Eternity Project [Import]

Eternity Project [Import]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Psy Trance: Pure morning sounds, high driven synths, fat bass lines & one big Karahano.

Tracks:

Five Hebrew Love Songs (with string quartet): Eric Whitacre
Cloudburst (with piano and percussion): Eric Whitacre
i thank You God for most this amazing day: Eric Whitacre
She Weeps Over Rahoon (with piano and English horn):Eric Whitacre
Little Birds (with piano): Eric Whitacre
Water Night: Eric Whitacre
Sleep: Eric Whitacre
Agnus Dei: Edward Elgar/David Giardiniere
Hymn to the Mother of God: John Tavener
There will be rest: Frank Ticheli
Ave Maria: Giancarlo Aquilanti
Tonight eternity alone: Renlausen
O magnum mysterium: Morten Lauridsen

Album Description

Clarion is proud to showcase another great American choir, The Choral Project, in a program featuring the music of Eric Whitacre. Included are the ever-popular "Cloudburst" and the "Five Hebrew Love Songs" performed with String Quartet. Founded in 1996 by Artistic Director Daniel Hughes, The Choral Project has performed throughout Northern California in concert performances, interfaith services, and choral festivals, including a performance at the National Cathedral in Washington DC, as part of the California State Day Celebration Service. In June of 2001, The Choral Project received rave reviews and standing ovations at concert performances during their first international tour to Mexico and Costa Rica, which included highly acclaimed performances on Mexican National Radio, and a joint concert with the Café Chorale in Costa Rica. They have performed world premieres of compositions by numerous composers including Eric Whitacre.

Customer Reviews:

Soloists Poor, Vibrato Out Of Control, Spend $ Elsewhere.......2006-04-25

Truly dissapointed with this one.

Of course, BYU's is better than this; the sopranos sound like they have an average age of 60.

The soprano section lives in some wierd dichotomy. During the "Agnus Dei" you get a particularly bad B-52 like vibrato, then during the 7/8 section of "5 Hebrew Songs" they sound like a mediocre State School College Choir with a breathy unsupported sound. Both instances weren't out of tune. They just lacked a firm foundation.

When the soloists in "Tonight Eternity Alone" come in with shocking vibrato and lack of professional musicality, I actually skipped ahead.

If you are looking for a great cd other than BYU's. Try the CD entitled "Cloudburst", sung by Polyphony, conducted by Stephen Layton on Hyperion Records. It will blow you away. Save your money on this one, unless you would like to use this CD to compare the differences between it and either BYU or Polyphony.

Paying a premium fee for this CD, I expected something a bit better than an average grade semi-professional choir.

Daniel, find some new sopranos if you want to continue to sell CD's for $17 a pop.

A fabulous CD!.......2006-03-24

I don't know what these people are talking about. I've heard the BYU cd and it leaves me cold. The tone is so pure and thin that it has no life to it. The Choral Project breathes life into these pieces by Eric Whitacre. Another winner is Frank Ticheli's "There Will Be Rest". Simply stunning. A fabulous CD!

Decent, but too much vibrato.......2006-02-03

I am a huge Eric Whitacre fan, so I am always excited about his recordings. So far the best recording of his Choral works is the BYU singers, which is far superior to this recording. My biggest complaint is that nearly every piece from Water and Light is filled with vibrato. I have read some internet postings by Mr. Whitacre himself and he has said that his pieces are best sung without vibrato because the harmonies are designed to fit tightly together. All the vibrato makes the pieces not sound completely in tune (I'm am not saying that these performers are not capable of singing in tune, just that the vibrato makes the harmonies not quite as strong)

Not bad...BYU is markedly superior........2006-01-29

As the previous reviewer, I'm a huge Eric Whitacre fan. If you're looking for a recording of his Five Hebrew Love Songs (which are stunningly beautiful), may I recommend "Beautiful River" by BYU Concert Choir (on Tantara Records). In comparing the two side by side...well there is no comparison.

Not BYU, but worth adding to your collection.......2006-01-17

Eric Whitacre has taken the contemporary choral music world by storm. Since the release of his collected a cappella works CD (recorded by BYU Singers/Ron Staheli), choral music fans cannot get enough of his music.

Being such a fan, I bought this CD on a whim. I was excited for the opportunity to hear recordings of several pieces not included on the BYU recording (Little Birds, She Weeps Over Rahoon, Five Hebrew Love Songs).

Whitacre's music is as aurally stunning as it is difficult to sing, and the Choral Project does an adequate job of re-interpreting these pieces. If you've gotten use to the excellent quality of the BYU recording, you may be disappointed by this album--the balance and blend of this choir leaves something to be desired at times (not to mention the overly-offensive vibrato from several of the sopranos).

Perhaps the best track on the album is the Ticheli (mostly known for his band/wind ensemble compositions) "There Will Be Rest". If you aren't familiar with this piece, it's worth buying the album just to hear this one...

All-in-all, it's worth buying this album as long as you don't set your expectations too high.

Average customer rating:

Relaxing Energy

Small Eternity
Project Twelve (34)
Manufacturer: Basina Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000247X5E
Release Date: 2004-05-18

Tracks:

Restless and Rusted
Terminal Torque
Can't Sleep (Can't Cope)
A.M. Heavy
Ronnie, It's Me
Nocturnal Transitions
Cold in Here
Sin of the Week
Miss Breakdown
Trip Hazard

Album Description

From Dave Buzard comes his solo project and first release for Project Twelve(34). Influenced by The Crystal Method, Tool, The Cure, and NIN "Small Eternity" is a collection of 10 tracks that are cinematic groove based soundscapes that fuse electronica with guitar instrumentals.

Customer Reviews:

Relaxing Energy.......2004-06-25

This is one of those CDs that has a smooth energy to it. It isn't mellow, but it isn't aggressive. The conversation you're involved in changes pace as the songs play. The first few times through it began to blend in with my activity. As soon as it ends, you're pushing play again, trying to dig some more energy out of it. It puts my mind in a different place!

Average customer rating:

Great 'hard-to-find' addition to the collection
A Good Record...But, There Exist Much Better Trance Albums!

Eternity Project
Space Buddha
Manufacturer: Agita
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000059WKV
Release Date: 2001-02-16

Album Details

Psy Trance: Pure morning sounds, high driven synths, fat bass lines & one big Karahano.

Customer Reviews:

Great 'hard-to-find' addition to the collection.......2007-06-02

First off, I have been listening to Trance (and all its derivations) for more than 15 years now.

Space Buddha is an extremely hard-to-find Israeli group who does an absolutely incredible job of spinning Progressive/Psy Trance tracks. Come to think of it.. most Israeli groups/DJ's are hard to find....so if you have the opportunity to pick this up - do it.

Aside from the occasional eBay auction, the only place I've been able to find this album is on iTunes - but that's next to pointless if you don't have a good m4p-mp3 converter.

The other reviewer is correct - if you are in to GOA Trance, Progressive or if you spin your own - then this will be the album for you.

You have to have an ear for this kind of music to tell the differences from the rest - and this one plainly stands alone as one of the best.

A Good Record...But, There Exist Much Better Trance Albums!.......2001-05-21

This record was released in April 2001 on label: Agitato Records and contains 8 melodic full-on trance tracks. The record is not bad at all but there is way too much of this sound out there sounding so much better than this thats why i only gave it 3 stars or else all my reviews will get 5 stars. But if you like music that works fine on raves with uplifting psychedelic sounds that takes you to places that never been visited then this is a buy for you. Or are you a collector/DJ in genres like: Goa Trance, Full-On Trance or Psychedelic Trance, this record should be in THAT collection.