Two Pages

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4 Hero's Marc Mac and Dego have a long history with the breakbeat. They know it so well that they decided to write a book. They call it Two Pages. Beginning with a more modern take on postbop ("Loveless") and delving deep into subjects of electric and symphonic jazz ("Third Stream"), soul ("Star Chasers"), and '70s funk, "Page One" is a historical biography of contemporary black music. Starting where they left off, "Page Two" continues the saga, telling tales of funky breakbeats with elements of hip-hop ("The Action"), electro, drum & bass intelligence ("Pegasus 51"), tech-step ("We Who Are Not Others"), and some future stuff ("Mother Solar, Part 1") that hasn't even been given a name yet. Don't worry, we won't spoil the ending. --Daniel Shumate

Two Pages,4-Hero,Mercury / Universal,Dance,Pop,Popular Music,Rock

Average customer rating: This is my favorite fusion band. Genius. The Perfect Album Adds more to the Breakbeat template than most....(4.5 stars) This is NOT easy listening. A milestone in Electronica

Two Pages 4hero Manufacturer: Island / Mercury ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Creating Patterns Play with the Changes Belle et Fou Brazilika Play with the Changes ASIN: B00000DLVU Release Date: 1998-11-10

Tracks:

1. Loveless
2. Golden Age Of Life
3. Planetaria (A Theme From A Dream)
4. Third Stream
5. Wormholes
6. Escape That
7. Mother Solar (Part One)
8. Spirits In Transit
9. Greys
10. The Action
11. Star Chasers
12. Wishful Thinking
13. Normal Changing World
14. Universal Reprise
15. We Who Are Not As Others
16. Humans
17. Pegasus 51
18. Untitled
19. De-Sci-Fer

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4 Hero's Marc Mac and Dego have a long history with the breakbeat. They know it so well that they decided to write a book. They call it Two Pages. Beginning with a more modern take on postbop ("Loveless") and delving deep into subjects of electric and symphonic jazz ("Third Stream"), soul ("Star Chasers"), and '70s funk, "Page One" is a historical biography of contemporary black music. Starting where they left off, "Page Two" continues the saga, telling tales of funky breakbeats with elements of hip-hop ("The Action"), electro, drum & bass intelligence ("Pegasus 51"), tech-step ("We Who Are Not Others"), and some future stuff ("Mother Solar, Part 1") that hasn't even been given a name yet. Don't worry, we won't spoil the ending. --Daniel Shumate

Customer Reviews:

This is my favorite fusion band. Genius........2005-11-20

I first selected this cd at random from the 'Techno' section of a music club catalog. When I first listened I started listening to the first track, 'Loveless'. It was a black woman reading dramatic poetry to an orchestral drum n bass beat. Descent, but not what I was expecting and definitely not something I would normally buy. I didn't really listen to it until I was sick of all my other cds. And I'm so glad I finally did give it a listen. It's like a breath of fresh air compared to all the noise around these days.
There are many memorable tracks on two pages. Tracks 3, 4, 8, 16 & 17 are intrumental. Start with those. I'm surprised Dego hasn't been sommoned for any movie soundtracks. He is a master DJ. The music varies between orchestral jazz and gospel and atmospheric electronic with intricate drum n bass patterns weaving throughout. Truly, a work of art.
I heard the extended version of Pegasus 51 off the japenese import recently and I look forward to hearing the rest soon. It may be wise just to buy the two pages import instead, if you can find a copy.

The Perfect Album.......2004-09-01

Words cannot express how much I love this album! I didn't catch on to 4 Hero until I heard them on Jill Scott's Experience album in 2001 with the single "Another Day/Gotta Get Up". Since then I have made it a quest of mine to have everything released by this talented duo. Two Pages, is really one of the most enjoyable experiences I have had listening to an album as a whole, every song is perfect, and complemented by the tracks surrounding it. Do yourself a favor and, a get a hold of this Drum n' Bass masterpiece.

Adds more to the Breakbeat template than most....(4.5 stars).......2004-01-10

When anyone thinks of a pioneer within the `Intelligent Drum `n' Bass genre, you be forgive for naming "Ltj Bukem" as your obvious choice. Yet 4 Hero deserves nearly as much Kudos as Bukem as they produced their first album way back in 1991 ("In Rough Territory") creating funky breaks, with smooth Drum `n' Bass which included downtempo Electronica to marvellous effect. At it was this album "2 Pages" (along with their best album "Parallel Universe") that they really find their stride as this effort oozes confidence & style....and finding their own market of fans, without having to appeal to fans of Ltj bukem (in fact its entirely possible that you can appreciate their work or become a fan, without being a fan of Ltj Bukem). And at 19 tracks long, there's going to have to be some seriously good content to keep (at hold) the listeners attention.....luckily such worries needn't be a worry as they have all the bases covered from Dancefloor grooves, Melodic Electronica, funky Breakbeat, Intelligent Drum `n' Bass, and with several guest vocalist providing more than ample support and track 11 "Star Chasers" more than emphasises how Vocal Breakbeat tracks in the hands of a capable producer can produce music as beautiful as one would expect from a Soul / Ballard Track...(admittedly this is backed up by a sterling arrangement of Trombones, Cello's, Trumpets, Piano & Volin. So far in fact, that although not recognised as widely, as the bone as fide classics of mr Bukem's best works, It undoubtedly a richer and (whisper it) more melodic / Beautiful sounding album???

This is NOT easy listening........2003-08-14

And it is only boring if you are spiritually anesthetized. The D'n'B purists will gripe, and the listeners with gnatlike attention span will carp about being 'bored' but don't listen to them.

This is music for people who are still ready to be surprised by music.

Other reviewers have commented on the lush strings, inventive programming and soulful vocals. I will simply add another endorsement to the pile.

Let the naysayers have their say, by all means, but do not deprive yourself of one of the most moving, beautiful albums of the last decade.

'Nuff said.

A milestone in Electronica.......2003-06-23

I heard 4 Hero described as DnB.After hearing their song "Journey from the Light" I was impressed, so I downloaded random tracks.The first being a song called "Spirits in Transit".This song couldn't be farther from traditional DnB if it tried.Which is what I would have to say about the entire album.That is exactly what makes this such an impressive cd, 4 Hero's ability to tap into some older styles(jazz,early IDM..ect)
and do it well.This cd comes off less as an electronica cd as it does a theater album.Heavy jazz influences and very rich percussion add to 2 Pages's "big sound".Be warned, this is not for you Junglists, rather its more geared toward the intellectual minded listener.You don't have to be a fan of Electronic music to enjoy this album.Very nice work.

Average customer rating: interesting indeed Interesting

Philip Glass: Early Keyboard Music Manufacturer: MD&G Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Improvisation | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Glass | Glass, Philip | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Philip Glass : Analog Solo Piano Philip Glass: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 ASIN: B000059GGN Release Date: 2001-03-27

Tracks:

1. Contrary Motion
2. One+One (1st version)
3. Mad Rush
4. One+One (2nd version)
5. Two Pages

Customer Reviews:

interesting indeed.......2003-07-11

I find the earlier work by Glass to be his best. It's exciting because in this time Glass, with others like Steve Reich, comes to a new style in classical music: minimal. Later work by Glass will be less and less true to this style, it waters down to more usual, standard 19th century kind of classical (that's a generalization, yes). Only the melodies are played over the same minimal sounding support.
Looking through some cd's with earlier work by glass, I believe Contrary Motion is thought to be an important piece by Glass. Listening to it emphasizes this idea: you hear the, by now, well known, repeated, subtly changing repetitions. What's nice about this piece compared to ensemble pieces, like a version of Contrary motion, for instance, is that it clarifies Glass' minimal idea better because it's only one musician playing. This idea is further well explained in the booklet and, playfully, on the cd by tapping on a table by Steffen Schleiermacher.
Besides Contrary motion there's an even more minimal track on this cd: two pages (which referes to the fact that the, in this case, 27 minutes of music can be written out on two pages (an idea inspired by minimalist Terry Riley?)). This only has only one ever slightly changing melody line and clarrifies Glass' minimal method of adding and cutting to and from a melody line.
Both the minimal tracks have an extremely hypnotising, trance envoking quality to them. That is: if your in for that, otherwise, the booklet explains, you may just find them extremely boring.
The cd is completed by a nice, more normal sounding, track, composed for the first visit of the Dalai Lama to New York: Mad Rush.

Interesting.......2002-12-04

This disc contains some of Philip Glass' early organ works, showcasing the repetitive style that made him famous. the first and last tracks on the CD are more repetitive than the middle track, and are somewhat like musical "paintings", not meant to be actively listened to, but just played in the background, where you can visit them from time to time.

The middle track, "Mad Rush", might be rushy but certainly isn't mad. It is in a strict formal structure, with a quiet theme contrasted by a fst, loud theme, and going back and forth between the two. This track is overall the most enjoyable on the CD.

I don't understand the two versions of "One+One"; first why are they on an "Early Keyboard Works" CD, and second, I've just never been able to understand the intricate complexities of music meant to be played by banging on a tabletop.

Average customer rating: Open Forms,Systems/Mobility, Graphics,Timbres

Earle Brown: Music For Pianos 1951- 1995 Earle Brown Manufacturer: New Albion Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000R46 Release Date: 1996-02-09

Tracks:

1. Corroboree
2. Three Pieces: I. Three Pieces
3. Three Pieces: II. Three Pieces
4. Three Pieces: III. Three Pieces
5. Folio: October 1952
6. Folio: November 1952
7. Folio: December 1952
8. Folio: MM - 87
9. Folio: MM - 135
10. Folio: Music For Trio For Five Dancers June 1953
11. Folio: 1953
12. Perspectives
13. 25 Pages
14. Forgotten Piece
15. Four Systems
16. Summer Suite '95: 6 - 12 - 95
17. Summer Suite '95: No Horns At All
18. Summer Suite '95: 6 - 14 - 95
19. Summer Suite '95: Untitled O
20. Summer Suite '95: Untitled O2
21. Summer Suite '95: 6 - 30 - 95
22. Summer Suite '95: Template 1
23. Summer Suite '95: Segment 2
24. Summer Suite '95: July 5
25. Summer Suite '95: July 6
26. Summer Suite '95: Segment 3A
27. Summer Suite '95: July 14
28. Summer Suite '95: August 1

Customer Reviews:

Open Forms,Systems/Mobility, Graphics,Timbres.......2002-11-27

The passing of Earle Brown this last July, 2002 was indeed a loss to American experimentalism. Brown is known for his early ongoing associations with John Cage, a card carrying memeber of the Cage School. He recalls he first had met Cage in Denver in 1951 and had revealed his newly written "Three Pieces".The astonished Cage said "send this to me in New York", and David Tudor proceeded to perform it. In fact most of the experimentalions in musical graphics, indeterminacy would be unthinkable without the pianistic interpretations of David Tudor.

It's possible to divide Brown's creativity into three periods, the early, the Fifties, where this disk concentrates,the Sixties which sees the coagulations, concretizations of Brown's theories of open form,mobile form and musical graphics. The impressive String Quartet from this period is a high point, and here we get on this disk Corroboree (1964), for three pianos. David Arden pre-records the other pianos. This is a work which does suggest its marginal programmatic image of the noisy Australian aboriginal festival,with obviouslike rhythms emerging but within the context of the opaque musical moments,musical space is redivided here into beautiful like moments of an entire array of sounds and indeed plumbs the depths of piano timbre, with fascinating muting of strings, finger plucking,hand and forearm clusters,key muting, and harmonics. The work for its antiphonal interest should be heard live, so hear you need to imagine these piano separations emanating from differnent places.
All of the Folio is here largely a work constructed around musical graphics. Within the Cage School, Brown creatively was in the center, not revealing excessive indulgences in musical graphics as Cage himself as in his 'Concert for Piano',which is/was a virtual encyclopedia of what is possible in music performing and graphics,vertical, horizontal, procedures, processes, following circles around, nor was Brown not so much aesthetic bound to his musical objects as Feldman,or Christian Wolff where timbral placements,register, and instrumentation was indeed important than process. Brown's affinity coming from his early studies in engineering and the theories of Jospeh Schillinger informed him very differently than Cage and his interface with Zen thinking,or Feldman's engagements in the painterly world of tone, shape, density,layerings,concept.Brown I think limits himself to the mobiles of Alexander Calder for instance. Improvisation was not an objective here for any memeber of the Cage School.
Most of the creativity here as well resides in the skills of the performer,which does require one to have travelled the oceanic performative seas of improvisation to impart this lifeworld into the cold;y abstract musical graphics and David Arden is an extraordinary interpreter. He is not quite as adventuresome,pushing conceptual envelopes as David Tudor, Arden runs a middle course in his approach to the open-ness of timbre, of placement of gesture, all which resides in the performer in the freedom that musical graphics allows. Here you have as in 4 Systems simply black horizontal bars placed like in perpsective on the page(one page), a page that can be read left to right right to left, or turned upsidedown for a reading also no dynamics or articulations are indicated,registral placement is somewhat suggested,so the performer must decide these elements.
Perspectives from 1952 is completly written,and we see another side to Brown,like giving away creative clues, on the aesthetic interests of the creator, for this work has a violent pointillism that was in the post-war air in the Fifties,it may remind you of a timid Boulez Second Sonata. I beleive through these opaque, indeterminate/determinate musical grpahics we can discern where Earle Brown philosphic aesthetic resides, and I think his music does have an understated quality to it, a gentleness,sparce,thinly threadbare,poetic as can be and evocative at times, even though his aim was not to create a discernable discreet aesthetic object.
The latter Summer Suite from 1995 certainly proclaims this we see a Brown perhaps with the accessibility bug had bit him as everyone,the force fields of postmodernity in place. This is a work far more lyrical within the Brown context, of what represents lyrical moments. In the notes Brown says himself that this work is "jazzy" but I didn't see that, and if it was it would not be interesting jazz.

Average customer rating: extremely poor re-mastering An excellent CD! Nelson Eddy on CD - always a pleasure

Change Partners Manufacturer: Encore ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Romberg, Sigmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Indie Music | Stores | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Just for Tonight Ah Sweet Mystery of Life: Anthology (1931-1938) San Francisco and Other Jeanette MacDonald Favorites Through the Years Nelson Eddy: Operatic Arias and Concert Songs ASIN: B000001ZRF Release Date: 2000-01-01

Tracks:

1. Carousel in the Park - Jeanette MacDonald
2. It Doesn't Cost You Anything to Dream - Jeanette MacDonald
3. Close as Pages in a Book - Jeanette MacDonald, Robert Merrill
4. Fireman's Bride - Jeanette MacDonald, Robert Merrill
5. Big Back Yard - Robert Merrill
6. When You Walk in the Room - Robert Merrill
7. Isnt' It Romantic? - Jeanette MacDonald, Paramount Studio Orchestra
8. Love Me Tonight - Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald
9. Golden Days - Nelson Eddy
10. Drinking Song
11. Deep in My Heart, Dear - Nelson Eddy, Rise Stevens
12. Serenade - Rise Stevens
13. Just We Two - Rise Stevens
14. Come Boys - Nelson Eddy
15. One More Mile to Go
16. Raindrops on a Drum - Nelson Eddy
17. Love Is the Time - Nelson Eddy
18. Nearer and Dearer - Nelson Eddy
19. Tell Me With Your Eyes - Nelson Eddy
20. Russian Easter Hymn - Nelson Eddy
21. Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met: Three Blind Mice/Short'nin Bread - Nelson Eddy
22. Why Do I Love You? [From Show Boat] - Nelson Eddy, Jane Powell
23. Beyond the Blue Horizon [From Monte Carlo][*] - Jeanette MacDonald

Customer Reviews:

extremely poor re-mastering.......2004-12-21

I listen to many (re-mastered) historical recordings. Jeanette MacDonald is certainly one of my most favorite sopranos. For some reason, I haven't been able to find a decent, or even acceptable, re-mastering of her recordings.

While this one certainly contains many valuable tracks, the re-mastering is horrid. The songs sound stripped yet still maintain a great deal of distracting noise. I conjecture that the re-mastering was done simply by increasing the bass and decreasing the treble.

An excellent CD!.......2004-03-29

This is an excellent collection of the Screen Sweethearts of the 30's, Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald, *not* singing together, in the 40's (except for a few of Jeanette's songs).

For Jeanette, it has numbers from Up In Central Park: Carousel in the Park, It Doesn't Cost You Anything to Dream, Close as Pages in a Book, Fireman's Bride, The Big Back Yard, When You Walk in the Room. She and Robert Merrill sing these together and on their own, and very charmingly, too. There are also Love Me Tonight, Isn't It Romantic, and Beyond the Blue Horizon.

For Nelson, he sings music from The Student Prince with Rise Stevens: Golden Days, Drinking Song, Deep in my Heart Dear, Serenade (which is BEAUTIFUL!), Just We Two, and Come Boys. He also sings all the songs from Northwest Outpost - thankfully, without Ilona Massey! Also, the Willie the Whale segment from Make Mine Music is on this CD - just as it is in the movie, with the narration and everything - it's great! (The Tristan und Isolde part is not included, however - not sure what the reasoning is behind that.) He also sings a duet with Jane Powell - Why Do I Love You? from Show Boat.

I say this is a must for fans of Nelson and/or Jeanette, not to mention Rise Stevens!

I particularly enjoy "When You Walk in the Room". It's a charming little tune, with ridiculous but adorable lyrics! "Fireman's Bride" is very funny also - Jeanette barely sounds like herself!

I hope this will help others to choose this CD - it's a pity there's not a list of the titles here!

Nelson Eddy on CD - always a pleasure.......1998-08-30

It's always a pleasure to find Nelson Eddy's wonderful voice on CD and this one has some of the harder-to-find pieces in it, including collaborations with Jane Powell and the wonderful mezzo Rise Stevens. The recording of "The Whale Who Sang at the Met" is a must for any collector as are the excellent recordings (better than on the movie) for "Northwest Outpost". The baritone singing opposite Jeanette MacDonald also has an excellent voice (though his name temporarily escapes me)

Average customer rating: Get This 2 Disk Version....which is the version to go for!!!

Two Pages 4hero Manufacturer: Talkin Loud ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Creating Patterns ASIN: B0000248RX

Tracks:

1. Loveless - 4hero, Ursula Rucker
2. Golden Age of Life
3. Planetaria (A Theme from a Dream)
4. Third Stream
5. Wormholes
6. Escape That
7. Mother Solar (Pt. 1)
8. Spirits in Transit
9. Greys
10. Action - 4hero,
11. Star Chasers
12. Wishful Thinking
13. Normal Changing World
14. Universal Love (Reprise)
15. We Who Are Not as Others
16. Humans
17. Pegasus 51
18. De-Sci-Fer

Album Description

Major label debut for Talkin' Loud by British drum'n'bass duo Marc & Dego, the same pair responsible for groundbreaking releases under the aliases Tek 9, Nu Era, Tom& Jerry and Jacob's Optical Stairway, as well as material ontheir own label Reinforced. A two part concept album, the first portion is devoted to relaxed jazz & strings and drum'n'bass, while the second is grooves headed to the dancefloor. 20 tracks total. 'Two Pages' is also an enhancedrelease with interactive CD-ROM material. Double slimline jewel case. 1998 release.

Customer Reviews:

Get This 2 Disk Version....which is the version to go for!!!.......2005-05-10

Although coming into more prominence over the last few years, 4-Hero, have been producing tracks for the early Drum 'N' Bass / Jungle scene, since the early 90's, but would later move into a more cerebral and less aggressive sound, focusing on the more melodic end of Breakbeat. Considering the two producers ("Dego" & "Mark Mac") had made their mark with the underground Hardcore/Rave hit "Mr Kirks Nightmare", they moved from singles to album releases, with 1991's "In Rough Territory" & 1995's sublime "Parallel Universe", and then followed up 3 years later with their most ambitious effort 1998's "Two Pages".

Two Pages is a long sprawling album that takes in many facets of Breakbeat, Drum 'n' Bass, Jungle & Club/Dance, and the strong musical influences of the albums producers runs strongly throughout the album...(Jazz, Soul, R&B), with elements of Jazz instrumentation, Soul Vocals and smooth breaks, sterling arrangement of Trombones, Cello's, Trumpets, Piano & Violin, and keen sampling. are all used to marvellous effect here.

Disk 1: Is the more downtempo of the two disks, with most of the smooth Jazz/Soul tracks contained, here. And its here that listeners will hear the shift from hard-hitting drum breaks, into something far more melodic and elaborate, and orchestral. So some of the most sublime and beautiful sounding Jazz-Breakbeat fusions are contained here: "Loveless..(Feat Ursula Rucker)", "Planetaria" & the exceptional instrumental "Spirits in Transit" (which for me, ranks as one of the finest things they've ever produced), all implement various strings, Sax, percussion, acoustic instruments, along with complex skittering drum patterns, that are as heavily indebted to Jazz, as they are Drum 'N' Bass. This is music to immerse yourself to at home, as it frequently sounds like what intelligent Drum 'N' Bass is supposed to sound like: Music that has a danceable melodic quality, without having to resort to tough drum Breaks or speaker shaking bass.

Disc 2: Moves away from the freewheeling Jazz-orientated arrangements of the first disk, and shifts focus to a more energetic programming-heavy beat orientated sound, increasingly more focused compositions that move towards, tight more dance-fixated tracks., with a far more gritter sound and "We who are not as others", "Wishful Thinking" & Pegasus 51", agreeably skirt through dense soundscapes of paranoid breakbeats. That makes for a far more upbeat sound, that shows a huge level of diversity from the more relaxed pace of the first disk. And feels more aimed at those listeners that like their Drum 'N' Bass, to be suitable for the home & Clubs. (Although some of the complex drum patterning on some tracks, may be a little too rhythmic for clubs).

Those that haven't gotten around to buying this album, should be aware that two versions of this album exists. The single disk edition that edits down the tracks to fit on a single disk, and changes around/ excludes some of the tracks for shorter tracks, that allow it all to fit on the one disk. Although, this isn't an issue with the two disk edition, which (having owned the 1 disk edition, and upgraded to the 2 disk), is obviously how the artists intended it to be. Listening to the 1 Disk with it's 19 tracks is a incredibly long task, as the first half of the album features more cerebral, stylish tracks....but halfway through the change to the more rugged and dense tracks moves into play, without much of a smooth transition. Don't get me wrong....the 1 disk version is fabulous, and looking back, I should have given it 5 stars instead of the 4 stars I awarded it, when I first reviewed it. But the 2 Disk edition breaks the distinctly different tracks across the 2 disks, so the more melodic tracks feature on disk 1, (which sound perfect listened to in the daytime), and the moodier, heavy sounding tracks are on disk 2 (great late night listening), plus the 2 disk edition has the original tracklisting (that is edited on the 1 disk), as well as one more track. Two pages is unquestionably an expressive, sprawling, highly imaginative, melodic & Beautiful sounding album, and those that have heard their work either through, the remix work they do, or their singles, truly must own this album, it covers so many bases, and does them so well, that those they like the breakbeat / Drum 'N' Bass genre, owe it to themselves to have this in their collections.

Average customer rating: How can you not like Philip Glass? Minimalist Masterworks Difficult, but well worth it This one sneaks up on you! Music as Theory

Two Pages: Contrary Motion - Music in Fifths Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Improvisation | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Glass, Philip | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Glass | Glass, Philip | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Minimal Techno | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Music with Changing Parts Music in Twelve Parts Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians Solo Piano Glassworks ASIN: B000005J2B Release Date: 1994-02-01

Tracks:

1. Two Pages
2. Contrary Motion
3. Music In Fifths
4. Music In Similar Motion

Customer Reviews:

How can you not like Philip Glass?.......2006-10-09

This album doesn't really have a title. It's a compliation of previous released material, but it's been remastered and it's an official release. The album consists of 4 masterpieces from Glass's early years. It's fabulous stuff. Another reviewer said it really grows on you, and it does. It's beautiful, hypnotic, and magnficent. And most of it is played by Glass himself on organ. I have an attraction to piano and organ music for some reason, and I just revel in this kind of stuff. I have around 20 Glass CD's (no albums), and I love almost everyone of them. I really like this one a lot. I know a lot of people really dislike Glass's music, and I honestly don't know why. It's magnificent.

Minimalist Masterworks.......2006-04-09

I first heard "Music in Similar Motion" at the American premier of the "Low Symphony". I, and much of the audience were amazed by Music in Similar Motion, all the keyboard parts connected to each other like a machine and the driving, hypnotic rhythms. I did not feel the same of the Low Symphony and Itaipu which were overblown orchestral scores. It is essential to listen to Philip Glass' early works to understand his true vision. In Music in Similar Motion, the highlight of the disc, echoes of it can be heard everywhere from Brian Eno to Laurie Anderson to Kraftwerk. Of the short pieces Philip Glass has done, it is the finest. Two Pages is formative, one of the first pieces he wrote for electric organ (the sound of the analog organs is entrancing) and it is not as cohesive as the others. Contrary Motion and Music in Fifths are a whole different story. The contraputal harmony between the the phrases are as fascinating as Bach's harpsichord works. I make that comparison because anything from a fugue to a scherzo had preset musical phrases and obviously were a source of inspiration for Philip Glass. Then we reach the aforesaid Music in Similar Motion which is absolute perfection. The way to acustom yourself to minimalism is to appreciate the piece as a whole instead of waiting for the gradual changes. Just like Ravi Shankar who was Philip Glass' mentor, the music is a series of phrases connected together, totally different from American music and a breath of fresh air for people who had to suffer through 12 tone and serialist music. Yes, some of Philip Glass' newer stuff is easier to get into but this disc captures why he mattered and why minimalism was a musical revolution.

Difficult, but well worth it.......2003-02-09

I first heard "Music in Similar Motion" (track 4) when I was around six or seven years old. It grabbed me straightaway with its arrangement of rhythmic patterns and harmony, and kept my attention for the full seventeen minutes. That piece fuelled my interest to date in experimental music.
For those who do not know these pieces, they are organ-based works which are based on rhythmic and harmonic systems, repeating themselves again and again. These systems get progressively longer as the pieces carry on, but how much longer they get is difficult to judge on listening, as they are not purely mathematical progressions. These pieces are all intense and unrelenting; you may very well be driven up the wall before you finish listening, but when you do get to the end, the sense of relief you get makes the whole experience well worth it. I found this was especially true of the original LP versions (whicb I still have).

This one sneaks up on you!.......2003-02-05

I'm a going-on-four-year Glass fan. At the risk of sounding snobbish, I wouldn't reccomend this disc to anyone who's spent less time than that as a Glass fan. Not that this music is not delicious; in fact - if you are a fan of the his early electronic pieces, this CD is a godsend (if you believe in that sort of thing.)

For those who are new to Glass, let me try and put it delicately but realistically. Have you ever heard the caricatures or jokes about Glass's minimalism, endlessly repeating? The infamous South Park episode where the character Glass writes a piece consisting of one note? Well, if you aren't familiar with his music, this will sound like that. Rest assured, it grows on you, but you will need tons of patience to become an addict like me!

For the rest of us, don't hesitate. For the "early" fans, there IS NO alternative!!! Here's a brief description:

Two Pages: Michael Riesman on piano, Glass on organ. Very sparse piece starting with repeating chromatic 5 note sequence in minor key, gradually adding notes on the end of the prhase, taking notes away from the beginning of the phrase. This one will suprise you how fast it grows on you!!

Music in Contrary Motion: Suprising use of intricate counterpoint for early Glass. Minor key solo organ alternating between I and V chord with counterpoint overtop. Phrases get longer according to a planned sequence that (according to Glass) can be added ad infinitum and go on for days. This one's a little too tense for me.

Music in fifths (and) Music in Similar Motion: I put these together as the concept (except for the intervals involved) is similar. Again, repeated phrases with expanding and contrasting sequences but both of these are for full ensemble (back in the Dickie Landry days). Music in fifths is a joke as it is written entirely in fifths, the cardinal sin of counterpoint.

All in all, a good disc. The recordings are old but remastered so the quality is good and like I mentioned before, despite the EXTREME sparsity of these pieces, they will grow on you quicker than you think!

Music as Theory.......2002-10-05

This is another Glass CD that's difficult to rate. This disc serves more as an important historical note than as entertaining music. It shows the very early stages of Glass' development as a truly unique composer. Many of the ideas that he would use to great effect in later works like "Koyaanisqatsi" are heard here in their germinal form. In a Glass musical chronology, it's easy to see how works like "Music in 12 Parts" emerged from pieces like "Music in Fifths". I really enjoy the last four sections from "Music in Twelve Parts" because it is has a traditional musicality to it that Glass' very early work did not. On this disc, Glass is still forming his repetitive, minimalist style...sans the listenable musicality that he would infuse in later works. ("Music in Similar Motion" probably comes closest to being listenable for extended periods and could easily bemistaken for one of the first three sections of "Music in 12 Parts".) This disc is heavy on abstract theory, but short on what most would percieve as "music". It should only be undertaken by those who are hard core fans or "completists" who want to hear how it all began.

Average customer rating: Explorations of the mellow Just not enough change,man.

Two Pages Reinterpretations 4hero Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000IBGE Release Date: 1999-04-20

Tracks:

1. Planetaria
2. We Who Are Not As Others
3. Mathematical Probability
4. Escape That
5. Escape That
6. Dauntless
7. Star Chasers
8. Starchasers
9. The Action
10. We Who Are Not As Others
11. We Who Are Not As Others

Customer Reviews:

Explorations of the mellow.......2001-12-24

This remix album takes the mellower, lounge-y side of the 4 Hero album and pushes that. I greatly enjoyed the remixes of Planetaria and Star Chasers, they put a new spin on the jazzy, soulful side of the group. The Escape That remixes are interesting, but they may or may not hold up to repeated listening because the original was so good. The rest of the album doesn't stick out in my mind either way, but it's definitely solid listening. If you are looking for something Rainer Truby might pick as opposed to something Goldie would pick, you could work with this one. Relax and put it on next time you want to have a soiree or just some scotch.

Just not enough change,man........1999-12-07

Well,worra disapointment! Two Pages was the best album ever released by a Drum and Bass artist..but this takes tunes from the original and makes them worse. Escape That has been ruined along with Star Chasers...only The Action and the two We who are not as others inspire me and make me happy about spending £14.99 for it.I expected better.

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Two Pages [Import Bonus Tracks] 4 Hero Manufacturer: Mercu ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000JCTP Release Date: 1999-05-19

Amazon.com

4 Hero's Marc Mac and Dego have a long history with the breakbeat. They know it so well that they decided to write a book. They call it Two Pages. Beginning with a more modern take on postbop ("Loveless") and delving deep into subjects of electric and symphonic jazz ("Third Stream"), soul ("Star Chasers"), and '70s funk, "Page One" is a historical biography of contemporary black music. Starting where they left off, "Page Two" continues the saga, telling tales of funky breakbeats with elements of hip-hop ("The Action"), electro, drum & bass intelligence ("Pegasus 51"), tech-step ("We Who Are Not Others"), and some future stuff ("Mother Solar, Part 1") that hasn't even been given a name yet. Don't worry, we won't spoil the ending. --Daniel Shumate

Album Details

Japanese Release featuring Two Bonus Track: Holograms and Ebisu Gardens.

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Two Pages 4 Hero Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000DENNV Release Date: 2000-08-14

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Team Captain Meet's the Prophet Yahweh. Part Two. Manufacturer: Team Captain ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA8MNU Release Date: 2005-08-09

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