Now that I finally did, i cant stop listening to it! Rachel's never fail to amaze me and I'm always left totally floored. They are probably one of the most talented, innovative groups to date. Honestly, there is not another band like them! This album has some resemblence to The Sea And The Bells (incredible album), but it's still very different from the stuff they've done before. It's much more ambient. My favorite song is "Water From The Same Source"...it almost drives me to tears everytime I hear it. That's how beautiful it is.

interesting and varied.......2004-04-03

I'm becoming a big Rachel's fan. I heard "Last things last", which is hosted on Epitonic, and then came here to pick up the album. Be warned that the generally tonal and vocal-piano LTL track is not representative of the rest of the album! It's incredibly varied: there are some really interesting electronic experiments (nothing too out there), some jazz-like percussion work, -- it's just an amazing, taste-expanding album.

The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion

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If you let the pigs decide it, they will put you in the sty
Their Most Famous, but not their best. I still love it!
"I'm not the kind to complain.."
ONE OF 'THE' GROUNDBREAKING RECORDINGS OF THE 1960s
Groundbreaking Album From Incredible String Band

The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion
The Incredible String Band
Manufacturer: Wea/Warner
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ASIN: B000026G3D
Release Date: 2004-02-23

Tracks:

Chinese White
No Sleep Blues
Painting Box
Mad Hatter's Song
Little Cloud
Eyes of Fate
Blues for the Muse
Hedgehog's Song
First Girl I Loved
You Know What You Could Be
My Name Is Death
Gently Tender
Way Back in the 1960s

Amazon.com

Stone psychedelic freaks Robin Williamson and Mike Heron were two talented multi-instrumentalists who were eventually joined in the Incredible String Band by their earth-goddess lovers, Licorice and Rose. They tapped into the British Isles' centuries-old traditions of myths and folklore, updating the ancient sounds with inspired, multi-layered recordings and a modern twist that helped you envision fair maidens riding unicorns through green and fertile fields while simultaneously advocating better living through chemistry. Hell, the title alone of this, their second album, is more psychedelic than anything the Jefferson Airplane ever did. --Jim Derogatis

Album Description

Inside, 5000 Spirits is full of whimsical delights. It was produced by Robin Williamson and Mike Heron once they had returned from travels. Robin himself had managed to pick up a variety of different instruments in Morocco and they all seem to get in there somewhere. Clive Palmer who had started the String Band with Robin had gone off to Afghanistan and did not rejoin the others. 5000 Spirits was quite unlike anything else that was around at the time. Anyone expecting something like Disraeli Gears or Odessey & Oracle would have been surprised by what the String Band was offering. The fusion of folk, blues, psychedelia and, certainly what we now call World Music, gave 5000 Spirits a unique sound that has guaranteed a place in music history. Warner. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

If you let the pigs decide it, they will put you in the sty.......2006-09-10

This album sits at no. 2 in my list of the greatest albums ever made. It really is that good!I have been listening to this album regularly for nearly 40 years, ever since it came out, and have never tired of it. It has stood the test of time better than many better selling contemporaries for sure. There is no other album that I can say that about. I never tire of the stunning acoustic guitar work, or trying to fathom the meanings of the lyrics.Even the name of the album is brilliantly chosen. The 5000 sprirts, well yes it is very spiritual as is all good music, and looks at things from different spiritual perspectives. The Layers of the Onion, yes, it is a bit like pass the parcel. When you think you understand something, you find there is a whole new layer of meaning underneath, and even after 39 years I can't claimto have got to the bottom of it.OK some of the songs are easy. The whimsical ones, like Little Cloud and the Hedgehog Song, and obvious ones like Painting box and The first Girl I loved. But do you fully understand the Eyes of Fate or even Chinese White? I love The Mad Hatters Song, since it is very Christian, and I am a Christian. It even mentions Jesus. The First Girl I Loved seems a very personal song, and very beautiful, but one that I and I am sure many others can relate to. And even if you don't, the guitar work is stunning. I was a young man back in the 1960s always seems to me to be the one track that doesn't fit. It is pure science fiction! Not particularly spiritual, or with any great depth, or with many "layers" but it could have been the basis of a novel. Yes it is a great album. If you don't know it buy it. But be warned, it is something you either love or hate. My wife does not like it at all, but then there are certain instruments she can't stand, and I think the oud is one (bagpipes is another, but there are not bagpipes on the 5000 spirits) My favourite of all of the ISB albums.Just in case you are wondering which is the one album I consider betterthan this , it is Pink Floyd's "Wish you were here".

Their Most Famous, but not their best. I still love it!.......2005-05-31

`The 5000 Spirits or The Layers of the Onion' (5000 Spirits) by the new (in 1967) duo known as The Incredible String Band (TISB) is, surprisingly, not their first album. But, like the Jefferson Airplane about the same time with `Surrealistic Pillow', it is with this album that the duo of Robin Williamson and Mike Heron made an impact on the overheated world of popular music that was the mid-1960's.

The easiest way to point out the company this album was in is to cite a 1968 newspaper review of the album which compared it favorably to the very summit of pop music at that time, the Beatle's epochal `Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'. On the one hand, there is no question in my mind that this album is NOT as good as `Sergeant Pepper...'. And yet, we are still listening to both albums today.

In the 1960's, I was following avant-garde / rock music about as closely as you can imagine, without actually playing an instrument. My great ambition was to discover new groups that would succeed commercially and artistically, before that great success actually happened. The source of my belief in my ability to do this lay in my having decided, on hearing Barbara Streisand's first album, while still in high school, that this singer will go far. Lo and behold, by her third album, she was sharing stages with Ethel Merman and Judy Garland. I would go on to successfully `discover' David Bowie, James Taylor, the J. Geils Band, and Rod Stewart upon hearing their first solo albums released in the United States.

Until I heard this TISB album, based on the strong review, I had not heard much of the English folk genre except to Donovan Leitch, who was billed as the English Dylan. So, I immediately and correctly connected the style of TISB with the mystical / mythical / trippy style of Donovan. And, every time I encountered a contemporary British folk act, I was anticipating something sounding like TISB. In retrospect, I'm really happy that groups such as Fairport Convention and The Pentangle did not sound like TISB, because the thing they did was just as enjoyable in itself and better than a wan copy of some other band, although there was a fair amount of mutual influence being passed around among these bands and from Mr. Dylan from across the pond.

Oddly enough, `5000 Spirits...' also has a lot in common with `Sergeant Pepper...', especially with songs such as `Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds' and `For the Benefit of Mr. Kite'. According to the Beatles, both songs are simply inspirations from pictures drawn by young Julian Lennon in the first case and a circus poster in the second case. Many of Heron and Williamson's songs have that same sense of being about nothing more than whimsy, especially Heron's `Painting Box', `Little Cloud', and `The Hedgehog's Song'. On the other hand, this judgment may be making them less interesting than they really are, especially as `Painting Box' is something of a love song.

This is not an album of great songs. `When I'm 64', `A Little Help From My Friends', and especially `A Day in the Life' are great songs. There is nothing like these classics on this album. Even among the whole TISB body of work, there are songs from other albums that stick in the head with more staying power than any song on this album. In fact, while it is not a GREAT song, I went to the trouble of memorizing the Gilbert and Sullivan homage, `The Minotaur's Song' from TISB's next album, `The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter'. The only song from this album which brings an `oh yes!' to my heart when I hear this album is the finisher, `Way Back in the 1960's with its parody of Bob Dylan and of 1960's oldsters reaction to the hippie counterculture of that time.

And yet, this album has great value in that if it were not for it's critical success, there may not have been all those other great TISB albums to come. Few albums can quite bring back the sense of the 1960's as this one.

"I'm not the kind to complain..".......2004-01-31

...about this album. It's brilliant! Robin is a genius and Mike not far behind him! They are a very overrated duo of songwriters. Folk-rock never sounded so good, I swear. Bob Dylan and The Chioeftans must love them! Highlights on the album are:

"Chinese White"-surreal, love the bowed gimbri
"No Sleep Blues"-funny lyrics.Do you just to snore?
"Blues For The Muse"-the best song on the album, bluesy and great, Mike harmonica and Robin's lyrics are perfect!
"The Hedgehog's Song"-Mike, you've got quite the sense of humor. I keep imagining Sonic the hedgehog in this.
"First Girl I Loved"-their best known song, beautiful.
"Way Back In The 1960s"-great way to end the album! Love the lyrics!
You need this album, verrry bad.

ONE OF 'THE' GROUNDBREAKING RECORDINGS OF THE 1960s.......2003-03-10

With the release of their eponymous first album, the Incredible String Band made it know to the music listening public that a new force had arrived - one which would inject some energy and vitality into the folk music scene in the UK and the world. With the appearance of this album, THE 5,000 SPIRITS or THE LAYERS OF THE ONION, there could be little doubt that something special had been born. The albums which were to follow over the next few years bore this out dramatically.

THE 5,000 SPIRITS was released originally in 1967 - at the height of the psychedelic music movement. One only has to look at the artists of the day, and their releases, to see the rapidly expanding imaginations and creativity at work, breaking new ground right and left. This album, I feel, stands head and shoulders above most other releases of its day, in many ways - it should be regarded as a classic for its lyrical content alone. Musically, the ISB were going places - and drawing from sources - that other artists would only dare to touch in years to come. I believe it was their long-time producer, Joe Boyd, who once said that the ISB was the original `world music' group - he couldn't have stated it better.

After the critical acclaim garnered by their first album, the trio (at the time composed of Robin Williamson, Mike Heron and Clive Palmer) split up and traveled separately. The music Robin and Mike heard (for the band had become a duo by the time this album was recorded) around the world touched their souls - they breathed it in and gave it back to there listeners, combining both vocal and instrumental styles and techniques that would most like never have met if not for their artistic explorations. Mike had begun playing the sitar, and Robin's singing clearly bears the influence of the voices he encountered in the Middle East and Asia. The two writers' heads were already bursting with poetry and ideas born in their native lands - myths from Europe and Asia mingled with other images, creating a heady concoction perfectly suited to the times. Listeners were eager to hear something new - something besides the standard pop fare of the day, love songs with `moon/June/spoon' rhymes. The ISB gave it to them in abundance.

The album is pretty evenly balanced between the two writers - an equity which would be present in most of their subsequent releases as well. Licorice McKechnie makes her first appearance with Robin and Mike on this recording - and they are assisted by Danny Thompson on bass here and there. The songs deal with a variety of subjects - even the aforementioned love songs are present, but in the ISB's own unique style.

The set opens with Mike's `Chinese white' - the bowed gimbri played by Robin on this track lets the listener know right away that things have `expanded' a bit since the band's 1966 release. `The bent twig of darkness grows the petals of the morning', sings Mike - a beautiful image worthy of traditional Asian poetry. Mike's other songs on this album run the gamut from love songs (`Painting box' and the eternally lovely `Gently tender') to humorous looks at our place in the world (`Little cloud' and `The hedgehog's song') to a song offering encouragement to the listener to reach for his full potential (`You know what you could be'). The seriousness of some of his topics is gently offset by a childlike quality that, through the ensuing years, would infuse most of his writing with an innocence that would endear it to his fans.

Robin's offerings here are for the most part more serious than Mike's - but there is humor in his writing as well, as is evidenced by `No sleep blues' and the hilarious `Way back in the 1960s'. His `First girl I loved' - covered by Judy Collins as `First boy I loved' on her WILDFLOWERS album - is simply one of the most beautiful songs ever written to a first love, looking back with honesty and tenderness on the gifts exchanged, both physical and emotional. His guitar work on this song - and, actually, throughout his career - is astonishingly creative and lovely. In 'The eyes of fate', he muses `O who can see in the eyes of Fate all life alone in its chronic pattern?' - his lyrics are, throughout this album and all to follow, insightful, probing, spiritual. He is one of the most amazingly talented writers ever to pen a verse.

There are a couple of places in the recording where the signal is over-driven - but that's to be expected, given the era from which this dates. The remastering has been done lovingly - the sound on the cd is as good or better than any edition of the lp I ever owned.

Anyone with any sort of appreciation for the musics of different parts of the world, of exploring the myths with which mankind has explained the unexplainable, who has ever asked the really deeply rooted, `half-remarkable' questions, will find in the music and lyrics of the Incredible String Band the voices of kindred spirits of the closest order. This album - and, indeed, everything they released up until about 1970 (and they produced a lot of music in that short span) - is as beautiful and relevant today as when it first appeared. Moreover, there are still those who will never `catch up' to them.

The band continued to experiment and expand into the follow-up album, THE HANGMAN'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER, issued the following year...

Groundbreaking Album From Incredible String Band.......2001-12-11

In 1966 the Incredible String Band completed their first album simply titled "The Incredible String Band." Upon the completion of the album, the band made a curious career move...they retired. The principal members felt that they had reached their pinnacle of acheivement and decided to get out of the music business. Banjoist Clive Plamer headed for Afganistan, while multi-instumentalist Robin Williamson travelled to Morocco to learn to play Moroccan flute. Only Mike Heron remained in Edinburg Scotland, (the group's home) where he gigged with the rock band Rock Bottom and the Dead Beats. Robin stayed in Morrocco about six months and returned to Scotland with dozens of exotic musical insturments. Together Robin and Mike reformed the Incredible String Band with Robin's girlfriend Licorice "Likkie" McKenzie. The new Incredible String Band recorded "5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion", which was released in 1967, the year of Sgt. Pepper's and the Summer of Love. This album with it's strange musical alchemy, surreal lyrics, and gentle whimsy placed the String Band in the vangaurd of the burgeoning psychedelic movement in Europe and the USA. The ISB counted amoung it's fans Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Led Zepplin and Steve Winwood. The album is a ground breaking soundtrack of psycedelica's Age of Innocence and charted the course for the development of the String Band until 1972, when the group's increasing involvement in the Scientology movement caused a creative implosion.

The first thing you notice about "5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion" is it's arresting mystical day-glow cover art by Simon Marijke. Marijke was the painter of the fabled psychedelic Rolls Royce owned by John Lennon. The cover art broke with traditional notions what kind of art should grace the cover of an album. If you saw this album in a record store bin in 1967, you would indeed know that "something's happening here."

The talented Mike Heron and Robin Williamson played about 40 different musical insturments between them. Exotic intruments like the sitar, hand drums, gimbri and the jew's harp were featured on "5000 Spirits", giving the music the feel of a cosmic global stew. The surrealistic lyrics inspired by eastern mysticism, American blues, celtic lore, and pagan mytholology transported the listener to a paralell reality akin to Tolkien's Middle Earth. With "5000 Spirits" two powerful voices with distinct visions emerged as one: Mike Heron's gentle pantheism rooted in folk traditions and Robin Williamson's cosmic and often elegalic mysticism blended the Celtic bardist tradition.

Some of Mike's most memorable songwritting is on "5000 Spirits. On "Painting Box" Mike's gentle voice blends with Likkie's waifish harmony to produce a delicate impressionistic gem about love and the beauty of imagination. Mike's worship of nature is apparent in "Little Cloud", where a passing cloud beckons him to float to distant lands. Many of ISB's chemically fuelled devotees interpreted "Little Cloud" as invitation to pass through doors of perception via a certain substance often licked from blotter sheets in the sixties. Robin Williamson's "First Girl I Loved" is a melancholy reflection on "a grown-up female stranger" who at age 17 was his first love. Robin's plantive voice rises from his intimate Galeic conversational tone to a mornful atonal Arabic wail as he recounts thinking of his first love in the "six sad morning and in the lonely midnight." The song is the most requested and most recorded in Williamson's considerable body of work. When Judy Collins heard the ISB perform "First Girl I Loved" on tour together, she changed the gender to "First Boy" and it is a favorite of her fans. Jackson Browne recorded it on "Rubaiyat" which was a Elektra tribute to the Striggers. Robin's other masterpiece was "My Name Is Death" an existential bow to the inevitabilty of death, "the question that cannot be answered."

"Five Thousand Spirits or the Layer of the Onion" is a flat-out Sixties classic and the first milestone the long pilgrimage of the Incredible Sting Band. It is a pilgrimage that appears to never end... Robin Williamson made the 2001 best of [...]music critics list for his stunning C.D., "The Seed-At-Zero." Mike Heron and Robin Williamson recently reformed the Incredible String Band and are touring the U.K. in October, November and December of 2001. Likkie McKenzie the third Sting Band member on this album moved to California in the 1970s where she worked as a waitress and coat checker. About 10 years ago, Likkie, in the cosmic String Band fashion, set out on a journey across the desert in Arizona, and was never seen or heard from again.

Matt Sharp
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Soft Music Is Surprisingly Deep

Ehhh

Good album, still wish he never left Weezer

What happened Matt?

Sleepy

Matt Sharp
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ASIN: B0001XARXQ
Release Date: 2004-05-18

Tracks:

All Those Dreams
Goodbye West Coast
Every Time in Blue
Just Like Movie Stars
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Some Days

Album Description

His bass playing was Weezer's heart, & his falsetto their soul. A founding memeber/co-songwriter of Weezer, and mastermind behind MTV "Buzzclip Act" The Rentals, Matt Sharp's mark on pop won't be forgotten. With his debut EP, Puckett's Versus the Country Boy, a new chapter began. Sharp has left pop behind - preferring a spiritual tone of lap steel, piano, and acoustic guitars. With the help of former Cake guitarist Greg Brown and Rentals touring member Josh Hagar, the tone is set with ghostly sounds, sparse arrangements, & a contemplative, almost haunting mood. Brown's guitar brings a rustic, melodic sense;an authentic American voice. Coinciding with Geffen's release of Weezer's deluxe Blue Album CD/DVD colletion (an album that Sharp palys a pivotal role in), Matt Sharp is sure to impress.

Customer Reviews:

Soft Music Is Surprisingly Deep.......2007-01-07

First off, let me say that this isn't anything like you've heard with The Rentals or Weezer. This is a very quiet album with soft melodies and instruments. Some have said that this is bedtime music, and it is in a way. Not without it's gems, there are a lot of good songs on this album. But you will be dissapointed if you are expecting some moog or pop tunes. The trick is to listen to it with an open ear.

Ehhh.......2005-10-30

I love Matt, he's a really charismatic musician. His work with Weezer and The Rentals is awesome. This album though? Eh, not so much.

It's safe to say that probably 99% of the people who buy this know Matt from his previous work as opposed to his recent solo venture. One might expect the usual rock songs with catchy choruses and perhaps a bit of Moog, but you won't get it. Instead, Matt gives us long flatline epics that you're more likely to fall asleep to than remember.

That's not to say it's all bad. For what it is, this record is okay. If you're into low-key, atmospheric acoustic music, you might like it. The song "Goodbye West Coast" is a decent tune. This type of music just isn't my thing.

Matt is cool, but unfortunately I have to say that I think he needs a partner of some sort in order to be good. His voice just isn't up to par to truly lead. In Weezer, he falsettoed behind Rivers and in The Rentals he had Cheri's lovely female voice to help improve the vocal picture. As I write this The Rentals are supposedly getting back together so maybe he's come to realize his own shortcomings and strengths. I can't recommend this album though.

Good album, still wish he never left Weezer.......2005-10-12

This is a good album, the reason its good, not great is that I wish the 3 songs from Puckett were on here so you didnt have to shell out all that other dough for 3 songs. But this album is stellar nonetheless. It is ideal for this time of year when the weather is cold and dreary. Theres a touch of Dylan (gasp!I said it) in his voice, and his singing style is very unique; it works well with the music. I am all for this if its the music he wants to make, its unique and you can obviously tell hes making it on his own terms. I give it 4 just cuz I'll pretend this and Puckett are one album.

What happened Matt?.......2005-08-04

First off, I just want to say that I love Matt's work with Weezer and The Rentals. Those are some of my favorite discs, period. That being said, I can't believe this disc was produced by the same guy. I had to force myself to listen to this because I kept thinking that maybe I was missing something, but no...this is just experimental garbage...Some tracks begin with long instrumental pieces, interjected with very sparse vocals...ugh. This is not commercial music at all. There is nothing catchy here, no rhythm, no melody...save your money.

Sleepy.......2005-03-03

I'm a big Matt Sharp fan. As a bassist myself, the way he attracted attention to himself in Weezer and then went on to have success with The Rentals is pretty inspiring. To me, Matt is the falsetto singing goofy guy who always entertains. With this new album though, he is obviously no longer trying to play that angle.

I do like this CD, but not in the way that I like most. To sit down and actively listen to it... it's just impossible. The whole thing just blends together in a blur of ambient sounds and melodies. However, I have found use for it! I work night shift, so sometimes I have to catch sleep even when I'm not all that tired. To help, I just pop this CD in and by "Shadows" or "Watch the Weather Break" I'm gone! To tell you the truth, I haven't really heard the last half of this album, despite repeated playings!

In any case altough a bit dreary, it's a good record. "Goodbye West Coast" is probably the standout track, as for the rest... well I can't remember. Props to Matt for this one, but it would be nice to see something more energetic and upbeat for next time!

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Great CD!
Great CD!

With for Intoned

Manufacturer: Sachimay
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00003O9IH
Release Date: 1999-12-15

Tracks:

Layers of Manipulation
False People - John Latartara
Interactions - John Latartara,
Concentric 11 - John Latartara
Visceral Music

Customer Reviews:

Great CD!.......2000-11-27

One of the best experimental music CDs I've ever heard lately. The sounds occilate between music and sound art, creating pieces which at times defy categorization. Weeks' pieces use tape manipulation, transforming familiar instruments into incredible, multi-layered sonic explorations. Laratrara's works, written for variety of acoustic instruments, create fantastic textures that slowly evolve and change. Beautiful music/sounds. Highly recommended!!!

Great CD!.......2000-11-25

One of the best experimental music CD's I've heard lately. The sounds occilate between music and sound art, creating pieces which at times defy categorization. Both Latartara and Weeks contribute two individual works and one collaboration piece. Weeks' pieces use tape manipulation, transforming familiar instruments into incredible, multi-layered sonic explorations. Latartara's works, written for a variety of acoustic instruments, create fantastic textures that slowly evolve and change. Beautiful music/sounds. Highly recommended!!!

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Bedtime Stories
Darediablo
Manufacturer: Ear Meat Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009YXB6
Release Date: 2003-07-15

Tracks:

Sigurd the Dragon Slayer
I Know What Your Bass Did Last Summer
Bedtime Stories
Twinkie
One-Way Ticket
Gonna Make You Squirm Like a Baby Worm
Steve
Skipping Rocks
Weasel
Shipping and Handling

Peaceful Journey: A Celebration of North Carolina

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Truly a peaceful musical journey
Peaceful Journey is incredibly soothing.

Peaceful Journey: A Celebration of North Carolina
Bill Leslie
Manufacturer: Greycliff
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I AM A RIVER
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Allure of Sanctuary

ASIN: B0006MA322
Release Date: 2004-11-01

Tracks:

Quaker Meadows
Grip Fast
Montreat
Daddy's Car
Tin Roof Rain
Mattamuskeet
Bound for Boone
Penny on the Track
Roanoke Rhapsody
Ocracoke
On Roan Alone
Kanuga
Bells of Bath
Wintry Walk

Album Description

I focused on my favorite places across North Carolina and traveled there for inspiration. Using my guitar, Celtic whistles and piano I composed 14 songs. Later other layers of instrumentation were added including cello, violin, hammered dulcimer, flute, saxophone, bass, organ and percussion by a group of outstanding musicians.

Next, I took a digital tape deck and returned to many of these spots and recorded natural sounds that reminded me of these treasured locations. I have woven together many of these sounds into the fabric of the songs. Sounds of waterfalls, rushing rivers, tin roof rain, migratory songbirds, tundra swans and distant trains add a vibrant thread of realism to the melodies.

What a warm and "Peaceful Journey" this has been for me! Thank you for traveling with me for sojourns at Ocracoke, Montreat, Kanuga, Lake Mattamuskeet, Bath, Roan Mountain, Roaring Gap, Morganton, the Roanoke River, Grandfather Mountain and other locations.

Customer Reviews:

Truly a peaceful musical journey.......2005-05-06

A beautiful piece of work and such a wonderful representation of North Carolina. With each play, you hear something you did not hear previously. The combination of music and natural sounds sets a mood that is very unique. Bill Leslie is known to us in North Carolina as a trusted reporter and native of our great state. He is also a very talented artist. A Peaceful Journey is a unique experience.

Peaceful Journey is incredibly soothing........2004-12-13

"Peaceful Journey" by Bill Leslie is one of the most pleasant, soothing and melodic albums I have ever heard. Integrating natural sounds with original tunes written for flute, acoustic guitar, cello, violin, piano and hammered dulcimer, Leslie has created a masterpiece honoring the North Carolina landscape he loves so much. This CD is a perfect companion for a long road trip or a peaceful evening at home.

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Pleasant Grove= Very Impressive
yet another beautiful painting
a quiet cd that will grow for you

The Art of Leaving
Pleasant Grove
Manufacturer: Badman Records
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Pleasant Grove

ASIN: B00023ELM8
Release Date: 2004-05-18

Tracks:

Claborate Son
Impossible
Tug Of War (Twenty Arms)
Every Heart Is A Meal
Only A Mountain
The Plaque At 16ft
We Made Our Way
Cone Equation
Calculated Approaches
Commander Whatever

Customer Reviews:

Pleasant Grove= Very Impressive.......2004-11-25

When i first listened to a couple of songs by this band, i didn't know whether or not i liked them very much. They were fairly decent songs, but after i had listened to each song on the cd, i realized i was dead wrong. I guess i was just listening to the wrong few songs, that were more meant to tie into the cd as a whole then strike out as an amazing single. All the other songs though, they are absolutely incredible. I was very impressed by the talent this band has, and they have a lot of potential to be great. If you are thinking about getting this album, don't think for more then 10 seconds, just buy it.

yet another beautiful painting .......2004-11-13

by a beautiful band. if you don't have their album "auscultation of the heart" (hard to find, nowadays) and you happen to run across one, do not hesitate.

"tug of war" is the best song of 2004.
"only a mountain" was the best song of 2003.
"calculated approaches" and "commander whatever" are amazing pieces of work.

people just don't write songs like this band does. don't let the quiet charm fool you. this band rocks very hard, with an intensity that just grabs you and swallows you up.

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a quiet cd that will grow for you.......2004-08-09

Pleasant Grove feels like a band that is playing each song for you in your own room. The music is quiet and reflective in many cases, but has an intimacy and depth that become apparent after several listenings. Some of the songs have a more traditional pop feel(elaborate son, tug of war), but many of the rest feel initially like the band has slowed things down more than they should. However, after learning all the songs, they become rich with the layered electric guitars and quietly sung vocals, and you will find yourself singing along to them all.

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CuRa AnImArUm

Pistachio Home
46bliss
Manufacturer: Regular
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ASIN: B00000JWAP
Release Date: 1999-07-09

Tracks:

Freedom Run
Boy Behind The Veil
O Mayday
The Road to Mandalay
Troubadour
Wildfire
Anything
Cura Animarum
Across the Universe
Bardo Takes Time
If
Hallelujah
Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)
Canton
Alpha and Omega

Album Description

Meet 46bliss, pioneers of NYCs Ambi-Pop movement whose unique sonic architecture elegantly rises above the East Village din, transcending standard pop expectations. Pistachio Home, their debut CD on Regular Records, takes you through a world of irresistable songs, a world populated with far-eastern dreams, psychedelic textures, heavenly vocal layers and ambient danceable atmospheres. Pistachio Home features 13 original tracks, plus interpretations of Melanies Lay Down and The Beatles Across The Universe. Their song Anything was recently selected by billboardtalentnet.com from hundreds of bands to be included on the CD compilation New Talent Spotlight, volume 1.

Customer Reviews:

CuRa AnImArUm.......2001-07-22

This is a pretty creative album. Great vocals and dreamy psychedelic atmosphere. My favourite tracks are : "O Mayday", "The Road To Mandalay", "Cura Animarum", and "Across The Universe" (an awesome Beatles cover). I particularly feel that "O Mayday" and "Cura Animarum" should be international hits. There are only about 3 boring tracks (out of 15). It's kinda sad that this New York band isn't better known. Well, if you like original, mystical and melodic electronic music, give this CD a try !

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Ahhh, this is nice...
Believe it or Not! More good Melo-Death from Sweden! (4.25 Stars)
Darkane is back on top with a vengeance.
Blistering thrash metal
NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART!

Layers of Lies
Darkane
Manufacturer: Nuclear Blast Americ
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ASIN: B0009O1I4Y
Release Date: 2005-07-12

Tracks:

Amnesia Of The Wildoerian Apocalypse
Secondary Effects
Organic Canvas
Fading Dimensions
Layers Of Lies
Godforsaken Universe
Klastrophobic Hibernation
Vision Of Degradation
Contaminated
Maelstrom Crisis
Decadent Messiah
The Creation Insane

Customer Reviews:

Ahhh, this is nice..........2006-04-30

This cd right here is something that you should buy. Ive just got into metal, but i have noticed that it all usually sounds the same.. Theres something to this though.. I enjoy Strapping young lad, and the dudes voice kinda reminds me of that. Good stuff...
Oh, and the cd case kicks ass as well.

Believe it or Not! More good Melo-Death from Sweden! (4.25 Stars).......2006-03-30

DARKANE - Layer of Lies
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Well I should start by saying this is my first intro to Darkane... But I will definitely be checking out there back catalogue in the future. That being said... lets move on to Layer of Lies.

After a brief intro the albums kicks into the Secondary Effects which is a superb collaboration of tight thrash riffs, technical madness (even some off tempo shifts), and catchy choruses thrown in for good measure. This pretty much sets the stage for the rest of the album... Even though most songs follow a similar format of sound and structure (Verse-Chorus-Verse-Chorus-Bridge etc...) the songs do NOT get repetitive or jumbled together. In fact, with each listen this album continues to grow on me.
Now as some other reviewers have said they have some noticeable influences:
They borrow heavy from the melodic side of the great, Strapping Young Lad, Guitar-wise it sounds like many of the traditional Swedish greats. (In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, At the Gates...) and they also blend in some odd-time heavy madness from time to time ala-Meshuggah. Yet despite what `Revolver' Magazine says this is by no means a clone of any of those bands.

Plain and Simple this album rocks... Sure it's nothing `Breakthrough' but what's wrong with just rocking out to some fine Melodic Metal?

Favorite Songs: Organic Canvas, Secondary Effects, The Creation Insane and Layers of Lies.
-4.25 Stars

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Darkane is back on top with a vengeance. .......2006-03-24

For my money, Darkane is the best euro-thrash out there. There was a time when the Gothenburg thrash scene dominated European melodic thrash, from At The Gates to In Flames and Dark Tranquillity. Of course we still have notable artists like The Haunted and Nightrage (both of whom can trace their lineages to At The Gates), but for the most part the creative spark that produced some of the most advanced and creative thrash bands around has all but died. In Flames play a corrupted brand of `thrash' heavily influenced by nu-metal, and while Dark Tranquillity proved their still worth a damn with `Character,' its quite clear that the spark of genius once displayed by Sweden's international thrashers has seen its day come and go. But wait....there's hope.

Darkane missed by a few years the apex of Sweden's kingdom of thrash (their phenomenal `Rusted Angel' came out in 1998. At The Gates broke up in 1995), but on their debut release they injected a fresh dose of creativity and daring into a genre that seemed ready to expire. After repeatedly pushing the boundaries of their style on `Insanity' and `Expanding Senses,' which over all I was disappointed with, Darkane is back again, ready to reclaim the crown. `Layers of Lies' isn't a return to form. It's a shattering of form. The aggressive tempos and spine-tingling guitar work are here with a ferocity unheard since `Rusted Angel', but the band has upped the ante and pushed their musicianship to new heights. The intricacies of the guitars and the rhythmic gymnastics pulled off by Peter Wildoer, probably metal's most unique drummer, help to make this one of the most refreshing metal releases I've heard in a long time. But more than the superb musicianship, what impresses me most about Darkane is their song writing ability. When broken down to its simplest parts, these guys write fairly simple songs (intro, verse, chorus, verse, solo break, chorus). The songs are structured in a way that's very approachable, allowing the band to focus on writing great riffs while keeping to a minimum the mind-numbingly scattered song structures of many extreme music groups.

The vocals deserve special mentioning. To be sure, there's plenty of shrieking, like a hell-bound banshee, but the chorus's on this album are absolutely epic, and catchy to boot. It's not uncommon for a song to build to a phenomenal climax aided by well-executed singing that pushes the intensity to the next level. At first it might seem that the recording is thin, but everything is crystal clear and eventually you discover that the production does exactly what is needed to unleash the fury of this album. If you enjoyed `Rusted Angel', or thought, like me, that is was one of the best thrash releases ever (no hyperbole), then you would be doing yourself a favor by checking out `Layer of Lies'. It will NOT disappoint.

Blistering thrash metal.......2005-12-11

Darkane's fourth album Layers of Lies is their return to form release, in many ways akin to their debut album Rusted Angel, which is not only their heaviest but also most technical work. Compared to the more melodic Expanding Senses, the new album is a lot more aggressive and intricate in its song arrangements and production. Quite possibly their best work sonically, the sound is massive, the guitar tones are thick and heavy, the drums are perfectly balanced, and the vocal harmonies are gold. Andreas Sydow has a knack for writing some of the catchiest vocal lines within the Swedish thrash/death genre, as he opts for excellent aggressive thrash vocals during the verses and suddenly moves into huge multi-track harmonies in the choruses. In the beginning of "Organic Canvas", he sings very aggressively, almost in an 80's thrash tone, while complex guitar riffs and hyper-fast drums wrap themselves around his demonic tone, but as the main chorus kicks in, we're left alone with a massive wall of sound harmony where his voice is recorded twice brilliantly layered on top of the ominous guitar and keyboard soundscape. The song concludes with an incredible guitar solo. You'd expect Christofer Malmstrom to shred his heart out after such a complex piece, but on the contrary, he plays delicately melodic yet still there is an undeniable aggression in his phrasing. Awesome lead tone too.

Darkane displays sheer brutality in the verse sections of the songs a la Strapping Young Lad meets Biomechanical meets Meshuggah, and abruptly crashes into soaring melodies that constantly shift between brutal screams and gripping harmonies. The moody intro of "Fading Dimensions" shows no sign of what's yet to come or may even mislead the listener. Suddenly epic chunks of guitar riffs begin to build and eventually spiral into death-inflected thrash metal whilst Sydow's vocals during the chorus crash over like a tidal wave. I don't think I've ever heard another band that can create this kind of tension except Devin Townsend's Strapping Young Lad. Also, the guitar work is impeccable here. Malmstrom employs exotic scales on several tunes on this disc, experimenting with whimsical chord progressions and odd guitar tunings. Much like its predecessor, the title track kicks in with dark acoustic arpeggios before diving headlong into the most memorable Darkane chorus to date, sung entirely in clean vocals. The song is punctuated with frequent shifts in time signatures, a full drum sound and deeply tortured screams. There is more exotic guitar stuff on "Godforsaken Universe" and "Vision of Degradation", which are interspersed with a brief instrumental track titled "Klastraphobic Hibernation". The dual lead guitars on "Vision of Degradation" once again betray Darkane's thrash metal roots, as Malmstrom's textural, almost dreamlike playing underlies his love for smooth, melodic songwriting. The following tracks are arguably less intense, or perhaps not as good as the first eight, but still, there's much to be heard on the industrial number "Contaminated", the progressive instrumental "Maelstrom Crises" (with a killer shred solo at the end), and the cold and mechanical "Decadent Messiah", which may be the most complex track on the album. Layers of Lies is sealed with "The Creation Insane", which basically combines Darkane's strongest aspects from precise guitar syncopatiton to blistering drumming and a powerful vocal performance and melts them all into a more old-school type of thrash metal context.

Layers of Lies is an excellent release. Someone called this futuristic thrash. I love that description. This is one of Darkane's finest albums.

NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART!.......2005-10-27

The technicality in the thrash these dudes deliver here is given in such brutal speed and forceful and addictive manner that is maybe the most extreme entry in the genre of prog/technical metal.Obviously im not counting Nile or Necrophagist cause they are firmly grounded on technical death metal a la Morbid Angel.
Yet for all it's assault on the senses they have come up with some of the most catchy choruses possible within the fine chaotic nature of the songs.The production is unbeliavely clear and i don't know how they achieved that.Maybe with a great ear.
So, with a cd full of highlights and memorable songs, awesome musicianship..what are you waiting to buy it?
Highly Recommended!!!!!

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