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Average customer rating: it turned out to be rather good, after all a bit sterile What if . . . Recommended, and that's not auto-Patton Praise Kang and Patton, a perfect team.

Virginal Co Ordinates Manufacturer: Ipecac Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Electronic | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music | Computer General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Romances Sister Phantom Owl Fish Peeping Tom General Patton Vs the X-Ecutioners Vincent & Mr. Green ASIN: B000228EPE Release Date: 2004-05-04

Tracks:

1. Go In A Good Way To A Better Place
2. I Am The Dead
3. Doorway To The Sun
4. Occultum Lapiden
5. Harbour Of The NADE
6. Taksim
7. Sidi Bou Said
8. Virginal Co-Ordinates
9. Innocent Eye, Crystal See
10. Marriage Of Days

Customer Reviews:

it turned out to be rather good, after all.......2007-01-24

i had problems with the post office when i ordered this initially, but Amazon straightened everything out. their customer service team really came through. i am well aware this is not a review of the album (yet), but it does inform potential buyers that the customer service here is outstanding. anyway, as for the cd: there are 3 amazing tracks on this disc, making the overall purchase VERY worthwhile. for Patton fans, the closest comparison is the Kaada/Patton Romances CD in the way that it has some actual lyrics, but mostly sounds. the orchestration on this is stunning on most tracks. on track 10, i cannot believe the drums, it sounds like a programmed beat, not a live orchestra. i obviously don't have a degree in this subject, but i can tell you that it's moving, uplifting, and worldly sounding. really diverse, yet good flow. #7,9, and 10 are my favorites. #7 reminds me of these crazy old filmstrips you'd watch in music class in elementary school. actually it sounds like a cut directly from the movie Masque of the Red Death with Vincent Price. oddly on this same disc, track 9 could be played at a wedding and it'd fit right in. once #9 or 10's in your head, it's stuck- they're good ones. hope this review was helpful.

a bit sterile.......2005-06-04

I bought this CD because of the extremely positive reviews I had read on this page, but, after listening to it a few times, I thought I needed to provide some counterpoint. I held many expectations for this album upon reading the reviews, few of which were realized.

I don't know why one reviewer would have listed all those genres and composers, insinuating that Virginal Co Ordinates is some sort of culmination of 500 years of music. It's not. It's not a bad album, but it's no milestone. If you're expecting "Scottish folk and Villa-Lobos and Icelandic post-rock all on the same album," you'll be disappointed.

I'll take you through "Doorway to the Sun," and you can decide for yourself:

-starts off, we're at 3:30 into it, and there's been some pizzicato noodling. a little dissonance. some of pink floyd's "echoes" sound effects in the background, seems like. yeah, this has been going on for a while.

-alright, it's building, a little. we've got some percussion now. we're 7 minutes into it. it's got a good vibe to it, but it feels like the music that would play during a video montage of me making a toothpick structure.

-alright, 9:30. the music has really layered itself to a point of cohesiveness, and that's gratifying. it took a very long time to do so, though, and the song could have equally as effectively started right here. it hasn't been "bending genres" for these past nine minutes, after all, it's been building up within the confines of one, one genre, one tempo, one key.

-now we're at 14:00, and mike patton has been chanting along. the vocals are another instrument, which is always refreshing, especially when patton does it, but is something going to happen? i could fall asleep to this music, but should i be actively listening to it?

-ever play medal of honor, or whatever that wwII videogame is with the trumpet in the beginning? man, this whole album reminds me of that.

-hey, the music is deconstructing itself exactly the way it built up, but backwards.

-now it's over.

So, as you can see, I did not just have a life-altering experience. It's good music to put on while you're sitting in a cubicle or reading an intense book, but otherwise it gets a bit dry, emotionless, repetitive, and predictable.

What if . . . .......2005-05-10

What if the entire history of Western Christian mysticism, William Blake, plainsong, Tantum Ergo, polyphony, Renaissance dance, Baroque, German Romanticism, Gamelan, South Indian classical, Japanese folk song, Icelandic chill-out, Olivier Messiaen, Alva Noto, microtonalism, Samuel Barber, Daniel Lanois without the cheese, Native American, Appalachian, Scottish folk, North African Berber, Nu-pop, ambient drone, Minimalism, Industrial, beat poetry, cosmic consciousness, post-rock, Toronto Indie Apocalypse, Van Dyke Parks, chamber jazz, Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler, Gustav Holst, The Beach Boys, Sun Ra, Eric Satie, Heitor Villa Lobos, Phillip Glass, and New Music sensibilities were all to be assimilated, processed, deconstructed, and retrieved in one enormous, death-defyingly gorgeous, show-stoppingly virtuosic yet eminently listenable and instantly accessible disc? That's a pitiful attempt to capture in words what is going on in this absolutely astounding album, certainly a landmark, a watershed in the history of recorded music.

Just the shear scope of the soundscape boggles the mind. A basic six-piece unit (Michael White, violin; Mike Patton, voice, electronics; Tim Young, electric guitar; Tucker Martine, live sound processing; Evan Schiller sound movements; and Evyind Kang, violin and composer) is augmented by a sixteen-piece orchestra featuring woodwinds, brass, strings, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards, accordion, percussion, and drums. Kang has written some absolutely mesmeric compositions featuring all of the styles noted in the first paragraph, which are then arranged and played in a most compelling and beguiling manner. Certainly the inclusion of such noted sound manipulators as Patton, Schiller, and Martine contribute greatly to the sweep and grandeur of the musical palette. But perhaps the most salient fact about this disc is that it is a live recording, albeit, thankfully, with none of the annoying audience interruptions that all too frequently accompany such undertakings.

The centerpiece is the 19:23 "Doorway to the Sun," which must be heard to be believed (or vice versa). Here composer Kang pulls out all the stops, creating a map of the musical universe that encompasses the farthest reaches of Ultima Thule, maelstroms, blasted heaths, ocean bottoms, planetary cycles, black holes, desert sunsets, double helixes, equinoxal precessions, 80-foot Cortez Reef, Uluru, Rapa Nui, Chichen Itza, and all points in between. The chantlike vocals coming in at about 10:20, courtesy of the inimitable Mike Patton, largely unintelligible, yet strangely understandable, s(h)immer with repeated words/phrases like "seven, seven, seven key [____]" "interplanetary [____]" "astral intelligence gave them," "liberation receive them," "heavenly firmament kiss it," "multiplicity dissolvent" "spirit of the innocents save them"--or similar utterances. And even though they make no rational sense, they resonate with the deepest racial memories and human sentiments summed up by the world's greatest myths and religious stories. Sound like New Age blather? Maybe, but I don't think so.

The rest is nearly as remarkable, if not quite as ambitious and far reaching. I am especially taken with the title cut, impossible dense yet unfolding with crystal clarity, sonically startling with its ominous percussive underpinnings, white noise wash, and massive brass assault yet featuring the most remarkable sound imaging where even single string instruments and belllike nuances ring out from the speakers. Indeed, from a production standpoint alone, this disc deserves highest praises. Other favorites include "Sidi Bou Said," with its faux East Indian textures, oriental oboe, and spot-on ensemble voicings, and "Innocent Eye, Crystal See," a simple melodic statement that just keeps unfolding with a magical assortment of string, percussive, and wind voicings until it becomes, finally, an incredibly rich sound tapestry. Not surprisingly, my favorite numbers are the three longest, where Kang and the players get to display the full monty of their instrumental and vocal glory.

Eyvind Kang, someone always worth listening to, has here produced not only his masterpiece, but in my humble opinion, the greatest disc of the young millennium, music that sets the bar so impossibly high that I don't see it being topped anytime soon.

Recommended, and that's not auto-Patton Praise.......2005-04-24

A rare example of work that is original (some very interesting use of violin et al), beautiful, and haunting. Those are words I would normally stone someone for using, but this album deserves them. Don't assume that you'll like Kang's other work if you like this. Mike Patton contributes- I like a lot of his work and recognise he's a lightning rod for gushing praise/criticism; but the result is subtle and his vocals add to the strength of the performance (believe this is live). It's also very accessible- I listen to all manner of noise that most of the people around me loathe, but all and sundry seem to love this one...

Kang and Patton, a perfect team........2005-04-02

I have always loved Mike Patton's work. I'd never previously heard of Eyvind Kang before this album. A friend put me onto this and it is a masterpiece. Put this album on with some headphones, close your eyes, and this album will take you beyond what words can describe.

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Sidi Mansour ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music World Dance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Hina ou Hina King & Queen of Rai Aman Iman: Water is Life ASIN: B000F0USIE Release Date: 2006-05-02

Album Description

In Spring 1993, Algerian composer Houari Talbi asked Cheikha ("Crazy") Rimitti to interpret some songs he had composed especially for her. The Mother Of Rai - a legendary progenitor of Rai music and it predecessor Wahrani, and a recording artist since the mid-30's - was thrilled by the project itself, and by the possibility to show herself and current Rai singers in a different light. With this new recording adventure, Rimitti proved that conquest of new musical horizons is not a question of age, but of fresh inspiration. Co-produced in Paris and Los Angeles by Houari Talbi, JBV, and Geza X with an all-star West meets Algeria lineup including Robert Fripp, Flea, East Bay Ray, Bruce Fowler, Walter Fowler, Hamid Ahssani, Abdelillah Benzin, Joseph Berardi and David Kendrick. Eight tracks and over 60 minutes of music. Because.

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Vox Iberica III: El Sabio Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B000001TXE Release Date: 1992-12-15

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El Sabio, the laudatory name for King Alfonso X of Castile and Leon, means "the learned," and among this legendary 13th-century king's accomplishments was the gathering, editing, copying, and illustration of a collection of songs known as the Cantigas de Santa Maria. This outstanding recording features 18 of the original collection's more than 400 songs--an enticing sampling that only begins to suggest the music's enormous variety and inventiveness. Although most of the songs center on praise and reverence for the Virgin Mary, there also are religious feast songs, stories about Marian miracles, penitential prayers, and occasionally, songs of erotic love and romantic longing. Unlike liturgical chant, these songs are often highly rhythmic, with dancing, shifting accents according to the stresses of the text. Some songs are charged with atmosphere, created by stark harmonies and accompanying drones. Sequentia's brilliant, energetic performances clearly convey the flesh-and-blood lives that inspired these songs and make them still exciting 700 years later. --David Vernier

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A Dip In The Ocean ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000646T2 Release Date: 2002-03-12

Tracks:

1. First session
2. Quran Recitation

Tracks:

1. Second Session
2. Quaran Recitation

Album Description

Classical Andalusi singing and instrumental music at its most ecstatic. These unrehearsed live recordings were made in the summer of 2001 in Larache , a small sea-side holiday resort and fishing port on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. Sidi Mustafa Mesamri, a native of Larache and himself a singer invited some friends and acquaintances to a private celebration at his house. He tempted the best Moroccan singers and musicians he could find to a few days beside the ocean to relax and unwind. What you hear on these two CDs is part of the final night with some of the Andalusi Orchestra of Tetouan, accompanying a large group of singers from Larache, Tetouan, Casablanca and Fez. The orchestra normally performs in formal concerts around Morocco and further afield in Europe but this was a night off for private entertainment. The first CD presents the unique combination of voices, two violins and viola (played traditionally on the lap), qanun , rebab , oud , darbugha (hand drum) and tarr (small tambourine) accompanying the hadra, the dance of invocation well known in the zawiyyas of sufi orders in North Africa but also common at public events and weddings. The second CD is predominantly singing, hadra and percussion, finishing as on the first CD with the recitation of Quran by Abu Bakr Siddiq, Imam and Hafiz from Ksa Kebir, a town nearby and is in a traditional unique Andalusi style not heard outside North Africa. This style of recitation, singing and instrumental music has come down to us through an oral tradition dating back a thousand years to the royal courts of Cordoba. Even if the meaning of the words is inaccessible to the western listener the s! inging and music is universally understood. What is unusual on these recordings is the exuberant blend of pure Anadalusans Gnawa rythms of Saharan Africa. The qasidas (a poetic form) that are sung here are drawn from the huge corpus of classical poetry famous throughout the Arab speaking world and include excerpts from the beautiful Burda ans Hamziyya of Busiri and qasidas by Shushatari, Haraq and other lesser known poets. They are poems in ecstatic praise of God and the Prophet Muhammad and are famous throughout North Africa and the rest of the Muslim world. The price for recording live in Morocco is the occasional dropped tea tray, the patter of private conversation and the ever-present wedding celebration two blocks away - and of course the mobile phone which mercifully only features once on these recording. To the fastidious perfectionist this is irritating but for those who wish to participate in the spirit of the event they are indispensable.

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Leila Haddad Traditional Songs & Beats From Tunisia Music Cd Sidi Mansour Sidi Mansour ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000PYAM72

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Leila Haddad Traditional songs & Beats from Tunisia music cd

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Femme Fatale - A History of Women in Popular Music (3 Cd Set) Everything But The Girl , The Slits , Sidi Bou Said , Michelle Shocked , Poison Girls , June Tabor , Rita Lynch , Marianne Faithfull , Family Fodder , and Alice McLaughlin Manufacturer: Dressed To Kill ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000EGAB0E

Product Description

3 CD SET - Femme fatale - A History Of Women In Popular Music // Disc: 1 1. On My Mind - Everything But The Girl 2. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - The Slits 3. Ode To Drink - Sidi Bou Said 4. Schools Out - Emma Ridley 5. G Minor - Dust 6. My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone 7. California Dreamin - Mama Cass 8. Chill Blown - Prolapse 9. My Lover's Tie - I.V. Webb 10. Shimmering, Warm & Bright - Bel Canto 11. Cocktail Credibility - Action Pact 12. Oh God I Don't Believe This - Caroline Mackendrick 13. Unburdened - Marnie 14. Janitor Of Lunacy - Nico 15. May As Well Rain Until September - Carole King 16. 5AM In Amsterdam - Michelle Shocked Disc: 2 1. Oringina - Brix Smith 2. No Mans Land - Lucy Cotter 3. America - Au Pairs 4. All Our Trades - June Tabor 5. Persons Unknown - Poison Girls 6. The Secret To A Long Life (Is Knowing When It's Time To Go) - Michelle Shocked 7. Call Me Your Girlfriend - Rita Lynch 8. Evening Breeze - Julie Dennis 9. Angel Of The Morning - PP Arnold 10. Walkign With The Moon - Alice McLaughlin 11. Girl Don't Come - Sandie Shaw 12. Red Or Dead - Chloe Le Fay 13. Coming For You - Beki Bondage 14. House Of Come - Die Lady Di 15. Starting All Over - Christine Collister 16. Debbie Harry - Family Fodder 17. Lady Madelaine - Marianne Faithfull Disc: 3 1. Femme Fatale - Nico 2. It's A Fine Day - Jane 3. Terry - Twinkle 4. Behave - Chumbawamba 5. Teenile Dementia - Morgans 6. Ha Ha - Scarehead 7. Plain Sailing - Tracey Thorn 8. 48 Crash - Gymslips 9. War Of Attrition - Joolz/Jah Wobble 10. Free Money - Pauline Murray 11. Trick Of The Witch - Poly Styrene 12. Alligator Wine - Patti Palladin 13. Guilty - Caroline Trettine 14. Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday 15. Dreamer - Luce Drayton 16. White Knuckle Ride - Danielle Dax 17. Some Velvet Morning - Lydia Lunch

Average customer rating: Intriguing but unsatisfying

Broooch Sidi Bou Said Manufacturer: Ultimate ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000008251 Release Date: 1993-10-29

Tracks:

1. Urge
2. My Cat Is My Bridesmaid
3. Handstand
4. Goblin Market
5. Thing
6. Glassmouth
7. Taste
8. Terrible Secret
9. Mary, Mary
10. Dracula
11. Three Sides
12. Fallow

Customer Reviews:

Intriguing but unsatisfying.......2002-07-18

At times reminiscent of the Throwing Muses' more jagged moments, with hints of prog, Pixies, and a milder Babes in Toyland. The album features sparse, raw production, with disconcerting tempo shifts and loud/soft dynamics. The songs are genuinely creative, and the lyrics - where decipherable - are intriguing, but overall the album suffers from weak vocals, unfocused songwriting and a lack of melodies. The band improved with later albums.

May be of interest to fans of Tsunami, Helium or early 90s math-rock (Slint, Rodan).

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Shouf Sidi Seddiki Manufacturer: Globe Style ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Africa | International | Styles | Music Morocco | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Africa | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000000ZSC Release Date: 1995-12-13

Tracks:

1. Shouf Fin Qouna
2. Maliki
3. Liam
4. Haram Aliq
5. Bent Nass
6. Galbi
7. Zin
8. Melkoum
9. Qaoun Allah
10. Lachir

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Arabian Hit 2004 - Sidi Wesslak - Vol.3 Manufacturer: Capitol / Artsound ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0002X6DQU

Product Description

17 modern Arabian pop/dance hits by Amr Diab, Naal, Samira Saidi, Maleha, Panjubi MC and others.

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Desperate Journey Sebastian Sidi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000FTVZGO Release Date: 2005-11-15

Tracks:

1. To the Limit
2. Time to Say Goodbye
3. Mirucha
4. Desperate Journey
5. Moon Shadow
6. Spice It Up
7. Moving On
8. Chariots of Fire
9. Moment in Time
10. Rock the Blues
11. Pachanga
12. Rising Thunder
13. Corazon de Ni
14. Thank You (Announcement)

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