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Question: Incantations - your favourite side :: Total Votes:70
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Part One 19  [27.14%]
Part Two 5  [7.14%]
Part Three 16  [22.86%]
Part Four 30  [42.86%]
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Posted: June 01 2004, 06:06

So what's it to be?  The majesty of Part One?  Or Part Two, the home of Hiawatha?  Or the guitar frenzy of Part Three?  Or Part Four featuring the vibes and Johnson's Ode?

Choose wisely, my good people, for you may choose only once........

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Posted: June 01 2004, 07:08

I didn't ever like 1 and 2 :-/ they just don't catch me...but part 3 and 4 are great, so I choose 4, but it would be closelly followed by 3...

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Posted: June 01 2004, 07:17

Gaaah, too tough to decide... Well, I voted for part 1 because it showcases most of the aspects and melodies of the album. An "overture" of sorts. But I like all parts almost equally. The first half of part 2 might be my favourite moment of the album, and part 3 is fantastiwastic.

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Posted: June 01 2004, 07:39

Quote (Sir Mustapha @ June 01 2004, 07:17)
The first half of part 2 might be my favourite moment of the album

Yeah, I'd agree with that.  The opening riff on Part Two just blows me away.

Jules


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Posted: June 01 2004, 09:38

Can't choose no way.
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Posted: June 01 2004, 10:25

part four off course!
Ilove the start. it gives me china feelings.. he he

But the great song in part four must be the space evocation piece... and the ode  ;)
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Posted: June 01 2004, 13:46

Quote (familyjules @ June 01 2004, 12:39)
Quote (Sir Mustapha @ June 01 2004, 07:17)
The first half of part 2 might be my favourite moment of the album

Yeah, I'd agree with that.  The opening riff on Part Two just blows me away.

Jules

and to think he just got that riff by reversing the trumpet theme in Part 1

Incantations should have been in two parts. Quite difficult to decide which one I prefer, but I voted for Part 1
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Posted: June 01 2004, 16:37

I love all of it, but part 4 is my fav because I love Jonson's poem. :)

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Posted: June 02 2004, 04:07

Quote (Jammer @ June 01 2004, 13:46)
Quote (Sir Mustapha @ June 01 2004, 07:17)
The first half of part 2 might be my favourite moment of the album


and to think he just got that riff by reversing the trumpet theme in Part 1

He did?  Wow, I'd have never have figured that out.  Thanks, Jammer, I think I possibly like it even more now!

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Posted: June 02 2004, 13:22

I'm with holger in this regard. I couldn't possibly choose. Even thinking about it is giving me a headache.   :O

Happy full moon in a few hours! Good day to listen to all of Incantations.  :)  :)  :)


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Posted: June 02 2004, 13:47

Quote (familyjules @ June 02 2004, 09:07)

He did?  Wow, I'd have never have figured that out.  Thanks, Jammer, I think I possibly like it even more now!

Jules

Yeah, try recording either of the two themes and reverse them. Pretty cool when you hear it in action. Once you are aware of this though, you can spot the odd rhythmic treatment that the theme to Part 2 has - in my opinion the trumpet theme came first. On the Exposed live version this odd rhythm is slightly 'ironed out'

It might possibly be due to its length (and the time taken to hear it in full) that I haven't listened to it as much as Mike's other instrumental albums. I must start an Incantations phase!
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Posted: June 02 2004, 15:52

Side 3 it is. The fanfare is the pinnacle of music of Western civilization.

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Posted: June 07 2004, 03:03

I wouldn't know about the fanfare, because I have the CD that cuts it out!!! I've never heard it, and I want to very much. If a wasn't so indifferent to incantations I would be quite annoyed. As it is, this isn't my favourite album and I don't really mind, but hearing it would be nice.

I'll choose Part Four, for the rocking solo at the end followed by Ode to Cynthia, my favourite bit from the album.


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Posted: June 10 2004, 16:20

I just meant to ask about the reversed line thing. I'm assuming that Mike played the synth line for Part 2, reversed it and stuck it into the album, and that's what justifies the odd rhythm. Is that right? Or did Mike actually reverse the riff and played along with it? I reversed the beginning of Part 2 and heard it - damn it gave me the creeps - but I couldn't notice whether the synth sound itself was reversed or not. Sure there is reverb, but the reverb could have been added after the recording was reversed, right?

Ok, I am confused now.


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Posted: June 10 2004, 16:56

I haven't heard it this way round. I knew about it from another MO site that had an excerpt of the trumpet from Part 1 backwards

To me the Roland SH-2000 (?) sounds like it was played the right way round. I think Mike had a clear idea of what the rhythm was meant to sound like in the studio recording. On Exposed, Tim Cross or Pete Lemer might have had to work off a tricky transcription of this. If Mike just showed them how to do it, or they didn't listen to the record enough they might have forgotten about the rhythmic irregularities. Generally, as it was a live atmosphere there is less impetus to be accurate with small points like rhythm.
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Posted: July 22 2004, 06:39

I must admit to never liking Incantations in the past, but recently I've been listening to it again and I am now a convert.

I voted for Part 3, there are some really outstanding bits in there!
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Posted: July 22 2004, 08:31

I voted for Part 3, but would change my vote to Part 1 now. The best parts being the flute-strings run at the beginning, the short electronic part just before the percussion that starts "Diana, luna...", and the flute-strings run at the end. No one else seems to like this last part. Of the three sections I mention, only one (the first) is present in "Exposed".

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Posted: July 23 2004, 18:24

Part three, definitely.
I can still remember banging my head on the wall when i realised the 1st cd edit of Incant was missing half of it.
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Posted: Sep. 23 2004, 15:16

Part four, undoubtly ;)

Specially that part just before the vibes, the orchestral crescendo with that catchy bass line... I *love* it :)

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Posted: Nov. 24 2004, 11:49

In my humble opinion, side 4 is a bit overrated. I don't think it's the best side, maybe the worst along with side two... I actually prefer side two. The vibes part is too long and repetitive, and the end is nice, but not by far the best section from Incantations. They're all from the other sides, specially 1 and 3. I like the beginning, but it's too short, I'de like the beginning being longer and the vibes part being shorter. The quick part after the vibes is very nice tho'. For me, it's in this order:

Part 1
Part 3
Part 2
Part 4.


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