Jamendo : An Island of Joy (In a Sea of Electronic Dreams)

An Island of Joy (In a Sea of Electronic Dreams)

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meditative piano debussy water russian neoclassical finnish beauty relaxing drone

3 Titel

66:55

1	Dancers in Mist	19:46
2	Behind the Veils	17:08
3	An Island of Joy (In a Sea of Electronic Dreams)	30:01

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Three deep ambient meditations on Claude Debussy's 'water music'.

This album is the second co-operation from Doc and Lena Selyanina. Where their first album Distant Transmissions - Ambient Reflections on Bach (MT002) was focusing around the idea of space - 'cosmic Bach' if you wish - this second album is characteristically a 'water album'. The theme of water is present at all levels: in the themes of the songs, in their tonal treatments and also in the sound material. The basic setting is that of deep, meditative ambient - the dark majesty of 'deep waters' - out of which arise the warmer, swifter and lighter layers of music conveying the mystery, intimacy and sensuality associated with the element of water.

The original works of Debussy that inspired this album are: Danseuses de Delphes (Dancers in Mist), Voiles (Behind the Veils) and L'isle joyeuse (An Island of Joy).

Complete hi-res cover art for the album is available from Internet Archive.

Rezensionen

KraftiM

Healing medicine

12.09.07

What a luxury if you have time enough to listen. This ambient and classic/modern work needs a complete quiet environment and brings you an impression of Debussy's rich tonal world brought to you in a way only Doc can provide: deep stirring and moving sounds that evoke a happy state of mind. Yer second chakra will be completely stirred and shaken. A cheaper trip ain't possible. Water in all its shapes is present, the very dark and deep, till the sprinkling freshnes of a cleaning waterfall. Lena's pianoplaying, hidden in the beginning blooms up after the dense fog in the start, light shines through in part two and the magic fully rewards you in part 3. Visit this island of joy on a free trip that reveals dimensions unheard till now. Master Doc, thank you again!!

SaReGaMa

Expressionistic Ambient

07.05.07

The first track brought upon me a very special state of mind - calm and yet alerted. It lasted about 16 minutes and then unexpected piano sounds knocked me out of it completely. It feeled like a buzz of alarm clock in some fascinating dream at the point that the last thing you wanna do is wake up. At least for me the blending of Ambient and piano in this track was less successful than in 'Echoes from an Engulfed Cathedral' album.
The second track reminded me more or less of what I've heard in 'Echoes'.
The third track... Hm, I probably got tired, I only remember it was too long, will have to listen to it once more some other time.
Good work overall.

loveovergold

Impressionistic very meditative!

04.02.08

Ho ascoltato molte volte questo album, in giorni e stati d'animo diversi.
Una volta l'ho ascoltato anche nel sonno e mi ha sempre dato tranquillità e profondità. Anche con questo album ho potuto sentire il mio corpo, la sua consistenza ed andare oltre. E' la bellezza del "morire" per poi tornare a vivere con più sensibilità. Una cosa che mi piace di Doc & Lena è che creano brani con una durata che oscilla dai 15 ai 30 minuti. Infatti, questa è la durata ideale per fare la meditazione. Il prolungamento nello smorzamento dei suoni, il piano, il rumore del mare e la risonanza del gong rendono questo album molto adatto a liberare energie durante la meditazione.

I have listened to this album a lot of times, in days and different states of mind. Once I have also listened to it sleeping and always it has given me calm and depth. Also with this album I have been able to feel my body, his consistence and to go over.It's the beauty of the "to die" for then to return to live with more sensibilities. A thing that I like of Doc & Lena is that they create songs with a duration from 15 to the 30 minutes. In fact, this is the ideal duration to make the meditation. The prolongation in the dumping of the sounds, the piano, the noise of the sea and the resonance of the gong make this very proper album for to free energies during the meditation