Wings over Water

Wings over Water Artist: Stephan Micus
Label: Ecm Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD


UPC: 781182333826
EAN: 0781182333826
ASIN: B00000321F


Release Date: 1994-06-14

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Tracks:

  1. Wings Over Water, Part 1
  2. Wings Over Water, Part 2
  3. Wings Over Water, Part 3
  4. Wings Over Water, Part 4
  5. Wings Over Water, Part 5
  6. Wings Over Water, Part 6

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars BEAUTIFUL AND TRANSPORTING.......2002-04-09

The music of Stephan Micus is music of the universal human spirit -- it usually winds up being classified as 'new age', but that does it (and the potential listener) a great disservice. This is truly music of all ages, of indeed any age.

Utilizing his usual array of instruments -- nay (Egypt), sarangi (India), zither (Bavaria), suling (Bali), acoustic guitars, his amazing language-less vocals, and flowerpots (yes, flowerpots) -- Micus weaves the magical spell his listeners have come to expect from him over the years. This album is quite simply one of his most arrestingly stunning -- the music is ethereal and moving, possessed of a delicate beauty touched upon only in the dreams of other musicians.

The recording is actually one piece of music in several distinct movements -- impressively conceived and performed, but without even a hint of pretention. His work is unique, being suited to concentrated listening, background or meditation -- but it is always alive and transporting. He has recorded and released 16 albums over the last 26 years -- and every one is a treasure.

5 out of 5 stars flowerpots and spanish guitar.......1999-12-28

This is really a beautiful album. Micus plays all of the tracks by himself, on spanish guitar, zither, nay and flowerpots. The flowerpots are particularly interesting. They sound sort of like a marimba. The compositions are very interesting, and not at all sappy. I am sure micus cringes to see his music thrown in bins with world music and new age. It is not at all trite or commercialized. Some of the pieces include solo guitar, then some vibrant otherworldy rythmic flowerpot playing, back into solo guitar, generally quiet.

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