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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 7:13 pm
by rotwang
Got my copy of SWSIS yesterday (thanks, Vic!). All I can say is, Wow! This is one of the best TD releases in a long time. True, I would have liked Hyper Sphinx to have incorporated all of the original composition, but I like what Edgar has done with it. One question, though: When did Mike Oldfield join TD? I confess that was my impression when the guitar solo kicked in about 10 minutes into the song. The guitar playing is very reminiscent of Oldfield's -- to my ears, at any rate.
Lady Monk is another fine composition. I'm hearing echoes of previous TD works -- probably because of the instrumentation used -- but I can't quite place which tracks this song resembles.
As for the title track, this is simply phenomenal. It would fit in quite comfortably with late 1980s works like Exit or Poland. I can't seem to stop playing this one. (I know I'll have to, though, because I also ordered Springtime in Nagasaki. Will have to spin this one a few more times before I can comment on it.)
All in all, though, I consider these two discs a fine investment of my hard-earned money. Keep 'em coming, Edgar.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 7:21 pm
by prophetfive
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 7:23 pm
by 24db
well, Hyperborea came before Poland
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 7:26 pm
by prophetfive
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 7:29 pm
by 24db
I should point out that I made a BIG mistake in my review of the title track, I really should have gone back and re-listened to the original track on Hyperborea. I thought the vocoder sections were added recently by Edgar, whereas it's on the original as well. Either way it knocks the socks of most other tracks.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 7:35 pm
by prophetfive
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 7:39 pm
by 24db
well, I agree with the entire album bit
I think it's likely that they'll be a new TD plays TD 2 with some tracks from that era...fingers crossed we'll get the guitar, sax and filtered percussion looped version of Rare Bird (I'd buy an album for that alone!)
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 7:44 pm
by prophetfive
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 7:46 pm
by 24db
Reading between the lines I think Chris Franke has pulled the plug on anything pre 1987, obviously that still leaves plenty to release, but Edgar, et al are busy (Edgar said he has 10 projects on the go at the moment)
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 7:49 pm
by prophetfive
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 7:50 pm
by 24db
hell, anybody that does a 16-18 hour day in music gets my vote!
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 7:57 pm
by prophetfive
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 12:43 am
by Hobo
rotwang wrote:Got my copy of SWSIS yesterday (thanks, Vic!). All I can say is, Wow! This is one of the best TD releases in a long time. True, I would have liked Hyper Sphinx to have incorporated all of the original composition, but I like what Edgar has done with it. One question, though: When did Mike Oldfield join TD? I confess that was my impression when the guitar solo kicked in about 10 minutes into the song. The guitar playing is very reminiscent of Oldfield's -- to my ears, at any rate.
Lady Monk is another fine composition. I'm hearing echoes of previous TD works -- probably because of the instrumentation used -- but I can't quite place which tracks this song resembles.
As for the title track, this is simply phenomenal. It would fit in quite comfortably with late 1980s works like Exit or Poland. I can't seem to stop playing this one. (I know I'll have to, though, because I also ordered Springtime in Nagasaki. Will have to spin this one a few more times before I can comment on it.)
All in all, though, I consider these two discs a fine investment of my hard-earned money. Keep 'em coming, Edgar.
I agree. Top notch fare!
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 12:44 am
by bigmoog
DALINIAN
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 3:59 pm
by alipaul
I can't play it enough most repeated tracks on my Ipod