Holger
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Posted: April 13 2012, 08:49 |
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| Quote (oblique @ April 13 2012, 12:54) | You see, it's not easy to choose from.
You already know a few of them and I could only tell you what my favorites are.
I hope this has helped you neverless, although a bit late  |
Absolutely, thanks a lot! I'm really digging Spirit of the Rainforest - the part with the tuned percussion in the second track particularly does it for me. Zen - I have to say that one reminded me very much of Kitaro and Vangelis. Which is not to say it is bad at all, as those two guys are also very good. I will admit that I found a few of the sampled flutes to sound a bit mechanical though.
Now, for your recommendations...
- Star of heaven (christmas album with Sally Oldfield)
I will need to check this one out for the reason that Sally is on it alone.
- Zen (japanese)
See above - I like it. Also I noticed that parts of it are more "lively" than anything I've heard from Terry so far, if that makes sense.
- Spirit of the rainforest (jungle sounds + native music)
See above - great stuff. I figured out that what I described as a "non-melodic" approach in the OP is actually due to it being based on a drone, something Mike has also experimented with quite a bit.
- Spirit of africa (with drums of course, heavily recommended)
I've heard parts of this on Youtube, and again, I like it very much. The part with the thumb piano in "March of a Thousand Days" is heavily reminiscent of the marimba parts in Incantations, only a bit "happier".
- Out of the depths De Profundis (with whale sounds + singing by Imogen Moore)
Again, heard parts of it on Youtube - really great stuff and I was surprised by the cool electronics, not something I'd expected from Terry.
- All the rivers gold (Irish music, also with vocals)
Haven't heard it yet, but have heard good things about it. Is this the one that features some of the same tunes that Mike used on Voyager?
- Spirit of the world (all sorts of melodies from Aboriginal to Cambodian and Greek)
Sounds great. I'm particularly interested in hearing something Greek from Terry, as I know that the original inspiration for his music came to him on the isle of Hydra - which I can relate to very much, as I'm also a huge graecophile ever since visiting Crete.
Again, thanks for the recs!
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