Various Artists Universe 4 - Universe 4
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Track Listing
- Rainstreet 6:05
- A Perfect Night For Flying Carpets 5:30
- Early Morning 7:16
- Angels of the Deep 5:45
- Cootes Paradise 6:02
- Resting Upon Jacob's Pillow 4:11
- Down by the Salley Gardens 3:47
- Heaven in a Wild Flower 4:30
- The Drowning Plains 3:29
- O Earth, O Earth, Return 4:14
- Rolling Earth 3:17
- Boot and Paisley 5:02
- Eternal Return 8:55
- Forgiveness 3:26
- Adieu 4:44
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- The 4th collection in our popular Universe series includes 10 of the most popular tracks from our genre-bending ambient, cross-cultural, electronic space, and new age releases, plus 5 selections from our Celtic tributary label, Hearts O'Space. 1. KEVIN BRAHENY & Tim Clark
"Rainstreet" (6:05) from Rain 11052
Clark's soft, ultramarine blue synths and Braheny's signature electronic woodwind highlight this track from the duo's first collaboration, a creative exploration of rain in all its many impressions.
2. KEVIN BRAHENY & Tim Clark
"A Perfect Night for Flying Carpets" (5:30) from The Spell 11065
For their second album, Braheny and Clark have created a feast for the ears and the minds eye, soaring into a starry Arabian night on a magic carpet of effortlessly flowing music.
3. ZEUS FABER
"Early Morning" (7:16) from Below 11064
Inspired by the undersea ambience, this Swiss group with top jazz and classical soloists, choir and chamber orchestra, offers a Eurojazz chamber concert in the deep blue world of aquaspace.
4. RAPHAEL
"Angels of the Deep" (5:45) from Angels of the Deep 11047
Hawai'ian composer Raphael has created a sonic reality where the natural merges with the supernatural, and real whales' soulful cries enhance the illusion of swimming which becomes synonymous with flying as the music soars.
5. MYCHAEL DANNA & TIM CLEMENT
"Cootes Paradise" (6:02) from North of Niagara 11049
On North of Niagara, these two Canadian artists explore feelings stimulated by the vast inspirational vistas found along Canada's oldest footpath, the Bruce Trail. Natural sounds recorded on location enhance musical impressions of this scenic wonderland.
6. JOHN DOAN
"Resting Upon Jacobs Pillow" (4:11) from Eire: Isle of the Saints 11080
Oregon guitarist and cultural preservationist Doan is a master of the rare 20-stringed harp guitar. This track is from his deeply felt homage to the indomitable Irish spirit, as seen through the lives of St. Patrick, Williiam Butler Yeats, and Turlough O'Carolan.
7. JOANIE MADDEN
"Down by the Salley Gardens" (3:47) from Song of the Irish Whistle 11060
Traditional tunes mingle with the compositions of O'Carolan, O'Riada, and Joanie Madden herself, whose Irish whistle breathes joyous energy among textures of strings, keys, and percussion, soaring freely above them all.
8. BILL DOUGLAS
"Heaven in a Wild Flower" (4:30) from Circle Of Moons 11048
Bill Douglas is a musician of uncommon versatility and melodic sensitivity. In Heaven in a Wild Flower he brings some of Blakes most evocative images to life with the voices of the Ars Nova singers combining the ideals of the Renaissance with his own
flowing style of modern romanticism.
9. MYCHAEL & JEFF DANNA
"The Drowning Plains" (3:29) from A Celtic Tale: The Legend of Deirdre 11063
A fantasy soundtrack based on the beautiful and tragic medieval Irish legend of Deirdre by brother film composers. A Celtic Tale brings together the best elements of Celtic folk, classical, and film music and sets a new standard for the burgeoning genre.
10. BILL DOUGLAS
"O Earth, O Earth, Return" (4:14) from Deep Peace 11070
On this lovely album, Douglas brings his long experience in both jazz and classical music to the literary heritage of the British Isles. "O Earth, O Earth, Return" presents Robert Burns' classic poem in an original musical setting expressing the utmost tenderness, purity, joy, and poignancy.
11. COYOTE OLDMAN
"Rolling Earth" (3:17) from In Beauty I Walk: The Best of Coyote Oldman 11074
With the first breath into their native flutes, the Coyote Oldman duo open a doorway into a timeless world of sound born from the fusion of ancient wind instruments and creative sound design.
12. AL GROMER KHAN & KAI TASCHNER
"Boot and Paisley" (5:02) from Black Marble & Sweet Fire 11061
The opulent ambience, lost grandeur and poetic refinement of India''s Mughal Empire inspired this elegant transcultural space-music by two modern German artists, bringing the spirit of this sublime world music into the heart of the 20th century.
13. CONSTANCE DEMBY
"Eternal Return (edit)" (8:55) from Terna 11051
Constance Dembys special talent is translating the tradition of sacred music into a 21st century context. In "Eternal Return," piano, strings, guitar, and clarinet express an elegant loneliness and the final symphonic chorus brings a message of hope and renewal.
14. RAPHAEL
"Forgiveness (edit)" (3:26) from Intimacy 11075
Intimacy is Raphael's celebration of romantic love. Ravishing orchestrations for grand piano and strings express the ecstasies and the mysteries only lovers know.
15. PAUL SAUVANET
"Adieu (edit)" (4:44) from Tritesse: Five Adagios for Times of Sorrow 11057
French composer Paul Sauvanet transforms his personal experience of loss into a meditation on mortality, mourning, and the bittersweet pain of letting go. His idealized digital chamber orchestra is soft, redemptive, always moving.
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