Universum [Enhanced]

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"...always brings on the noise with a passion that much of today’s heavily processed instrumental rock music misplaces."

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C plays what they half-jokingly describe as "compost-rock." Likened to This Heat, a rockier Trans Am, Tortoise’s dub moments, early Sonic Youth or a more frenetic Mogwai, this foursome from the Czech Republic makes unique instrumental music on par with their contemporaries that still manages to stand on its own.

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Average customer rating: Tuonela with, perhaps, more instrumentation Two Nickles for a Dime Amorphis is about integrity and Am Universum is their proof Decent Only the narrow-minded will not enjoy this

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Tracks:

1. Alone
2. Goddess (Of The Sad Man)
3. The Night Is Over
4. Shatters Within
5. Crimson Wave
6. Drifting Memories
7. Forever More
8. Veil Of Sin
9. Captured State
10. Grieve Stricken Heart

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How the increasingly wispy Amorphis continues to be identified as a metal band is a mystery, given that the keyboard-laden sound of this Finnish band is one guitar away from being U2 or matchbox twenty. The difference between Amorphis and the mawkish side of modern rock is in the songwriting; Amorphis don't sell their songs away with craven pop hooks. Though very easy-going, Amorphis have the conviction of the Cult or Angel Rat-era Voivod. Most importantly, after wandering out of the Scandinavian metal ghetto in the mid-1990s, Amorphis is finally secure in its navigation of the ethereal. The wistful vocals, the tickling threads of guitar, and the expanse of electronic organ intertwine beautifully, so that Am Universum is never in danger of being blown off its course by any particular prevailing trend. Where the good ship Amorphis is eventually headed is a little harder to fathom. --Ian Christe

Album Description

The 2001 album is breathtaking sonic landscape that is as graceful as it is magical, seamlessly melding harmonious vocals with lavish melodies and hypnotic guitar/keyboard interplay. Produced by Simon Efemey (Paradise Lost, Deceased). Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

Tuonela with, perhaps, more instrumentation.......2005-02-07

Imagine Tuonela's creative advances and enhance them. Such is Am Universum, the Finnish sextet's sixth studio album and next step in its sound progression. Tuonela saw the band abandoning its death-metal roots and moving towards a spacey, 70's prog-rock sound, incorporating saxophones and flutes into their already eclectic sound. Am Universum continues this change in sound but maintains the sound's footing anchored to the sound established in their previous album. Songs such as "Goddess (Of the Sad Man)" and "Grieve Stricken Heart" are examples of Amorphis' still-beating aggression, while "Crimson Wave" and the breathtaking "Veil of Sin", two saxophone-flaunting pieces, push Amorphis' limits away from metal and towards moodier, jazzy melodies. There is little else to be said about the difference between this album and its predecessor, which set the standard for the band's new sound. Equally lauded by critics and half-embraced by fans, Amorphis found a new audience (and a strong fidelity in its lifelong fans) with Am Universum. Fans of Tuonela are invited.

See also: Amorphis - Tuonela, Green Carnation - A Blessing in Disguise

Two Nickles for a Dime.......2004-06-21

It sounds exactly like Tounella, thier last album. I mean exactly like it. However these songs are more like the B-Sides of that album. Pretty average and not very inpiring. I was a little disappointed. Hopefully they try to go in a different direction the next time cause this release is not that great.

Amorphis is about integrity and Am Universum is their proof.......2004-05-19

It is funny how Amorphis gets all this negative feedback from their so-called fans. Most of them are unfortunately close-minded folks who won't accept anything different from the band's earlier melodic doom-death driven Tales from the Thousand Lakes. I don't see it. Contrary to bands like Paradise Lost, Moonspell, Tiamat or Ulver who also started out as extreme metal bands, Amorphis never went on to become a lousy electronic/goth act completely stripped off their integrity. It is hard to take any comment that says they have 'sold out' seriously when the music on Am Universum is deeply rooted in jazz harmonies and develops into powerful and Floydan psychedelic expression. It's one thing to dislike a band's change of musical direction, but it's a completely different matter to call them sell-outs just because they are actually exploring with deeper musical ideas.

I happen to like some of Tiamat and Ulver's newer material but think their earlier work is much better. As for Amorphis, while the Tales and Elegy era will probably appeal to me the best, I think their current style which is a culmination of a wide variety of genres is really successful. It is understandable that the fans on the extreme end of the equation may not like this, but the ones who appreciate musical growth and change combined with more powerful artistic expression and slightly progressive ingredients are bound to -- at least -- appreciate this CD, if not dig it completely.

Am Universum may be my favourite Amorphis album from the post-Elegy era of the band which signalled the change of their direction. While Tuonela was heavily folk-tinged, their last one, Far from the Sun displays their more modern and guitar-driven updated sound. Am Universum falls somewhere in between but is very heavily influenced by the 70's and particularly the keyboard work is reminiscent of Pink Floyd's psychedelic era. The song arrangements are strengthened with jazzy elements particularly in tracks such as "Crimson Wave", "Drifting Memories" and "Captured State". The addition of saxophone seems to have put so many fans off, but don't get it the wrong way. It is delicately placed in the mix and it never overpowers any other instrument. The keyboard work and guitar riffing is much more on jazz ground than the saxophone.

"Alone" is my personal favourite off this album and also one of the best Amorphis tunes ever penned in my opinion. The keyboard work that is thrown in the middle is a great homage to the 70's and puts a smile on my face whenever I hear it and the structure of the song refuses to give in and builds up with another beautiful chorus delivered flawlessly by Pasi and the tune closes with a soothing guitar solo that fades into layers of white noise. Simply brilliant. "Crimson Wave" is another perfect tune that brings the band's creative approach to the focus of the album displaying the rich harmonies buried within the composition which we can hear on any King Crimson release of the early 70's. The sometimes overlooked "Veil of Sin" is the secret gem of Am Universum. The emotional singing is central here with subtle keyboard and guitar work dancing around the vocals. Songs like "Goddes (of the Sad Man)" and "Forever More" are more straightforward tunes we heard on Far from the Sun with their direct approach, repetitive choruses and more updated guitar sound.

Overall Am Universum has a lot of substance. The guys have created a very full album without depending on any filler tracks. This is perhaps the most complex disc of their last three outputs and this may be one of the factors why it gets bashed so badly by some. I enjoy every single Amorphis album to one degree or another but Am Universum ranks a bit higher than most of their other CDs.

Decent.......2003-09-22

The album has some decent songs like alone and grave stricken heart. The music still has metal sound in it, yet its way softer and has little left from the great days of elegy and tuonella. Kinda of an album for metal fans gone old. Amorphis is great band, but i'm turning my attention towards opeth for musical dark metal. I've been listening to amorphis since tuonella came out, and it saddens me to see all these non-metal people jump in on after seeing a vid or hearing on the radio, and judging all the older albums they don't have the appreciation for.

Only the narrow-minded will not enjoy this.......2003-06-22

This is my favorite band of all time, and they have yet to disappoint me.

It's funny how they have lived up to their name over the years, starting off as "just another death metal band," and evolving into the amazingly in-depth machine they are today. If you haven't heard Amorphis since the "Tales From The Thousand Lakes" 1994 album (their most popular to date), you're going to be in for a pretty big surprise here as the growling, unintelligible death metal vocals are gone (and not missed), and the band has matured far beyond just using two guitars, a bass, and drums. Amorphis doesn't write music, they construct it.

You'll certainly see people who don't like anything beyond their old style of "death metal with a keyboard here and there" knocking this album, but don't let their unwillingness to deal with change for the better dissuade you - this is one of the most underrated bands around today, and you won't be disappointed. Die hard fans need to buy every Amorphis album since there hasn't been a disappointing one yet (regardless of the huge change in style over the course of their 5 major albums), and the general public should at LEAST pick up this one and Tuonela, and possibly "Far From The Sun" when it comes out in the US this Fall.

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Hard Nutz Nutz Manufacturer: Universum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000O9I0FY Release Date: 2007-04-16

Tracks:

1. Seeing Is Believing
2. I Know The Feeling
3. Loser
4. From Here To Anywhere
5. Wallbanger
6. Pushed Around
7. Beast Of The Field
8. Sick And Tired
9. Down On My Knews
10. One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below)
11. Bootliggers (Bonus Track)

Album Details

First Time on CD.

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Charge Paladin Manufacturer: Universum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000P5FF4G Release Date: 2007-04-16

Tracks:

1. Give Your Hand
2. Well We Might
3. Get One Together
4. Good Lord
5. Mix Your Mind with the Moonbeams
6. Watching the World Pass By

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Legendary Early 70's British Prog Band. This is their Finest Moment and Finally Available on CD Again!

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Out of Darkness Out of Darkness Manufacturer: Universum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000P2XK00 Release Date: 2007-04-09

Tracks:

1. Us
2. Thank You Lord
3. On Solid Rock
4. Wings Of The Morning
5. Moses
6. Lemonade And Peanuts
7. Closing In On Me
8. Who Is To Blame
9. Hustle Bustle
10. Dreamaway - Stevie's Song
11. There You See A Stranger
12. Homeland
13. Light
14. Walk On The Water (Bonus Track)
15. Love To Love (Bonus Track)
16. Worldpool (Bonus Track)
17. Cocaine (Bonus Track)
18. Valley (Bonus Track)

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Ancient Gods: Cosmic Evil / Infinitum Obscure: Ipsus Universum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000EZIBNO

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Universum C Manufacturer: Free Dimension ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0007MSU76 Release Date: 2005-03-01

Tracks:

1. Le Grand Wazoo
2. Ichtriol
3. Rhodamine
4. Sixplusone
5. Expellant
6. Lyrics Are Never More Important Than The Music
7. Route 27
8. Hymen

Album Description

C plays what they half-jokingly describe as "compost-rock." Likened to This Heat, a rockier Trans Am, Tortoise's dub moments, early Sonic Youth or a more frenetic Mogwai, this foursome from the Czech Republic makes unique instrumental music on par with their contemporaries that still manages to stand on its own.

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Selfelected Miss Universum Manufacturer: North of No South ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000F4LCPS Release Date: 2006-11-27

Average customer rating: original, beautiful and uplifting A wonderful cd Beautiful(l) journey for the soul Music from the heart Enchanting Rythms

Fire & Love with Zanko Manufacturer: Fire & Love with Zanko ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music ASIN: B000EJ9RTM Release Date: 2006-01-12

Tracks:

1. Shri Ram
2. Bina Rama
3. Hari Narayan
4. Jaya Mata Kali
5. Ananda Main
6. Mahamritunjaya Mantra
7. Govinda Narayana
8. Tumhi Ho Mata

Product Description

The lyrics are taken from kirtans and are in Sanskrit. Singing Kirtans is an expression of inner joy, a deep trust and surrender to Existence. Praising the name of the Holy Creator, kirtans offer a direct connection with the Divine. They have been chanted in Eastern cultures for thousands of years and are now gaining popularity in the West. Kirtans are the language of the heart that cannot be expressed in words; they are the breath of Existence that cannot be explained but can only be experienced; they are fire and love.

Customer Reviews:

original, beautiful and uplifting.......2007-02-04

This is a very unusual and beautiful mix of traditional mantras and original music. I love the combination of music from such different sources and traditions, that blends so wonderfully to create a moving and uplifting experience. The voices are truly magical. I can listen to this CD over and over and enjoying it as if it was the first time.

A wonderful cd.......2006-05-30

This is a wonderful cd. When I listen to it, the music makes me feel alive. I need to close my eyes and just dance. And then everthing is beautiful. This is a special cd for me and a perfect gift for the people you love.

Beautiful(l) journey for the soul.......2006-03-06

Every single track of this CD is a pleasure for my soul, a music balm for my mind. It makes you feel the rhythm of life, the fire in your heart,which inflames love to everything in

Music from the heart.......2006-03-06

I feel like the musicians of this CD don't just play the music, they are the music, they live it. And the music flows through my heart when I listen to it.

Enchanting Rythms.......2006-03-04

This enchanting music combines the rhythms and tunes of different nationalities into a modern arrangement. The sounds are at times angelically tender and warm, filling up the soul and heart with the overflowing peace of relax and the magic of love caress, at times rhythmically hurried up, evoking the inner fire of joy and celebration. Lovely and remarkable music you could enjoy at home, while traveling or walking in the park.

And the beautiful CD cover attracts by the shading colours of the fire element which kindle love into the soul and warm the heart.

Natalia

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Am Universum Amorphis Manufacturer: Jvc Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Metal | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005HWDI Release Date: 2001-05-29

Tracks:

1. Alone
2. Goddes (Of the Sadman)
3. Night Is Over
4. Shattes Within
5. Crimson Wave
6. Drifting Memories
7. Forever More
8. Veil of Sin
9. Captured State
10. Grieve Stricken Heart
11. Too Much to See

Album Description

Japanese edition of the Finnish metal band's 7th studio album. 11 tracks including one bonus track 'Too Much To See'. Standard jewel case. 2001 release.

Album Details

Japanese version featuring a bonus track: 'Too Much to See'.

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Am Universum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000NDJGM2 Release Date: 2007-02-20

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