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Track Listings
| 1. Late October |
| 2. A Stream With Bright Fish |
| 3. The Silver Ball |
| 4. Against The Sky |
| 5. Lost In The Humming Air |
| 6. Dark Eyed Sister |
| 7. Their Memories |
| 8. The Pearl |
| 9. Foreshadowed |
| 10. An Echo Of Night |
| 11. Still Return |
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This sublime, tranquil recording features 11 haunting ambient tone poems for treated piano. They are crafted from simple chords, arpeggios, or melodies that are frequently trailed by delicate electronic whispers to produce dreamy results. Even though Budd and Eno chose to compose and record in a minimalist style, their gorgeous, moody music evokes so much more, for the reverberating spaces between the notes are just as important as the notes themselves. In an interesting experiment, both "Against the Sky" and "An Echo of Night" explore the same melancholic musical theme in different settings--the former is a sparse piano piece with gentle electronic treatments, the latter is a murky synth work set against a nocturnal outdoor backdrop. (Budd later explored the theme again as the ethereal elegy "Olancha Farewell" on his 1986 solo album, Lovely Thunder.) Beautifully understated, the slow-motion ballet of The Pearl is a piece of striking ambient impressionism that was highly original in its day, well before the myriads of New Age imitators its composers spawned, and it remains fresh and vital two decades later. --Bryan Reesman
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UK reissue of this digitally remastered edition of Harold Budd's 1984 collaboration with Brian Eno. 11 tracks. Virgin. 2009.
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By Justin
Format:Audio CD
Never before have I owned a CD such as this one that each time I listen to it I become blissed out.
Harold and Brian are both geniuses.
I only have about 4 of Harold's CD's but his gifted piano compositions affect me like no other...
I thoroughly recommend this music to take you into those places within yourself that are characteristic of the most serene and tranquil states ever imaginable.
Harold, you're brilliant.
Harold and Brian are both geniuses.
I only have about 4 of Harold's CD's but his gifted piano compositions affect me like no other...
I thoroughly recommend this music to take you into those places within yourself that are characteristic of the most serene and tranquil states ever imaginable.
Harold, you're brilliant.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
this is a perfectly gorgeous record. all the others here say it better than I could.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Drewcifer
Format:Audio CD
Fantastic album much in the same vein as Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror. Wonderful sense of creating an almost nostalgic sensation with a feeling of total relaxation - but it will not put you to sleep. Don't get me wrong - it's perfect music to lie in bed before your thoughts drift, but it's not boring or 'new-agey.' The music is unintrusive and beautiful; not sure what Harold and Brian are referring to as far as their 'Pearl' is concerned, but it's definitely a pearl to be found...
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A peaceful piece
In this work Harold Budd and Brian Eno create kind of textures that are enchanting and peaceful at the same time. Read more
Published 21 days ago by Luiz
5.0 out of 5 stars
Aptly named The Pearl-- Pure and luminous
I love Brian Eno and Harold Budd's music. The drifting effect of ambient music is soothing yet interesting to the ear and it really does create an atmosphere in the space in which... Read more
Published on July 8 2004 by Joanna Daneman
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All The 5 Stars below, Should tell you something........
Two highly regarded musicians in their own rights. ('Eno' an experimentalist/ Avant Grade / Alternative Pop/Rock Producer & Writer. Read more
Published on Jan 9 2004 by fetish_2000
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful
... Awesome party music! The guitar solo on track 5 absolutely shreds.
No ... Seriously, this is (to use a generic word) "beautiful" music, but not cheesy like that Yanni cd they... Read more
Published on Jan 5 2003 by Emily
5.0 out of 5 stars
Effortless Floating
This has been a favorite for years! You cannot listen to this album and remain stressed. Escape into effortless floating! All your tensions well melt away.
Published on Dec 1 2002 by Karrel
4.0 out of 5 stars
Harold Budd, Part 2
This album and the preceding one, "Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror", really have to be taken together in the same listen. Read more
Published on Sep 3 2002 by rubidium84
5.0 out of 5 stars
The definition of ambient music
This is one of my favorite albums of all time, and far and away my favorite piece of ambient music. I enjoy it especially when I am in bed at night in the dark, or when I have flu... Read more
Published on July 5 2002 by G. Johnson
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Still Returning
This is one of my favorite discs because of the song "Still Returning." It's stunning. Just buy it. It's perfect for Sunday mornings.
Published on Jun 4 2002
5.0 out of 5 stars
Get this and the White Arcades
If you liked the Moon and the Melodies, or other ambient music, this is an excellent dreamscape album. Your life has you feeling a little stressed? Read more
Published on May 19 2002 by Rex Dillon
5.0 out of 5 stars
exemplary ambient
The music of this cd disappears into my mind more than any other, which makes it a perfect ambient success. Read more
Published on May 13 2002 by "hirofantv"
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