Communication [Enhanced] [Extra tracks] [Import]

Communication [Enhanced] [Extra tracks] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Camera

2. I'm the Message

3. 15 Minutes of Fame

4. Reality

5. Electronic Apeman

6. Life

7. Cyberspace

8. Interview

9. Ultraviolet

10. Another Reality

11. I'm the Message [Orbital Remix][*]

12. I'm the Message [X-Traterrestrial Mix] [*]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese Version featuring Two Bonus Tracks

Tracks:

Sure Shot
Tough Guy
B-Boys Makin` With The Freak Freak
Bobo On The Corner
Root Down
Sabotage
Get It Together
Sabrosa
The Update
Futterman`s Rule
Alright Hear This
Eugenes`s Lament
Flute Loop
Do It
Ricki`s Theme
Heart Attack Man
The Scoop
Shambala
Bodhisattva Vow
Transitions

Amazon.com essential recording

By 1994 the Beasties had settled into their cultural role as the grand arbiters of cool, and Ill Communication is pretty much a catalog of coolness: live funk, a bit of hardcore, ingenious samples of obscure records, keyboards by analogue master Money Mark, guest shots by Q-Tip and Biz Markie, MCA's cop-show metal number "Sabotage," and the inevitable cascade of witty old-school rhymes. But it's also a surprisingly mature record from a band that had, after all, been at it for 12 years already. The original jazz-funk instrumentals hold their own with the group's favorite sample sources. Their voices are modestly buried in the mix, and they've tempered their old snottiness with lyrical compassion: check out "Bodhisattva Vow," a salute to Buddhist spirituality. --Douglas Wolk

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Customer Reviews:

afro-schmaltz.......2007-03-23

These jew boys bring on the fizzle. you know what i'm talkin' bout? I'm mean the hip-hop flippy di flop jizzle on my tizzle, just that tasty white boy funk straight from da bronx. you best check it out. homeskillit.

SHOOT TO THRILL.......2006-05-14

Arguably their greatest album ever.It's has so many different musical styles it's unbelieveble.Many consider Check Your Head a better effort but this is as good as they ever got.This album gets my personal vote for best album of 1994.

one of the best records.......2006-02-20

you have great jazz work,lyrical work,and good hardcore tracks what else could you want?If your new to this then pick this up.

"What do we know about partying or anything else??!".......2005-11-24

I know what you're thinking. "Eggplant giving a hip-hop album not only higher than one star, but FIVE?!?" People, people. This is not just a hip-hop album. "Ill Communication" offers not only GOOD hip-hop, but funk, punk, rock, jazz, fusion, et cetera, in one fresh-sounding album that's always good to listen to. This just might be my favorite Beastie Boys album (and I have all but "To The Five Boroughs").

It may be eleven years old now, but "Ill Communication" may as well have been recorded yesterday. It doesn't sound dated at all. The hip-hop songs, like all of the Beasties' work, is actually damn good and fun (Good rap! Who'da thunk it?), with catchy samples and beats (check out the infectious flutes in "Sure Shot" and "Flute Loop", not to mention that funky bassline in "Root Down"), you also get some nice, mellow instrumental numbers ("Ricky's Theme", "Bobo On The Corner", et cetera), two energetic punk songs ("Tough Guy" and the humorous "Heart Attack Man"), and all kinds of other assorted influence, here in one nice little package... let's not forget the album's biggest hit, the rocker "Sabotage", with its memorable music video.

Buy it if you're sick of the Kayne Wests of the world. No wonder I listened to the old tape I had of this so religiously back in seventh grade.

The most eclectic album I've heard in years, and the best........2005-11-02

I came to beastie boys on the back of vague recommendations from a mate, not knowing what to expect. Initially, i got licensed to ill, which i enjoyed for what it is, but it was not the stuff i had been recommended. I moved to check your head, and was pleasantly surprised at songs like pass the mic, so what'cha want, live at pjs. Since then, I have been ABSOLUTELY blown away by this album. There is no other album i know of that combines punk-rock, metal, acid jazz, funk, world beats, and hip-hop, in the same album, sometimes even in the same song. And it makes for a great mix.

Not only is this album a great mix of styles, but it is produced crisply, with the vocals mixed down slightly to become an accompaniment to the rest of the instruments, synths blending seamlessly in and out of the music, and the tribal beats laying the foundation for some great songs. The beasties manage to record and mix accordingly for the style of each song style they attempt.

And they attempt a lot. Songs like 'The Update', 'Futterman's Rule' are a psychedelic funk-fest, with tribal world beats as a backbone,synths everywhere and funky guitar licks, i cant help but love them. Songs like 'Sabotage' and 'Heart Attack Man' make for a change of pace, with great punk metal riffs, and fast heavy drum beats. My personal favourite simply for its ingenuity and awesome sound is flute loop; who else but the Beasties could take a folk sounding flute riff, and bring it into the hip-hop world with funky beats, mad scratches and mad lyrics? No one, thats who.

Ultimately, there is something here for a fan of every type of music.I recommend this album to anyone who loves funk, punk, hip-hop, or jazz.

My recommendations are:
The Update,
Futterman's Rule,
Flute Loop,
Sure Shot,
Heart Attack Man,
B-Boys making with the Freak Freak.

Enjoy.

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A Jewel in the Pile
Did they remake Risky Business?
Ambient Stand Out
Several Imitated Styles
Sits on the top of my "Able to Listen to Anytime" list!

76:14
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4 02
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9 25
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7 39
0 54
8 07
5 23
4 14
12 18

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Understood in any language, across any time zone, Global Communication tolls for the human spirit which knows no boundaries. As one of the most significant releases to cross the ambient currents of the '90s, 76:14 places itself alongside benchmark electronic releases from Brian Eno, the Orb, and the Future Sound of London. These synth-dominated ventures allow the armchair traveler to indulge in atmospheric wanderings which suggest virtual galactic discovery. But often enough the textured beats keep things grounded to dissuade the listener from being lost in the void. Vocal samples from nine languages also remind us of the international and diplomatic intentions of this otherwise electro-instrumental album. Strap in and enjoy the liftoff for all mankind. --Lucas Hilber

Customer Reviews:

A Jewel in the Pile.......2007-05-16

I must apologize. I had blinders on. I thought that Tangerine Dream, Biosphere, John Serrie, Robert Rich and Steve Roach were the only ambient kids on the block worth listening to. Wrong. Upon Amazon.com's "Customers who bought Biosphere also listened to:" recommendation, 76:14 popped up, and I thought yeah, yeah the usual guys trying to make it big. And then I gave it a listen with the sample tracks, and I thought, Wow! Just when I thought I had my ambient selections nailed down.

76:14 is a compilation by Dedicated that is nothing short of glorious. Smooth, flowing synthesized rhythm's peppered with deep, reverberating pings instill a wonderful sense of openness, of the vast expanses of space or a wide open field. This is just what I am looking for after a hard day, because it helps me to relax, daydream a little and inspire me while I write. There is a perfect mix of laid back, long segments not unlike Chuck Wild's "Liquid Mind" series (which I highly recommend, by the way: IV [Unity] and VI [Spirit]), followed by mellow but solid club mixes with tinges of hip-hop beats, then an excellent surge of sonic crescendos in major chord ranges of the middle octaves. The tracks on 76:14 are humbly named only by the length of their duration, hence Track One is "4:02," Track Two is "14:31" and so on up to Track Nine, "12:18". I consider this the single best ambient recording ever made, just for its brilliant variations and technical proficiency without "too many notes." This album just bumped Biosphere's "Substrata" (1997) and all my favorites by Steve Roach ("Dreamtime Return"; 1988) down another notch. Variety, quality and replayability are what set 76:14 apart, and make it a definite keeper. I just got a new anchor.

I suppose, since music like this is so hard to describe sometimes, that if you took the best work of the artists I previously mentioned, you'd have this album. It sounds so much like Tangerine Dream's older work, yet not too much, blended very nicely with a little Biosphere, Steve Roach and a twist of Kevin Braheny, with a dash of Robert Rich and a tinge of Patrick O'Hearn. I could definitely hear a little Klaus Schulze in the mix. But to say that 76:14 is a copycat album is just off the mark. This great ambient recording truly makes me feel that I am in the 21st century, and not stuck in the same commercial tinkly-winkly crankings-out of the 1980's. Nice. Very nice.

Did they remake Risky Business?.......2006-05-30

It's interesting to me that Tangerine Dream and song 8:07 were mentioned in an earlier review because when I first heard 8:07/5:23, I thought they were tracks from Risky Business that I had not yet heard or remixes of ones that I had.

Having said that, this is still a pretty good CD. I've always liked 14:31 and 4:14.

Ambient Stand Out.......2006-04-09

This album makes it to the top of my ambient music collection. It even replaces Ishq "Orchid" which held the #1 position since August 2004. If you are looking for an instrumental ambient CD that you can relax to or take a mental journey with, this is the one. I sometimes put the headphones on at work to block out the co-workers and listen or pop it in the CD player on the way home to unwind.
My favorite tracks are 14:31, 9:39, and 12:18. The liner notes reveal that the band didn't want to bias your listening experience by naming the tracks. Definitely a sentiment I agree with.

Several Imitated Styles.......2006-04-07

Brian Eno, the undisputed father of Ambient music described it this way, "Ambient Music must be able to accommodate many levels of listening attention without enforcing one in particular; it must be as ignorable as it is interesting." Global Communication has certainly produced some music that incorporates the style of Ambient music on several tracks. The missing element is interest. GC has taken some subtle melodies and looped them with a few electronic flourishes tossed in here & there that were probably intended to cause some interest but just sound like gimmicks. The other tracks that incorporate beats are obviously not Ambient but pure Electronica with a strong Tangerine Dream influence. Here again GC falls way short of the mark. In the track 8:07 the synth pattern is generated early on and continues with almost no interesting change. Where Tangerine Dream would have built on that pattern and expanded to some kind of melody, GC drops in maybe 3 notes & repeats them over and over. Not only isn't it interesting, it borders on tortuous. I'm not going to give a list of all the people that have done this much better. Do your own research. If you're content with believing that this is great music in this genre then it's your loss.

Sits on the top of my "Able to Listen to Anytime" list!.......2006-03-09

This is the type of CD you can kick back and listen to and just let your thoughts go. I love what GC puts together as the "Mark and Tom show," and the sounds they create are just mesmorizing! Next to PM, this CD is at the very top! One hell of a mix!! Thanks guys....

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Intruiging Exploration into Experimental Style

Underground Communication
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Mr. Projectile 'I Am Back'
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The highly anticipated album from this underground cult heavyweight combines the visceral melodic presence of modern listening music with the force and volume of sound system dancehall devastation. "Underground Communication" is an exploration of hip-hop culture, featuring scores of MCs and rhythmic poetics mashed atop a heavy, driving range of tempo and, of course, those signature throbbing bass lines. Rooted in political conviction, philosophical intention, and backed by a rabid fan base, this release sets a new standard for the possibilities of merging music, art, new media, and social activism. Bassnectar is already gaining critical acclaim from tastemakers at URB, Flavorpill, and BPM, and has won the Nitevibe.com, SF Weekly, and SF Bay Guardian award honors for "San Francisco's Best DJ."

Customer Reviews:

Intruiging Exploration into Experimental Style.......2007-06-09

I bought this album not knowing what to expect. After the first listen boy was I surprised .Awesome mix!

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Where to find the song from the Viper commercial
Viper remix of Magic Carpet Ride is found...
Viper commercial remix finally found! But not here.
Steppenwolf
Who Does The Remix For The Viper Commercial?

Magic Carpet Ride
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Where to find the song from the Viper commercial.......2000-07-27

Thank you for your interest in our commercials.

The remix "Magic Carpet Ride" is by Philip Steir and is available on the soundtrack from the movie "Go". Of course, we have modified it slightly for the commercial.

Let me know if I can further assist you.

Amelia Retherford Senior Staff Representative DaimlerChrysler Customer Assistance Center

Viper remix of Magic Carpet Ride is found..........2000-07-11

It had to be someone from Wisconsin to help find the remix version of the Steppenwolf classic "Magic Carpet Ride." (Thanks to Manitowoc) Philip Stier took the original added a bit, subtracted a bit and came up with the most slammin' remix I have ever heard. Can't give this CD it's due instead GO right now to the GO soundtrack...

Viper commercial remix finally found! But not here........2000-07-01

I don't really like this version of the song all that much. For those of you looking for the Viper Commercial's remix of Majic Carpet Ride, it can be found on the soundtrack to the movie GO

Steppenwolf.......2000-06-22

For all you people looking for the "viper commercial" version of Magic Carpet Ride, it is the original, sung by Steppenwolf.

Who Does The Remix For The Viper Commercial?.......2000-06-15

Okay, where can I find a copy of the "Magic Carpet Ride" remix used in the Viper Commercial? It's not the one on the "Go" soundtrack, nor is it this one. Someone please tell post on here telling us who does that remix and where we can find it!

Path: An Ambient Journey from Windham Hill

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Nice massage music.
The Best of Ambient Music
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A tapestry of earth and music...
Path for yoga, for relaxation

Path: An Ambient Journey from Windham Hill
Mark Isham , Bob Holroyd , Xavier Descarpentries , Uman , Gabrielle Roth & the Mirrors , Dean Evenson , Tim Story , Garry Hughes , Heavenly Music Corporation , and Global Communication
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Customer Reviews:

Nice massage music. .......2007-06-09

I own a day spa and my therapists all enjoy this music. It is great for relaxation.

The Best of Ambient Music.......2005-10-22

This is the sort of rare CD that you can turn on, set "repeat CD" and not touch it for the day; or even for days! I have had this CD for many, many years... and it has never lost its appeal. PS: This is NOT "upbeat" jazzy ambient; but, mellow "calm you down" ambient. Each track is unique.

Lydia.......2005-05-21

Most of the tracks on this album are very good, but Lydia by Tim Story is special. It is one of the most hauntingly beautiful pieces of music I have ever come across.

A tapestry of earth and music..........2002-09-06

This is a marvelously moving album to experience. While all the artists are different the album flows together very nicely. It moves along at its own pace, far far different than the pace of much of the everyday world in which we live. It is mellow and is not something you actively listen to although over time the melodies become quite clear and, oddly enough, captivating even exciting, though on a different level.

Play it in the background or play it in the car and suddenly an entirely different ambience is created. It's a beautiful work. I never tire of it and it embraces whatever mood I'm in and allows it to unfold in a rhythm all its own. You won't regret it a bit.

Path for yoga, for relaxation.......2000-10-16

As a Yoga instructor and artist I am constantly seaching for that special flow- that music that you consciously hear as you begin yoga or meditation, but has the ability to disappear into the recesses of your mind as your awareness attunes to a different level. Path invokes relaxation. It is fast enough to use in anything involving movement, yet not so fast you feel hurried in any way. I am not sure that it would be slow enough for pure meditation. Every musical creation on this CD is different, yet it flows seemlessly. I also bought YogaZone, Music for Yoga- it was good-a few shared artists- but nothing compared to Path. If you are looking for a complement to your yoga, or want some music to create a relaxed atomosphere this is it!

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What you're looking for
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Where are they?
synthpop allstars.....
wow

Transportation + Communication = Love
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What you're looking for.......2006-10-12

To say that Figurine makes self-aware music doesn't quite do their songs justice. It'd be more accurate to say that Figurine makes songs about self-aware music. Heavier, and slightly less refined, than their second main album.

Wonderful Campy Synth-pop.......2006-06-16

I agree with everything everybody else said, but it's not super absolutely spectactularly amazing -- it's just really good. Some songs are better than others and the good songs really are spectactular. "Eurodiscoteque" and "New Millenium Song" are stand outs. "New Mate" reminds me a lot of Gary Numan but the campyness sounds a bit more tame 20 years later. It's not as innovative nor as good as their second album as it relies on synth pop conventions to flesh out the songs rather than the post-Mouse On Mars-ish computer distortion and polished edits(?). But it's quite fun. Also, compared to their second, it sounds like a bunch of singles as opposed to a cohesive album. Reccomended to those who like synth-pop and twee type boy/girl vocals.

Where are they?.......2003-09-19

Their humor and simple sohpistication is endearing and just plain satisfying. There's something about the call and response lyrics, fake Euro-accents, robots and modem sounds that set them apart from the other electro-clashers. I am forever grateful to the friend who gave me this album. The second album 'The Heartfelt' is more mature and eclectic, but the lyrics are still along the same mushy themes. (...). I think I may love it even more the T+C=L. *Also - does anybody know what happeded to their site and any news of a new album?!? Somebody - include that in a review! I really need a new Figurine fix!

synthpop allstars............2003-05-28

Figurine is absolutly fantabulous...if you dig synthpop, you'll dig this album. It's poppy, emotional, has great electronic backgrounds, and is just an all around great album. Truly synthpop for the masses!

wow.......2003-05-28

it's jimmy from postal service and dntel. pure excellent electro pop. as good as it gets.

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Surprisingly Good!
Bartos keeps the vision alive!
The album Kraftwerk should have made instead of "Tour De France Soundtracks"
Excellent ex-kraftwerk
Karl has still got it!

Communication
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The Former Kraftwerk/Elektrik Music Man's 2003 First Formal Solo Album. To Help Him Create, He Watches a Bit of "Sesame Street"...without The Sound and Scrolls Thru the Writings of Critic Neil Postman and Bret Easton Ellis. Bartos Spent Two Years with Electronic (Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr) to Help Him Escape the Musical World He Inadvertantly Helped Create. He is Keenly Aware of his History and Has a Unique Ability to Update his Style with Modern Beats and Loops and Melodies Come from Someone who is Schooled on the Finer Points of Harmonics....and Ultimately Presents Great Songs.

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Surprisingly Good!.......2007-05-26

The songs are good. Nothing super great or classic memorable, but pleasant to listen to. There are comments made by two other people with whom I concur: That he overdoes it with the vocoder, and that this is the album Kraftwerk should have put out instead of Tour De France Soundtracks.
By the time this CD came out (2003), the sound sounds contemporary, even a little dated. This is a shame, but a fact. I truly wish he had released this 10 years ago. Ralf and Florian would not have taken so long between albums, beating Tom Schultz at the game of "perfection". Recommended.

Bartos keeps the vision alive!.......2007-04-07

I wish Bartos could have stuck out longer with the Kling Klang Guys... but then again, Bartos alone has his distinct flavor and approach to the compositions and sound treatments. This album is so delicious! Bartos really kept the phat tones alive from his past days with Kraftwerk and incorporates some new textures too on this great collection of songs. After seeing the transformation of KW after Bartos' exit, I'm realizing that Bartos may have been the "HEART BEAT" of KW. The vocoder really works well and his old school drum machine still pounds out the measures. The innocense of the lyrics/subjects are still there and he infuses catchy melodies with out-of-this-world synth voices, although resorting to bland transition chords like in "Electronic Apeman", just slightly killing the flow of wonderful group of measures.
I wished he had access to Marnie and Aroyo of Ladytron or a female voice to some of the tracks... So what's the deal with these technopop gurus? Why not pump out records like mad ?!?!

The album Kraftwerk should have made instead of "Tour De France Soundtracks".......2007-02-24

Just as Kraftwerk were readying their first album in twenty years ("Tour De France Soundtracks), Karl Bartos released his first "official" solo album, Communication. Ask most Kraftwerk fans which album sounds more like classic Kraftwerk, the answer is, maybe not surprisingly, the Karl Bartos release.

Bartos is a classically trained percussionist who played electronic drums in Kraftwerk, but he also received songwriting credit on some of Kraftwerk's most enduring compositions. Listening to "Communication" and "Tour De France Soundtracks" side by side, it doesn't take a genius to see Bartos was the man behind the beautiful melodies of "Neon Lights", "Computer World", "Computer Love", "Tour De France", and "The Model," and I speculate he also wrote the lead synth melody of "Europe Endless" (although he doesn't receive a writing credit).

And melody is why this album succeeds: "Communication" is loaded with beautiful melodies and some great singing from Bartos. It's unfortunate that he let the "computer voice" (it's not a vocoder!) sing so much on this album, as he's got a very enjoyable voice. Hopefully he'll sing more on his next release...

Excellent ex-kraftwerk.......2006-03-24

This is an excellent album by Karl Bartos from Kraftwerk. Very well performed electronic music. OK maybe a little too much use of the Vocoder but otherwise excellent.

Karl has still got it!.......2004-01-19

Karl has, over the last 10 years, been able to express his individual musical talent through solo and coproduced albums, rather than have his skillful, clever and slightly cynical musica creations placed over the tall-standing umbrella of Kraftwerk.

Following up from his albums released under the band name of Elektric Music/Electric Music, Karl has graced us with an album full of groaning, throaty bassy synthesizer tracks, combined with funky pop songs and effects laden musical journeys. His (somewhat overused) vocoder thrusts out lyrics related to the premises of communication, with tracks such as Im The Message, Im The Camera and Ultraviolet sending a slightly disguised and quite funny message about modern society and its use of communication such as means as advertisments, photographs, ect.

I wont compare Karl's music to Kraftwerk as much as many people do, but you can certainly feel the underlying precision and simple but catchy tunes that tends to be very valuable to the structure of Kraftwerk's music.

If you enjoy electronica, or simply would like to hear what a great master of electronic music can produce, dont give Communication a miss!

And if you enjoy this album, make sure you take a look at Karl's earlier effort, Esperanto (under the title of Elektric Music) as these two albums are quite similar in style, although i feel that Communication has a better level of refinment and focus.

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Soul Promenade

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One of the most important acts in the history of jungle, Omni Trio (actually one Rob Haigh) stood at a crossroads of drum & bass--between the rough and the smooth, hardcore and house--and insisted there was no need to choose a path; the intersection was more interesting than any straight-and-narrow road could be. His first album, Music for the Next Millennium found this Pere Ubu, dub, and krautrock fan subsuming his influences into something so palatable it's easy not to notice how radical his enthusiasms remained. On most tracks (including the famous "Renegade Snares," included here in two different mixes) Haigh utilizes something that has all but disappeared from jungle: female voices. That's the house influence in Omni Trio's music, the disembodied diva sent swirling around the stereo field. Right alongside are Haigh's beats, which are chopped up with mind-boggling finesse and reconstructed with a dazzling sense of audio depth perception--that's the 'ardkore, Augustus Pablo, and Jaki Liebezeit influence in the music. If jungle eventually decided not to follow Haigh's advice (basically, Yogi Berra's immortal quip about taking the fork in the road when you get to it), you can't blame the gorgeous music found here. --Jeff Salamon

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Amazing Old Skool D'n'B.......2002-10-03

I just picked this up in a high-street store in a sale. Totally worth any money you pay for it. This album is well ahead of its time. Released in '95 - and so absolutely amazing in 2002. This album charts some of the best D'n'B around at the time. Each track is unique in its own way. You'll not be dissappointed buying this. It's atmospheric aswell as being hard as hell... all the vocal samples are euphoric and fit so well with the beatz and breakz.

Classic old skool D'n'B. Buy it now.

Orgasmic.......2001-12-21

One of my favorite albums out of any genre of music. But its an especially good piece of the earlier intelligent jungle and oldschool hardcore scenes.

This cd is actually the American version of Omni Trio's "The Deepest Cut", and fortunately they include here the "Rob's Reconstruction Mix" of "Renegade Snares", which is one amazing track, the vocal samples are top.

Soft while at the same time brain pummeling, all those chopped up speed amen breaks and lush strings. Its sterile but that doesnt mean its not good.

Its the perfect album to do anything to.Buy it before it goes out of print or something like Drum N Bass cds often seem to do right before I get around to buying them.

seriously beautiful.......1999-10-19

I buy a ton of music; both vinyl and cd's. This is one of the most well rounded examples of drum n' bass around. If you're looking to hear great music and learn about the diversity of styles within the drum n' bass category this is the cd to start with. From track 15 on is some of the most beautiful drum n' bass I've heard.

A true jungle classic album from simply the best: Omni Trio.......1999-07-13

Probably one of the first albums I uncovered when the jungle thing started. Got me hooked. If you like thumping drum/bass, soul vocals, and some artful piano riffs, then this is for you. His other two albums, Haunted Science and Skeleton Keys(Hard one to get!), are much more developed and jazzy, but still uses the same elements of his first album. Worth getting for tur Jungle lover. My top 5 jugle albums of my collection of 20 jungle artists.

I defy you not to like the magnificent Omni Trio.......1999-05-10

I stumbled across this CD at a record fair and bought it on impulse because of the one song that I knew on the CD namely 'Renegade Snares'. It was the best musical purchase I have ever made. The mixture of songs on the CD is pretty diverse and I can honestly say that there is not one track that I don't love. Of all the CD's in my collection this is the only one I can say that about and my collection is reasonably large. I would also say that I do not consider myself to be a devotee of this genre but as i'm sure you are all aware, there are good records and bad records in any genre. If you are reading this and you haven't heard Omni Trio before, Stop what you are doing now and listen to a sample. 'Soul Promenade' (track 12) is in my all time top ten. There is not much more I can say without doing Omni Trio justice so i'll simply say that this CD is a winner. Get in your car on a summer's day and get it on.

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76:14 [Expanded and Remastered]
Global Communication
Manufacturer: Discotheque
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009VJWRC
Release Date: 2005-09-19

Tracks:

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9:39
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Deep (Bonus Track)
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UK Expanded remastered double-disc edition. Global Communication's 76:14 is rightly widely regarded as one of the most important works in the history of electronica. Recorded by Tom Middleton and Mark Pritchard in 1994, this classic has been unavailable for years and now makes a welcome return to the shops. Disc One contains the original album in its entirety, whilst Disc Two features rare singles and remixes. The whole package has been lovingly remastered by Mark Pritchard and comes in suitably stylish packaging. 'Early 90s ambient bliss, handcrafted in Somerset' 4/5 - Q, 'A genre landmark, there's a timelessness to much here' - UNCUT, 'Your record collection isn't complete without it' - IDJ, '76:14 is the most important ambient album of modern times' - Pete Lawrence (The Big Chill), '76.14 is THE definitive ambient album' - Adam Freeland, 'A stone cold soul classic of the 90's' - Ross Allen. Sanctuary. 2005.

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so many memories from this album
Omni Trio - Haunted Science
Its beautiful -a fusion of contemporary jazz and jungle
Massive gorgeousity!

Haunted Science
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Manufacturer: Smile Communication
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005VT2
Release Date: 1996-08-06

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Customer Reviews:

so many memories from this album.......2005-06-19

I have never kept a CD around as long as I have this one. This CD is so chill that it became the comedown CD of choice. If your looking for a CD to relax to, this is it. Omni Trio has perfected the art in this CD. I still listen to the CD occasional, but honestly when I do I can only remember the good old mornings around 6am when the party was over and car ride home would begin.

Omni Trio - Haunted Science.......2001-06-26

A slightly mixed bag here, but several tracks make the purchase worthy. The opening tracks lean towards a cool jazz feel, tracks are kept clean with good production, even if there is not much going on sometimes. tracks 4-7 highlight a more melencholy sound, with heavy atmospheres and tangible mood, this was my favorite part of the cd.. and indeed some of the best work in Rob's catalog. The tones are at times almost reminicent of "Orbital" during 'the box' period.. and the mood conveyed is almost the same. Recomended.

Its beautiful -a fusion of contemporary jazz and jungle.......1999-08-17

The Haunted Science album is fantastic. But check out the Haunted Kind track on that album. All my friends fell in love with Omni Trio after listening to that particular track. It touches the very depth of your soul. Omni trio fans should try their Skeleton Keys album. Watch out for the Silver and Red Rain tracks on the album.

Massive gorgeousity!.......1998-11-08

This doesn't even sound like the same group who did "Music For the Next Millienum." Leading you on a fantastic journey through upbeat, jazzy and sometimes loungy rhythms, with gorgeous background piano and synthetic orchestral manuevers.

Percussion, while making a strong presence, is not overemphasized.

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