Although introduced as a protégé of John Coltrane and touted by many as his heir apparent, reedman Pharoah Sanders quickly proved his own man. His shared interest in the "cosmic" music of Coltrane's final period belies the fact that Sanders frequently plays with an unhurried sense of peace and satisfaction rarely found in his mentor's music. His use of space, African and Asian motifs and instruments, and simple, repetitive melodies also pointed the way for jazz, rock, and new age musicians in the '70s and '80s, while his sometimes raucous use of harsh, shrieking runs influenced many of jazz's most adventurous saxophonists.
The centerpiece of Karma is the marathon half-hour octet recording "The Creator Has a Master Plan." Although the track features a warm vocal by Leon Thomas, its true feature artist for almost the entire length is Sanders, who carries the melody, feel, and improvisation firmly on his shoulders. All of Sanders's key elements--Afro-centric spiritualism, sweeping use of mood from long, relaxed intervals to frenetic cacophony, and a deep sense of melody and rhythm--are in evidence. The album's religious feeling is cemented by the album's closer, "Colors," which serves as a deeply felt invocation. --Fred Goodman
Karma,Pharoah Sanders,Grp Records,Avant-Garde,Avant-Garde Jazz,Free Jazz,Jazz,Jazz Music,Pop,Soul-Jazz
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Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur
Various Artists Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000PMG9G2 Release Date: 2007-06-12 |
Tracks:
- Instant Karma -- U2
- #9 Dream -- R.E.M.
- Mother -- Christina Aguilera
- Give Peace A Chance -- Aerosmith with Sierra Leone Refuge All-Stars
- Cold Turkey -- Lenny Kravitz
- Whatever Gets You Through the Night -- Los Lonely Boys
- I'm Losing You -- Corinne Bailey Rae
- Gimme Some Truth -- Jakob Dylan Feat. Dhani Harrison
- Oh, My Love -- Jackson Browne
- Imagine -- Avril Lavigne
- Nobody Told Me -- Big & Rich
- Jealous Guy -- Youssou N'Dour
Tracks:
- Working Class Hero -- Green Day
- Power to the People -- Black Eyed Peas
- Imagine -- Jack Johnson
- Beautiful Boy -- Ben Harper
- Isolation -- Snow Patrol
- Watching the Wheels -- Matisyahu
- Grow Old With Me -- Postal Service
- Gimme Me Some Truth -- Jaguares
- (Just Like) Starting Over -- The Flaming Lips
- God -- Jack's Mannequin feat. Mick Fleetwood
- Real Love -- Regina Spektor
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John Lennon would have turned 67 in 2007. If alive, he could well be at the forefront of bringing peace to Darfur, where more than half a million have died from violence and disease during four years of rebel discord. So to create awareness of the ongoing conflict, Amnesty International (with permission from Yoko Ono) has mined Lennon's solo work and rounded up nearly two dozen current artists to reinterpret the music, which spans the ex-Beatle's entire post-band catalog (plus a pair from while the Fab Four were still in business). As with any attempt to cover Beatles-related music, results are hit and miss, with kudos going to Snow Patrol and the Postal Service for capturing the starkness of "Isolation" and "Grow Old with Me," respectively, Mexican rock band Jaguares for uncovering the fear and fury in "Gimme Some Truth," and (surprise!) Christina Aguilera for nailing the complex composition and mood of "Mother." Other highlights include Jackson Browne's piano-led "Oh My Love," Green Day's louder straight take on "Working Class Hero," and the Black Eyed Peas turning "Power to the People" into a gospelly protest. Will resurrecting 30-to-40-year-old messages of peace and love be enough to help end the brutalities in Darfur? That remains to be seen. But selecting John Lennon as the author of those messages will make people listen and, with this collection, may keep them listening. --Scott HolterAlbum Description
Featuring songs by the iconic John Lennon newly recorded by some of today's biggest as well as emerging artists, Instant Karma: The Campaign to Save Darfur is a major benefit-album project. In an effort to mobilize activism around this catastrophe, musicians unite to save lives. Some of the biggest artists in the world, along with today's emerging artists, all coming together for an unprecedented, brilliant collection of JOHN LENNON "covers." Proceeds from the campaign will go directly to support Amnesty International's urgent work on Darfur and other human rights crises worldwide.Customer Reviews:
Baby You Can Drive My Karma.......2007-07-19
really enjoyed it!!!.......2007-07-17
Very Good Mix of Group.......2007-07-16
I recommend this collection , but since covers are what they are, take a listen to the samples first. Like a lot of covers, people can have wildly different opinions of the right or wrong of it all.
True to Lennon's Music with the Performers Own Stamp.......2007-07-15
Great CD/Great Cause.......2007-07-13
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Karma and Effect
Seether Manufacturer: Wind-Up ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00097A5HC Release Date: 2005-05-24 |
Tracks:
- Because of Me
- Remedy
- Truth
- Gift
- Burrito
- Given
- Never Leave
- World Falls Away
- Tongue
- Im The One
- Simplest Mistake
- Diseased
- Plastic Man
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Seether's follow-up to their promising, moderately successful 2002 debut, Disclaimer, and its spottier, hastily repackaged 2004 sequel, was reportedly beset by fighting with their label--friction that dictated everything from profanity-free lyrics to a title change (the original name was the telling Catering to Cowards.) Yet the band effectively rises above those constraints, if only by largely sticking to Disclaimer's tried-and-true formula of seasoning the generous blasts of angst-metal (such as the raging opener "Because of Me") that are its true stock in trade with more evocative ballads like "The Gift" and "Plastic Man." The latter tracks hearken back to "Broken," singer Shaun Morgan's duet with girlfriend and Evanescence singer Amy Lee, yet find their own restless, emotive substance without her. --Jerry McCulleyCustomer Reviews:
Come sit close to me (3.5).......2007-05-27
As expected, most every track could be radio fodder for the masses who refuse to buy their CDs but like them. Because Of Me, Truth, Burrito, Never Leave, Tongue, and Simplest Mistake are all songs that scream to be played on the radio. This isn't that bad of a thing though because out of those six songs four are actually quite good and don't get old very fast. Songs like Given, Diseased, and Plastic Man are far and away the best featured though. Given isn't that much different from every other track on here but Shaun sounds more focused than usual. Same goes for Diseased and Plastic Man. Diseased builds it's way up to it's amazing climax and Plastic Man is one of the best acoustic songs Seether has ever released.
My favorite songs are Remedy, Burrito, Given, Diseased, and Plastic Man. As good as this CD may be, there's not a lot to it. There's nothing we haven't heard before and very little experimentation. Seether isn't a bad band and you know they probably have an ace up their collective sleeve that is sure to blow us all away. Karma and Effect, however, is hit and miss. Three and a half stars for three terrific songs and a few decent ones.
Another great album from hard-rock kings........2007-04-21
Pulled a Staind.......2007-01-02
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING BAND.......2006-12-20
strong album.......2006-11-22
seether 2 album is a good one , the singer has a strong voice thats fits very well with the band style.Seether brings alternative metal alive.
overall: 85/100
best songs:
because of me,simplest mistake,truth
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Karma
Delerium Manufacturer: Nettwerk Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000005DCB Release Date: 1997-04-22 |
Tracks:
- Enchanted
- Duende
- Twilight
- Silence
- Forgotten Worlds
- Lamentation
- Euphoria (Firefly)
- Remembrance
- Wisdom
- Window to Your Soul
- 'Till the End of Time
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The novelty was stripmined from ethnobeat pop long ago, and this skin-deep confection is surprising only in its lack of edge and invention. On the plus side, the melodies are textured and lush, the beats entrancing, and a parade of gifted singers--Kristy Thirsk, Jacqui Hunt, and Sarah McLachlan included--bill and coo impressively. Lead single "Euphoria (Firefly)" has spark and spirit, while "Enchanted" and "Duende" are strong vehicles for Thirsk and Camille Henderson respectively. --Jeff BatemanCustomer Reviews:
3rd times a charm.......2007-04-10
Instant Karma.......2007-01-20
Words can't describe "Karma"........2007-01-19
Definitely a good buy.......2007-01-10
Good karma.......2007-01-05
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Karma
Kamelot Manufacturer: Noise ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000085RTX Release Date: 2003-02-04 |
Tracks:
- REGALIS APERTURA
- FOREVER
- WINGS OF DESPAIR
- THE SPELL
- DON'T YOU CRY
- KARMA
- THE LIGHT I SHINE ON YOU
- TEMPLES OF GOD
- ACROSS THE HIGHLANDS
- ELISABETH: MIRROR, MIRROR
- ELISABETH: REQUIEM FOR THE INNOCENT
- ELISABETH: FALL FROM GRACE
- Ne Pleure Pas (US Bonus)
Customer Reviews:
"Will you revive from the chaos in my mind?".......2007-02-16
Start of the climb - a healthy three stars.......2006-07-26
Kamelot has talent to spare yet on this release their vision hadn't coalesced fully, the band still not quite nailing it. Having said that, on this album the band are already able to utilise Khans' voice to it's full effect and the musical assault is committed with the band making tasteful use of keyboards for shading.
Salient tracks here (for me) would be the lovely Forever. A metal musical piece with a plaintive, longing lyrical bent. Wings of Despair stops and starts, swoops and soars with a tasty slice of guitar work. The Spell is a heavy rocker with a gothic trad metal atmosphere while Don't You Cry shows a tender side once more with some vocal gymnastics from Khan.
As the record unfolds some of the tracks don't quite wash. This is why it's only a three star release - at this point the band could of been winners or losers. Luckily the developed into the former and this release is a springboard to better things. Fans of traditional metal, Euro metal and perhaps Euro hard rock should check this band out, but start at Epica or Black Halo before committing your hard earned dollar here.
By the way - production was by Sascha Paeth and Miro - those in the know may find this tidbit of info helpful in their decision making.
"don't you miss the ancient times/the riddles and the subtle signs".......2006-05-25
Great Band With Tremendous Talent.......2005-08-02
Best Power Metal Band Out There.......2005-06-19
Blind Guardian has Hansi, probably the best singer in power/speed metal, but they have yet to release anything that blows my mind completely.
Angra has some of the best keyboards and choral arrangements, but Andre Matos and their latest lead singer (can't remember his name) are both far too high-pitched for my taste.
Iced Earth has Jon Schaffer, probably my favorite power metal guitarist.
If you put all my favorite power metal artists together, however, you'd probably come up with one crappy album. Demons and Wizards was good, but try adding Angra's keyboards to that or something. It would be awful.
So what Kamelot has here, with Karma, is a few talented musicians who are able to work together and make an album where nothing sounds out of place. No cheesy over-the-top Blind Guardian/Rhapsody choruses, for example. Perhaps what I like about Kamelot is their ability, despite the subject matter, to actually get in there at the humanity behind it all. We have all wondered what we would give to have eternal life, so "Elizabeth" parts 1, 2, and 3 is especially haunting. "Forever" is about our wish to be united with our loved ones in the afterlife. "The Spell" is about our desire for fantasy, or rather, our desire to transcend the ordinary. Somehow, Kamelot even pull off "Don't You Cry" without sounding cheesy, and that is a real feat. Of course, there is real emotion behind that song, and every instrument carries it perfectly, including Khan's voice.
This is a surprisingly good power metal album, and can probably even be approachable to those who beforehand have turned away from the genre because it is "too cheesy". Don't get me wrong, I do like some of the cheesier stuff, but this recording shows that you can have epic music without the cheese.
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Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur (+2 Bonus Tracks)
Various Artists Manufacturer: Warner Bros. Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000RWGCNK |
Product Description
Limited Edition contains 2 Bonus Tracks by Willie Nelson and Angelique Kidjo.
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True Love Waits: O'Riley Plays Radiohead
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00009MGQ4 Release Date: 2003-06-10 |
Tracks:
- Everything In Its Right Place
- Knives Out
- Black Star
- Karma Police
- Let Down
- Airbag
- Subterranean Homesick Alien
- Thinking About You
- Exit Music (For A Film)
- You
- Bulletproof
- Fake Plastic Trees
- I Can't
- True Love Waits
- Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Rock bastardizations of classical music are as old as Kim Fowley's--and ELP's--Tchaikovsky tweaking "Nutrocker." But classical interpretations of rock music have generally been something of a high-wire act. While most pop fare has strong melodic foundations for the soloist to build from, Christopher O'Riley has challenged himself here with the catalog of Radiohead, one of modern rock's most acclaimed--and texturally complex--bands. O'Riley's insightful gifts for interpretation (which have previously enlightened everything from Stravinsky to P.D.Q. Bach) produce a hypnotic, emotionally compelling listening experience here; O'Riley is a huge Radiohead fan, and that love courses through everything from the dreamy, bittersweet title track through the brooding loveliness of "Let Down." Radiohead's stock in trade is dense, multi-layered music that leans heavily on electronic processing for its moody sonic atmospherics; O'Riley's evokes those complex textures with but a judicious use of the sustain peddles, a deft use of dissonance (as on "Knives Out"), and a rhythmically anxious left hand. Call them etudes for the post-modern age if you will, but O'Riley's performances here largely achieve what all great interpretations strive for: New insight and enlightenment. --Jerry McCulleyCustomer Reviews:
Looking Forward, Looking Back.......2007-03-02
Music Lovers.......2007-02-17
a transcription worthy of Franz Liszt.......2006-12-08
Sleepytime music.......2006-03-27
All of the playing on this disc is superb on the technical level... obviously O'riley is a top notch classical performer. The arrangements are a mixed bag, though. There are some amazing renditions on here - see the impressionistic 'Everything In Its Right Place' and the melancholy coffee house arrangement of 'Knives Out'. Some others are also quite listenable, including 'Subterranean Homesick Alien', 'Exit Music', 'Bulletproof', and 'Motion Picture Soundtrack'. However, the upbeat pop tunes have difficult translating to solo piano. the Pablo Honey tunes suffer the worst here, and feel slightly unnatural; perhaps like a classical pianist paying tribute to a favorite band, rather than the more personal adaptations that make the 'Knives Out' arrangement so effective.
Overall, a nice cd to put on in the background when you're reading or settling in to bed, but Radiohead fanatics beware - don't expect anything that lives up to the band's immense standards.
Nice sound.......2006-02-17
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Long Promised Road: Songs of Dennis & Carl Wilson
Adam Marsland Manufacturer: Karma Frog ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000NJWTH0 Release Date: 2007-03-13 |
Tracks:
- What The Hell
- Meanwhile
- Don't Look Back (Don't Look Down)
- The Big Bear
- River Song
- Moonshine
- Got To Know The Woman
- Angel Come Home
- Long Promised Road
- Where I Belong
- The Trader
- What's Wrong
- Wouldn't It Be Nice To Live Again
- Carry Me Home
- Forever
- Keepin' The Summer Alive
- All I Want To Do
- I Can't Let Go
- What The World Needs Now Is A Good Deus Ex Machina
- Celebrate The News
- Untitled
- Untitled
Customer Reviews:
Capturing the magic.......2007-04-13
"Long Promised Road" showcases a superb band playing music they know and love, for an audience that knows and loves it. Join the magic!
Don't Miss It!.......2007-03-26
Conrad.
For the LOVE of the music.......2007-03-23
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Karma. Bloody. Karma
Cattle Decapitation Manufacturer: Metal Blade ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000FVR5DO Release Date: 2006-07-11 |
Tracks:
- Intro
- Unintelligent Design
- Success Is...(Hanging By The Neck)
- One Thousand Times Decapitation
- The Carcass Derrick
- Total Gore
- Bereavement
- Suspended In Coprolite
- Alone At The Landfill
- Karma Bloody Karma
- The New Dawn
- Of Human Pride & Flatulence
Customer Reviews:
awesome grind/death.......2007-03-19
Much More than Your Average Grind/Death/Metal Band.......2006-09-04
A huge step towards greatness.......2006-08-19
"Karma. Bloody. Karma" is a huge step towards Cattle Decapitation being a great, epic band. The songs are longer, the music is much less one-dimensional and more complex, unique, and technical, and most importantly, it has a lot more standout tracks. But, despite what you may have heard, "K.B.K." has very little melody to speak of. The band's furious, teeth-rattling sonic brutality is never compromised; the drums wallop, the vocals are ultra evil (frontman Travis Ryan even mixes it up a bit by adding black meta-style shrieks to go alongside his ultra-evil growl), and the guitar riffs are feverish and uncompromising. But this grindcore quartet adopted one new, key ingredient to make "K.B.K." a leap forward: tempo changes. Listening to this disc sometimes feels like you're in a fast car which is about to veer off a cliff, but it's soon thereafter that the band pulls their lead foot off the gas pedal. Almost every song will start out almost deafening but, at one time or another, it slows way down before regaining speed/momentum and becoming brutal again. And even when the band reigns in its standard, bludgeoning sound, the momentum never dies down at all.
"Unintelligent Design" is a top-shelf death metal/grindcore song, and an excellent album opener. It bristles with brutal riffs, a quick, slamming blast beat, and roaring vocals, and also is the record's first example of a few great, strategic, professionally executed speed alterations where the song becomes a slower, pounding rhythm. "One Thousand Times Decapitation" may be only one minute long, but it's a full speed ahead, no holds barred assault on the ear drums. "The Carcass Derrick" features a sudden, shocking, mid-song pause, and some double bass drumming which makes the listener sound like his head is in an oil can which is being cracked open with a hammer. "Total Gore" and "Suspended In Coprolite" begin by blindsiding the listener with pummeling death metal blasts and careening guitars, but the band eventually pull back the reigns. The last (and perhaps biggest) standout track is the album closer, the hilariously titled "Of Human Pride & Flatulence." It begins very slowly, with some distant-sounding guitar strumming before it rockets into a breakneck speed. It's also highlighted by a slow breakdown where a melodic guitar runs over thunderous, head-rattling drums.
Every song on "Karma. Bloody. Karma." pack a high level of intensity and viciousness which will be overwhelming to everyone who doesn't have quite a bit of experience listening to death/grind. But the album is highly recommended listening to those who are experienced. This is one of the finest extreme metal releases of the year thus far, one of the best grindcore albums released since the turn of the century, and thus, it is undoubtedly a success and a leap forward for Cattle Decapitation.
P*ssed Off Vegans Return.......2006-08-14
have you ever seen a picture of vocalist travis Ryan? He looks like one tough vegan........I hope i never meet him in a dark alleyway at night
Absolutely crushing!!!.......2006-07-28
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Karma
Pharoah Sanders Manufacturer: Grp Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000003N7C Release Date: 1995-11-07 |
Tracks:
- The Creator Has A Master Plan
- Colors
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Although introduced as a protégé of John Coltrane and touted by many as his heir apparent, reedman Pharoah Sanders quickly proved his own man. His shared interest in the "cosmic" music of Coltrane's final period belies the fact that Sanders frequently plays with an unhurried sense of peace and satisfaction rarely found in his mentor's music. His use of space, African and Asian motifs and instruments, and simple, repetitive melodies also pointed the way for jazz, rock, and new age musicians in the '70s and '80s, while his sometimes raucous use of harsh, shrieking runs influenced many of jazz's most adventurous saxophonists.The centerpiece of Karma is the marathon half-hour octet recording "The Creator Has a Master Plan." Although the track features a warm vocal by Leon Thomas, its true feature artist for almost the entire length is Sanders, who carries the melody, feel, and improvisation firmly on his shoulders. All of Sanders's key elements--Afro-centric spiritualism, sweeping use of mood from long, relaxed intervals to frenetic cacophony, and a deep sense of melody and rhythm--are in evidence. The album's religious feeling is cemented by the album's closer, "Colors," which serves as a deeply felt invocation. --Fred Goodman
Customer Reviews:
Long song worth the over half an hour.......2006-09-11
A masterpiece........2005-08-06
Beginning with a swelling theme by Sanders (on tenor exclusively), with a nimble rhythm section including Lonnie Liston Smith on piano, Richard Davis and Reggie Workman on bass, William Hart on drums, and Nataniel Bettis and Thomas contributing percussion, Sanders evokes a mood-- mysterious, spiritual and haunting in his blistering playing with falutist James Spaulding and french hornist Julius Watkins countering him ably. After a couple minutes, the piece bleeds into a relaxed tempo with one bassist plucking the familiar bass theme and one by one instruments joining-- swiping piano, flute doubling the main theme, and Sanders at his most lyrical and emotional until finally Thomas intones the chorus to the piece (oddly enough, the verses are not included in this recording).
What follows is the beginning of an explosive improv-- Thomas in his odd yodelling style, Sanders ferocious on tenor, and Smith at the piano all take turns, with the rest supporting-- increases in tempos signal increases in the power of the improv and the preceedings rise and fall repeatedly-- the opening theme is reprised, the main theme is reprised, and it builds one last time until Sanders doubles the main bass line towards the end (about 28 minutes in) and plays one of his loveliest and most powerful solos to bring the piece to its conclusion.
When it's done, "Colors" almost seems like a waste of time-- a reasonable song with some nice playing and a pretty goofy lyric about the colors of nature, its altogether a fairly pointless piece, inoffensive, but not terribly inspired after 'Creator'.
The CD reissue includes lyrics for both pieces (including the unsung verses of 'Creator') but sadly no essay in the liner notes. Sonically, the remastering on this recording is superb and it sounds crisp and clear.
Interested parties after hearing this should dig up Leon Thomas's "Spirits Known and Unknown", he performs "The Creator Has a Masterplan" (among other cuts) in a briefer version with its full lyrics intact and an ensemble that includes several of the players here. Both recordings are highly recommended.
Breathtaking, Awe-inspiring & Utterly unique.............2005-04-12
His 1969 landmark album "Karma", was his third album as band leader, and was probably not only his most distinctive album, but also the album that truly encapsulated his considerable talents onto one studio recording. If you've ever heard people refer to music as 'Spiritual', this arguably could be a form/level of music that is, in parts, impeccably performed & arranged performances largely due to the stunning line-up: (Reggie Workman - Bass, Pharoah Sanders - Sax (Tenor), Freddie Waits / Billy Hart - Drums, Nat Bettis - Percussion, Ron Carter/ Richard Davis - Bass, Lonnie Liston Smith - Piano, James Spaulding - Flute, Leon Thomas - Percussion /Vocals, Julius Watkins - French Horn).
The album is broken down into two tracks (??), the main meat of the album, is the first track "Creator has a Master Plan", which runs at a staggering 32 minutes. Most musicians would struggle to fill even half of that running time with a track that'll retain the listeners attention, but such is the confidence and creative ability of the musicians involved here, that Pharoah and his band easily creative a completely jaw-dropping track, that is the musical equivalent of a huge multi-threaded story, in which sounds, arrangements, solo performances and deep commitment to a constantly evolving sound, all work alongside each other fleshing out the sound, producing something incredibly organic, and spiritually freewheeling at the same time. Think of this as cosmic music, with a heavy influence of time & space augmenting the sound, with African and Indian instruments adding extra substance to the track. The Flute features heavily throughout the track, softening the edges of between the introduction of Drums & Percussion. With simple music repetition giving way that gradual shifts in sound & mood.
The music is heavily textured throughout the track, with the occasional vocal, "The creator has a master plan--peace and happiness for every man.", repeated throughout certain keypoints of the track, although Pharoah's contribution here really shouldn't be underestimated, he frequently features, for almost the entire length of the track carrying melody wherever appropriate, and empowering the music with a Avant-Garde / Free Jazz feel, with a lot of the improvisation firmly on his shoulders. The mood and gradual musical exploration of the track is partly due to his stunning direction, and all of Sander's key elements are fully utilised here. Be it, the Afro-centric spiritualism, sweeping use of mood from long, relaxed intervals to frenetic cacophony, and a deep sense of melody and rhythm. Its far beyond conventional jazz structures and the composition is amongst the most adventurous & organically created / improvised tracks created.
The second track "Colors" which runs at a mere 5 1/2 minutes, was always going to struggle in comparison to the centre piece track, but its inclusion is no less diminished. Sure, as a track, it can't hope to compete with the magnificent undertaking that is the "Creator has a masterplan", but it is a piece recognising the divinity and harmony of life through the simplest of messages. And the tracks religious feeling is cemented by the fact that it feels deeply engaging, and a sound that through Pharoah's dynamics and leadership pushes irrepressibly forward, with Sanders shifting between spiritual peace and violent outbursts in his tenor solos.
If you are prepared to give Pharoah's music a try, then other than possibly buying a 'Best of / Compilation', this is largely considered to be the best of his studio album output. But be warned if you haven't sampled his work before, this isn't Jazz music in the conventional sense, and if the idea of very open-ended music that gradually unfolds over long arrangements doesn't appeal to you, its advisable that you download or hear a track first before you purchase this. Or even if you're relatively new to Jazz, hearing this first before buying, is most definitely advisable, as it's a little bit like being thrown in the deep end of a musical genre. But if you are well adversed with the many facets of Jazz music, or your feeling particularly adventurous (& Patient), this has to be easily amongst some of the most awe-inspiring jazz out there.
Remarkable.......2004-09-18
5 stars is not enough!.......2004-07-22
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Karma
Tarkan Manufacturer: Istanbul ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005NGZP Release Date: 2001-08-28 |
Tracks:
- Ask
- Ay
- Kuzu Kuzu
- Gitti Gideli
- Uzak
- Yandim
- O'na Sor
- Hup
- Sen Baskasin
- Tas
- Her Nerdeysen
- Verme
Customer Reviews:
Fantastic music out of this world........2007-01-23
English album.......2005-08-09
My favorite Tarkan CD to date.......2005-06-06
As for the LONG awaited English album...well..all we can do is hope. I am hoping he stays a little closer to his own sound (singing in English of course!) and doesnt sell out to the American market. He is so unique...America has NOTHING like him now (and quite frankly...hasn't had for a VERY long time)...the man can sing and write beautiful music...he definitely can dance :::sigh:::...and he has an appeal like no other.
UPDATE!!!! As the writer above me stated...the LONG wait is over...the English CD is coming :D I heard it was only a single (a total of 4 songs..but I could be wrong)...but let me tell you, I heard 3 of the tracks..and they are INCREDIBLE (and that is putting it mildly!!!). He did not sell out in any way shape or form. They are very Tarkan-like...very sensual, a great beat, with a Middle Eastern influence. All I can say is...I AM SO EXCITED FOR HIM. He is on the verge of something that could potentially be HUGE.
I also read that there is a new Turkish CD coming out in the fall...could it outdo Karma (which is my favorite Tarkan CD to date)? Well...I guess we will have to wait and see...but if it is anything like the English songs...Tarkan fans are in for a real treat! :)
TURKISH DELIGHT!.......2005-04-05
Tarkan is an amazing talented artiste!.......2003-10-27
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