Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.

Messages - DeepR

Pages: [1] 2 3 ... 10
1
Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1
« on: January 25, 2015, 04:33:43 AM »
Quote from: chris23 on January 21, 2015, 06:39:59 PM
Steve Roach - The Magnificent Void
This album was a life-changing purchase for me in the 90s and I often return to it for inspiration (Infinite Shore and Altus are some of my favorite tracks in the genre). But I rarely find the time to listen to it from start to finish, in one listening. I did so this past weekend and it was a religious experience. I know some people consider this album to be over-hyped; I'm not one of those people.

Ha! Pop music is overhyped.
TMV is a piece of art music that deverves all the recognition it gets, and more. I think in fact many "modern classical composers" would be in awe once they heard what Steve Roach has achieved on this album and some of his other masterpieces.

2
Now Playing / Re: the ultimate 'ambient'?
« on: January 03, 2015, 05:55:06 AM »
Thought I'd restore the video of the original post. I also added a second piece by Chesnokov, listen to the deep bass in that one!

3
Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1
« on: January 02, 2015, 05:05:36 PM »
Steve Roach - The Delicate Forever

The Well Spring, marvelous piece.

4
Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1
« on: December 24, 2014, 04:35:31 AM »
Anton Bruckner - Symphony No. 8
I've been pretty much obsessed with this symphony in the last months. The more I listen, the better it gets.
Here's a fantastic performance of the finale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pzTLk-thrQ

5
Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1
« on: November 21, 2014, 07:08:41 PM »
Quote from: DeepR on November 15, 2014, 02:21:50 PM
Steve Roach & friends - The Ambient Expanse

Is it just me or is The Eternal Expanse one of Roach' very finest pieces? It's sublime. I've been listening to it all day.

6
Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1
« on: November 15, 2014, 02:21:50 PM »
Steve Roach & friends - The Ambient Expanse
Steve Roach & Vir Unis - Blood Machine

Gotta love these... Does anyone know whatever happened to the Blood Machine re-release that was supposed to come out on Atmoworks??

7
Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1
« on: October 31, 2014, 04:25:09 AM »
Quote from: thirdsystem on October 30, 2014, 09:18:29 AM
Steve Roach - Mystic Chords and Sacred Spaces 2 ie parts 3 and 4.

Listening to the free download whilst amazon deliver the CD. It is wonderful.

It sure is. The final three tracks of part 3 are transcendent.

8
Computers, Internet and Technology / Re: Elite: Dangerous - A Sandbox Full of Stars
« on: October 27, 2014, 03:09:01 PM »
I'm anticipating this game very much. It looks very promising and beautiful.

9
Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1
« on: October 27, 2014, 01:01:42 PM »
Quote from: thirdsystem on October 24, 2014, 02:17:47 AM
Still a couple of recent things to check from this thread, however;

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Tallis Fantasia was aware of this composer but not sure if I had heard any music. Utterly gorgeous, just my kind of Classical and will research further.

Cheers to all who posted the music  :)

You're welcome. If you like that piece you could also check out another popular piece of his, "The Lark Ascending".
I'm not listening to a lot of ambient these days, but more to classical. Sometimes I come across something that ambient lovers might appreciate and I'll share it here.

10
Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1
« on: October 18, 2014, 12:31:29 PM »
Ralph Vaughan Williams - Tallis Fantasia (1910)

Absolutely marvelous piece of music for string orchestra.
Recorded in Gloucester Cathedral, gives it a nice atmospheric touch.
If you don't know it then now is the time to listen.

Vaughan Williams - Tallis Fantasy {One of the best performances ever}



11
Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1
« on: September 20, 2014, 10:25:01 AM »
Raison d'Etre - Myse en Abyme

Nothing new but of high quality. He is perfecting his style on this one. Recommended.

12
Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1
« on: September 05, 2014, 04:36:51 PM »
Valentyn Silvestrov - Symphony Nr. 5, here's a part of it I'd recommend:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OJcpuPt7WY

13
Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1
« on: September 05, 2014, 04:19:58 PM »
Rachmaninoff - The Isle of the Dead, such a great piece.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOaB0udb4x0

And the correct painting to go along with it is of course:
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/b/boecklin/isle_of_the_dead.jpg

14
Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1
« on: September 05, 2014, 04:04:02 PM »
^ Cell - Live at Kumharas is very nice indeed.

15
Other Ambient (and related) Music / Re: Steve Roach, 'The Delicate Forever'
« on: August 05, 2014, 02:52:45 PM »
Quote from: Robert Logan on August 02, 2014, 03:55:29 PM
As much as one part of me enjoys the minimalism and focus of these pieces and other newer Steve Roach releases (like 'Spiral Meditations'), I do miss the days where individual tracks would have more distinct developments and contrasting sections within them. I remember often loving the majestic gear shifts throughout some tracks on The Magnificent Void, Mystic Chords and Sacred Spaces, that album The Dream Circle, the Vir Unis and Vidna Obmana collaborations, and many others. But this isn't specific to Steve's output; I've noticed that a number of ambient artists I like tend to focus on one main 'idea' per track these days, whereas their past works often had more surprises and definite shifts within individual tracks.   

I agree, well put. And it's not just about what happens in individual tracks. I also think there used to be more coherence between different tracks. The tracks on Magnificent Void and MC&SS give a bit of a sense of different movements, contrasting yet connected to each other. Certain tracks may feel like a brief interlude between two bigger ones, another track feels like a prelude to the next one etc. A good example would be the last three tracks on MC&SS disc 3. I feel a strong sense of direction there. That must be among his very finest moments, btw.
This connection between tracks is what I also miss in more recent releases.

16
Other Ambient (and related) Music / Re: Steve Roach, 'The Delicate Forever'
« on: August 05, 2014, 02:30:03 PM »
Quote from: drone on on August 04, 2014, 12:30:30 PM
I agree.  Steve's music has gotten more abstract, formless over the years.  I'm sure it's intentional, as he seems to be about impressionism and sound painting than structured melodic pieces like his older work.

I dunno... I would still like to hear more in the vein of MC&SS to be honest. It had the perfect blend somehow, fantastic soundworlds with just the right amount of musical touches underneath... it still has a sense of direction, structure, with interesting tonal qualities/chords, not too much, not too little... most (not all) of the later albums are far less interesting in those aspects.
Don't get me wrong, I like a lot of his later albums as well, however in my view MC&SS is still the one to beat. A once in a decade masterpiece.

17
Other Ambient (and related) Music / Re: RIP Pete Namlook
« on: May 09, 2014, 06:36:22 AM »
Definitely check out Psychonavigation 2 as well. It's my favorite from the series.
And let's not forget the Dark Side of the Moog series!

18
Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1
« on: April 12, 2014, 01:40:40 PM »
I was browsing this topic a little bit and noticed Mozart was mentioned. It's nice there is some appreciation for him here.

I was recently reminded of Mozart's genius when I listened to the last movement from his last symphony (no. 41 "Jupiter").
This is a terrific recording along with some very nice visuals.

Listen to the whole thing and prepare for a completely extraordinary moment near the end. You'll know it when you hear it.
I recommend headphones and watching along with the visuals in full screen. :)

Mozart, Symphony 41, Jupiter, 4th mvt. (shapes)


19
Art and Literature, Movies and TV / Re: Oblivion - 2013
« on: February 12, 2014, 04:08:35 AM »
I thought Elysium was awful. Such a mess of a movie. Underdeveloped story, overacting (or should I say: over-pronunciation) from Foster and others, wooden Matt Damon. And simply a lot of silly things happening. Top it off with pointless, random slow motion moments. Honestly, its only strong point is the visuals.

I like Oblivion, by the way. :)

20
Computers, Internet and Technology / Re: Now Playing - the video game edition
« on: December 21, 2013, 03:48:44 AM »
I played through The Swapper for PC. Really beautiful atmospheric puzzle game with great ambient music. Recommended to all.

Also playing Path of Exile, a free action RPG, by far the best one out there, very deep and complex. Of course, it's a hell of a grind. But the many ways you can customize your character is one of the things that make this game worthwhile. Everything is so much better done than in Diablo 3.

I never got the hype for Skyrim. It's a beautiful world, but otherwise I found it unengaging. Also the combat is just awful.

For another type of massive open world game, you could check out some Space Sims. The recent X Rebirth is getting bad reviews, but the upcoming crowd funded "Star Citizen" and "Elite: Dangerous" are very, very interesting (and very good looking) projects.

"Elite: Dangerous retains the basic premise of previous games - players start with a spaceship and a small amount of money and make their own way in an open galaxy. Players will choose how much they interact with others, from completely offline play to something approaching an MMO. The extensively procedurally generated universe is expected to be vast both in scope and detail, perhaps allowing players to fly down into a unique cloudscape for every planet of every size in a universe containing hundreds of billions stars"

Pages: [1] 2 3 ... 10