- Audio CD (Dec 11 2007)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Tone
- ASIN: B000YGMH9M
- In-Print Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #107,605 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Bryars's The Sinking of the Titanic is one of the oddest and at the same time most mesmerizing works to come out of this end of the century. It began in 1972 as an abstract art piece that kept on building and changing in the composer's mind. It's a ghostly tapestry of eerie echoes, distant sounds almost like whale songs, and interjected rifts representing the band that was playing even as the boat sank. This is a masterpiece that rewards repeated listenings. --Paul Cook
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Probably Bryar's best work ...,
By Dr. G. S. Mueller "Presbyter" (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Sinking O/T Titanic (Audio CD)
... although Jesus' Blood is also a contender for the title.I'm listening to this piece again on April 15, 2012, the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. If you like Gavin Bryar's work, you will love this, but probably already own it. If you are not a fan, this is a good place to start, but you will need to give it time - on first listening it is difficult, as there are too many layers of sound all at once, but as you hear it again and agin, they will become distinct and yet part of the whole for you. If you know English hymn tunes, you will find the string orchestra's playing strangely familiar, and yet you will struggle to actually put a name to the tunes. "Aughton" (He Leadeth Me) is the most obvious, especially since it is sung by a choir, but you may also find yourself hearing "Nearer My God to Thee" both in the English tune "Horbury" (this is what the orchestra played in "A Night to Remember"), but also "Bethany", which is the tune most of us in North America know. But the music is so interwoven and ethereal, you are never quite sure. Yes, it is modern, experimental (as is a lot of Bryar's music), but it is very much worth the time invested in listening to it thoroughly, and more than once.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Meditative,
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This review is from: Sinking O/T Titanic (Audio CD)
I wonder how many people bought this recording thinking it had something to do with the "Titanic" movie? And if so, how many kept the recording? Their loss. This is a great work, well performed and recorded. Repetitious without being monotonous, it's the aural equivalent of watching light move across the water as seen from beneath the surface. Recommended to fans of Eno, Philip Glass, and their contemporaries.
5.0 out of 5 stars
probably perfect...,
By Scott D. Cudmore (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sinking O/T Titanic (Audio CD)
This music destroys me. I'm a huge fan of pretty much everything Gavin Bryar's has recorded, but this one probably beats out all else. It's a tough call between this and 'Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet', but I think this one wins out. 'Titanic' is some of the most beautiful, haunting music that I've ever heard. I've heard it called good ambient music, good music to play in the background. I couldn't disagree more. This is music that -demands- every iota of your attention. Put it on, lie down, turn out the lights and just listen to the whole thing. It is a truly overpowering experience. Bryar's has a way of doing this.
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