Delights of the Garden

Product Description
Born in Jamaica and raised in New Jersey, Desmond Williams has been experimenting with electronic music for nearly 15 years. His work with legendary dub engineer Scientist caught the ears of Thievery Corporation, and Williams has been a part of the ESL Studios and a resident at Eighteenth Street Lounge ever since. From the dub-spiced bossa of 'Um Favor' to the afro-beat reggae of 'Dread A the Roughest', Williams' debut album is a sublime piece of work that pushes downtempo into previously uncharted territories. Vinyl also available. 2002.

Tracks:

Yearnin'
Julie-O
I. Sri-Jo
II. Doughboy
III. Snakes And Ladders
La Creation Du Monde
Variations On An Unoriginal Theme
Because

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If you're looking to label this music as one sort or another--classical, jazz, bluegrass--you're bound to get into trouble. The two Quartets at work here--the Turtle Island String Quartet and the Ying Quartet--are innovators, blending absolutely classical training with a love of experimentation, improvisation, and an ear for unusual textures. The CD begins with a cool, swinging, true jazz classic ("Yearnin'") for the full octet and ends with a version of John Lennon's "Because" which captures the piece's melancholy in just the right manner. Along the way, an original work by the Turtle Island cellist, "Julie-O," discovers the darker and more virtuosic reaches of the pair of cellos. Darius Milhaud's "La Creation du Monde," a 1923 piece that explored the combination of European classical music and jazz, gets a new arrangement, and another original piece, "Variations on an Unoriginal Theme," pits one quartet against the other in a friendly competition that touches on R&B and Samba. This is a unique CD--entertaining and original. --Robert Levine

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There's a giant in the room.......2006-03-03

This is a just a great album to listen to. Weird and wonderful music, executed with joy and precision. There's a lot of power in this music, but it's delivered with such frivolous confidence that you barely notice there's a giant in the room. And as an added bonus, the album is sonically extremely pleasing. This recording has fantastic presence and ambience. A definite buy.

great for dinner parties .......2006-02-22

A great album - similar to the modern music composed by the Kronos Quartet, but more jazzy and upbeat. Every piece on this album is different and interesting- yet closer listening one can hear the themes that tie them all together. I've given this album to 5 people over the holidays - to both classical music lovers and those who never owned a string-quartet CD - and all have really enjoyed it.

A cross-over hit that refuses to compromise itself!.......2006-02-10

OK, I admit I bought this CD because they were nominated for a Grammy (which they just won). It has quickly become one of my favorite discs. It's amazing what these performers can do with their instruments. I really enjoy "Yearnin'," and although I'm always skeptical about Beatles arrangements, the lush harmonies of "Because" lend themselves well to a classical/jazz interpretation. Our family is a big fan of the Yings, and we hope to hear more from this wonderful quartet!

a truly great recording.......2005-07-23

as a founding member of this group, I want to say that this current lineup (with 2 of the original members) is one of the most versatile and powerful lineups for this band ever. And this recording is in many ways the best ever, technically and musically. Anyone who is interested in the TISQ, or string music of any kind, should buy this CD immediately!
-Darol Anger

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THE MANY, MANY DELIGHTS OF THE GARDEN!!!!
A decent downtempo CD
Truly a Delight Indeed
04/2003 - yawn
Fruits for the ear!

Delights of the Garden
Desmond Williams
Manufacturer: Eighteenth Street
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005UX4G
Release Date: 2002-03-19

Tracks:

Um Favor
Cadance
First Touch
Theme From A Dream
This Morning
Dread A The Roughest
Spy Glass
Saturday
Delights Of The Garden
Oxygen
High Speed Drift
For The Trees
Brooklyn Blues
Wilcher Waltz

Album Description

Born in Jamaica and raised in New Jersey, Desmond Williams has been experimenting with electronic music for nearly 15 years. His work with legendary dub engineer Scientist caught the ears of Thievery Corporation, and Williams has been a part of the ESL Studios and a resident at Eighteenth Street Lounge ever since. From the dub-spiced bossa of 'Um Favor' to the afro-beat reggae of 'Dread A the Roughest', Williams' debut album is a sublime piece of work that pushes downtempo into previously uncharted territories. Vinyl also available. 2002.

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THE MANY, MANY DELIGHTS OF THE GARDEN!!!!.......2004-03-05

From the ESL camp comes Jamaican-born Desmond Williams, an obviously cool and diverse brotha', according to most of the tracks on "Delights of the Garden." After repeat listenings and realizing that Williams is actually the engineer behind most of the Thievery Corporation albums, you can tell that he doesn't tread too far from their sound. A good thing, too, cuz Williams delivers some awesome chill-out tracks that would make them proud. Although, of course, the bad side to that is, some will accuse him of ripping off their sound--but, hey, is that really a bad thing? With styles ranging from reggae, to dub, to funk and soul, Desmond Williams has done an amazing job on his debut album.

A decent downtempo CD.......2003-08-24

This is a tight bit of Raggae and Dub-inspired groove from one of the erstwhile silent-men in league with DC's Thievery Corporation; while this CD is emenately listenable, it's only failing is that it suffers obviously when TC's influence is felt; "Theme from a Dream," the instrumental that first sparked my interest in Desmond William's, is a fine song in it's own right; in this context, given the pervasive Thievery Corporation "sheen," it sounds out of place: overproduced and needlessly verbose. Aside from that low spot, this is a fine CD to chill out to.

Truly a Delight Indeed.......2003-04-18

Another amazing product from ESL. This CD brings forth a range of emotions and is an all around treasure.A disk that can just stay a permanent fixture in your player. You can play this while lounging at the beach or dark dancing at a dimly lit groove. There is only one word to describe this treasure...Sensual.

04/2003 - yawn.......2003-04-12

it's good, it's FINE. it's just like almost every other record on ESL label. i'll be honest, in my opinion down beat records are becoming a dime a dozen. i don't consider them all "good" just because they are easy to listen to. i find this record easy to listen to, but drab. i do like thievery corp & i adore blue states other than that i find the rest ESL catalog easy to listen to, but rather boring... OH, ursula 1000 is pretty good.

Fruits for the ear!.......2003-03-20

Wow, where do I start? This is borderline of a masterpiece. Being part of the Eighteenth Street Lounge, one should expect greatness. But this is so good it's rediculous. From the start, 'Delights of the Garden' enters your mind, body, and soul. Every track has a different downtempo flavor, which only gets better each time played. My personal favorites goes in now particular order:

Theme from a dream
Cadence
High Speed Drift
Delights of the Garden
Um Favor

Tracks:

It's a Trip
Ho Chi Minh
Blessed Are Those Who Struggle
Pill
Delights of the Garden
Be
Yond
Er

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Telarc Classical SACD Sampler 4 (Multichannel Hybrid SACD)

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Telarc Classical SACD Sampler 4 (Multichannel Hybrid SACD)
Erich Kunzel , and Various Artists
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ASIN: B00070EBEY
Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

Ouverture - Boston Baroque
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Lacrymosa - Frank Lopardo
Lustig Im Tempo Und Keck Im Ausdruck - Lilli Paasikivi
Allegro Aperto - Jacques Zoon
Letter From Home - Los Angles Guitar Quartet
Adagio Non Troppo (Excerpt) - Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Snakes And Ladders - Turtle Island String Quartet
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The Fairy Garden - Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Pines Of The Appian Way - Erich Kunzel

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from the abstract corners of the record shop-
beats 2 blaze 2

Electric Garden of Delights
DJ Frane
Manufacturer: City Massive
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000DI4UW
Release Date: 2003-09-08

Tracks:

Thought Seeds
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Toad
I Am Dreaming
The Impossible Dream
I Who Say You Are Dreams Am A Dream Myself
Synesthesia
Hydroponic Jungle Throwdown
Green Buds In The Springtime
Invasion Of The Clearcutters
In The Bag
Hi Without U

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from the abstract corners of the record shop-.......2005-08-15

i don't think anybody who really appreciates music would look down on this album. it's really something that will stick with you over the years. it's hard to put it into any one musical category. it's a meshed instrumental of jungle beats, drum and bass, scratches, voice dubs, and various other samples. if you can say that you like atleast two music styles, then you'll appreciate this album. the sounds will motivate you, wind you down, or inspire you to sit back and disect with a smoke. the artist used a full pallet of paint to create this.

beats 2 blaze 2.......2004-03-23

Amazing. You can't find anything else like this anywhere. Reminding a bit of DJ Shadow but totally different sample sources. A little bit too psychadelic for my taste but it's a work of hip hop art.

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Agitation Free - 'Second' (Spalax)
No agitation

Second

Manufacturer: Garden Of Delights
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00007JR8Z
Release Date: 2003-03-04

Tracks:

First Communication
Dialogue And Random
Laila (Part 1)
Laila (Part 2)
In The Silence Of The Morning Sunrise
A Quiet Walk
Haunted Island

Album Description

2000 reissue of the German avant-garde rock band's second album from 1973, originally released on Vertigo. Seven tracks. Garden of Delights.

Customer Reviews:

Agitation Free - 'Second' (Spalax).......2004-12-21

Originally came out in 1973,this was the band's second effort.Just as good as their later-day archive release 'At The Cliffs...'(see my review).I now have every one of Agitation Free's discs and the only one I dislike is the 'Other Sides Of...' because it's just way too jazzy.One of the first factors that a listener should pick up on while hearing 'Second' is that Agitation makes FULL use of combining middle eastern-like rhythms with some over-the-top electronic wizardry to create their OWN sound of what kraut/cosmic rock should be.The keyboard work by Michael Hoenig is superb as it IS with all Agitation records.All seven tracks are fantastically trippin',but I thought I'd at least mention "First Communications",the somewhat moody "A Quiet Walk" and the mid tempo "Haunted Island" will have the new owner of this CD playing it often.Also,the tunes "Laila,Pt.1" and "Laila,Pt.2" carry their weight rather well.Another must-have in the krautrock field.Will appeal to fans of Ash Ra Tempel,Cluster,Tangerine Dream and Faust.Highly recommended.

No agitation.......2003-02-26

Agitation Free's name typifies this entire record. From the opening track,"First Communication," to the beautiful "In the Silence of the Morning Sunrise," 2nd is AF's masterpiece. Unlike most of the other German groups of the time, Agitation Free fused electronics with middle eastern rhythms and melodies. Quite original for the time and still sounds fresh even now in the 21st century. The group's synthesist/keyboardist,Michael Hoening, would later tmove to the U.S. where he now composes music for film and television. If you like Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, Klaus Schulze, etc., you should own this disc. An unacknowledged classic and slightly recommended over the group's first release, Malesch.

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'Psychedelic Underground,Volume 4' (Garden Of Delights) Various Artists

Psychedelic Underground 4
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Garden Of Delights
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ASIN: B000098YO1

Tracks:

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Deliverance - Agitation Free
Siloah
Sad Song
Viva Arabica
Journey to the "Ego" - Eiliff
Till - Eulenspygel
Mogadischu
Picture - Arktis

Album Description

Garden Of Delights label recovers and restores half-forgotten recordings from the field of progressive rock music in all its different shades, ranging from psychedelic to fusion to blues-rock, provided that there are progressive elements in it. In its original sense, progressive means that these recordings were ahead of their time and did not go with the tide. Limited edition of 2000 copies. Contains 9 tracks with track by track sleevenotes. 2003.

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'Psychedelic Underground,Volume 4' (Garden Of Delights) Various Artists.......2006-01-20

I give it 3 1/2 stars.Vol.4 in the Garden Of Delights series of breathing new life into long-lost sub-underground progressive,fusion and kraut bands.Best tracks on this 2000 limited edition pressing are Siloah's "A Landlady's Desert" off their 'Sukram Gurk' CD reissue(believe that Amazon-UK carries that title),Gila's space rockin' "Viva Arabica" off their fantastic archive live effort 'Night Works'(CD's absolute best cut)and Eiliff's jazzy "Journey To The Ego".In fact,the only tune here I didn't care for was Agitation Free's "Deliverance" off their dismal compliation,'The Other Sides Of Agitaion Free',for it was AF in name ONLY.Check this cosmic collection out for yourself.

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This album is a mystical masterpiece and demonstrates the diversity of the troupe LA NEF!!!!
a journey into the lightness of dark

The Garden of Earthly Delights

Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings
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Release Date: 1995-10-24

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Earthly Paradise: Rose, liz, printemps, verdure
Garden of Earthly Delights: El Rey que tanto madruga
Garden of Earthly Delights: La comida la manana
Garden of Earthly Delights: Lunga Nahawend
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Garden of Earthly Delights: Cave, Dominus videt (De tous bien playne)
Garden of Earthly Delights: Todo bueno tengo
Garden of Earthly Delights: Pesrev
Garden of Earthly Delights: Mignonne, allons voir si la rose
The Inferno: Aurora
The Inferno: La Chancon des dammes/Deo confitemini
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The Inferno: Cuando el Rey Nimrod
The Inferno: Kurdilicaz longa
The Inferno: Comment qu'a moy lonteinne
The Inferno: Cave, Dominus videt (De tous bien playne)
The Inferno: Es la pasion de Jesus/Lamentos de la animas

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This album is a mystical masterpiece and demonstrates the diversity of the troupe LA NEF!!!!.......2007-02-11

I have 4 of their albums, including "The Garden of Earthly Delights". I found this album to be more "mystically enchanting" than their other works. Typically, the album is presented as a themed play sung or played in about 17 acted scenes or "tracks". THE GARDEN* however, is more instrumental than say "Music for Joan the Mad", and, definately more mystical than "Le Monsignor".

I HIGHLY recommend you collect ALL OF LA NEF'S WORKS. This album is unique and isn't comparative to any of La Nef's other work. It stands out soley from all the rest and your collection wouldn't be complete without it. Although I prefer "Joan the Mad" and "The Quest for the Holy Grail" over this album (soley because I love the storylines), I'm very satisfied with my collection and happy I bought it.

My testimony of this troupe is -- BUY EVERYTHING THEY PRODUCE...THEY'RE THAT GOOD! Each album is a book. Each scene or "track" is creative, entertaining and thoroughly nourishing to the soul. If you haven't gone Mideval....JUST LISTEN TO THIS.

a journey into the lightness of dark.......2003-11-25

This album offers an eclectic display of medieval music. We get pieces from the Cathar, French, Spanish, Andalusian &Sephardic traditions - yet the tunes blend easily - just like the bizarre beings in the famous triptych by H. Bosch melt into a fascinating whole. The Bosch painting is intensely personal, as each viewer picks out the details, patterns and configurations that speak to her.... and the same is true with this collection of 14th & 15th century music presented by La Nef, the sextet founded in 1991 by Sylvain Bergeron. the pieces are all played with medieval instruments (including lute, oud, the vielle, psaltery and santur); La Nef adapted a few pieces to address modern sensibilities, yet the adaptations ring true to me; perhaps this is what the Cathars really wanted?! I have listened to this CD many times and will listen to it again. And again. Recommended.

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Jacob van Eyck: "Der Fluyten Lust-hof" ("The Flute's Garden of Delights"), Volume 2

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Jacob van Eyck: "Der Fluyten Lust-hof" ("The Flute's Garden of Delights"), Volume 2

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