We Are Connected

Mixmag, December 2000
'Copenhagen Express' and 'We Are Connected' sound like classic German trance...dressed in some nice trendy trousers-Viv Craske

Product Description
"We Are Connected", the 2nd full length album from Jondi & Spesh on indi label Loöq, is a progressive house exploration that pushes the boundaries of the genre. The title track blew up in the UK last year and was licensed to John Digweed's label for his Bedrock compilation. The album also includes the bassline driven stormer "The Sway" (recently released on vinyl in the UK only), as well as more unusual selections such as the electro-styled "Beam Me Up" and the hard yet deeply intense "Sky City."

We Are Connected

We Are Connected,Jondi & Spesh

Average customer rating: Ring introduction critique FASCINATING STUDY FOR NOVICES AND AFFICIONADOS ALIKE Welcome back to a classic analysis Essential for Understanding Wagner's Ring Cycle Very Functional

An Introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen Deryck Cooke , Georg Solti , Wiener Philharmoniker , Anita Valkki , Berit Lindholm , Birgit Nilsson , Brigitte Fassbaender , Christa Ludwig , Claire Watson , Claudia Hellmann , Dame Gwyneth Jones , Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau , Eberhard Wächter , George London , Gerhard Stolze , Gottlob Frick , Grace Hoffmann , Gustav Neidlinger , Hans Hotter , Helen Watts , Helga Dernesch , Hetty Plumacher , Ira Malaniuk , James King , Jean Madeira , Joan Sutherland , Kirsten Flagstad , Kurt Böhme , Lucia Popp , Marga Höffgen , Marilyn Tyler , Maureen Guy , Oda Balsborg , Paul Kuen , Régine Crespin , Set Svanholm , Vera Little , Vera Schlosser , Waldemar Kmentt , Walter Kreppel , and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baritones | Voices | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Wagner's Ring: Turning the Sky Round Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen (Ring Cycle) / Sir Georg Solti Decoding Wagner: An Invitation to His World of Music Drama (includes 2 CDs) Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen / Levine, Metropolitan Opera (Complete Ring Cycle) Ring of the Nibelung ASIN: B00000424H Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

1. Of All Great Musical Compositions... (Examples 1-4)
2. The Fundamental Symbol... (Examples 5-11)
3. Returning Now To The Nature Motive... (Examples 6, 12-16)
4. A Number Of Further Motives... (Examples 5, 17-21)
5. A Second, Much Smaller Family... (Examples 22-25)
6. So Much For Nature. (Examples 26-38)
7. The Cause Of The Deterioration... (Examples 39-44)
8. The Other Transformation... (Examples 45-48)
9. Several Other Motives... (Examples 49-52)
10. Two Further Motives... (Examples 41, 53-61)
11. The Basic Motive Associated With The Spear... (Examples 62-68)
12. Along Another, More Complex Line... (Examples 69-72)
13. In Act Two Of Walkure... (Examples 69, 73-75)
14. Returning Now To Act Two Of Walkure... (Examples 76-79)
15. Love Is Another Of The Central Symbols... (Examples 80-83)
16. Later In The Same Scene... (Examples 84-87)
17. Freia's Motive Has Two Independent Segments... (Examples 88-91)
18. The Label 'Flight'... (Example 92)
19. When Fasolt, In Scene Two Of Rhinegold... (Examples 93-98)
20. A Little Later In The Interlude... (Examples 99-103)

Tracks:

1. The Other New Motive... (Examples 104-109)
2. There Are Several Independent Love-Motives... (Examples 110-114)
3. The Characters In Whose Lives... (Examples 115-120)
4. One Further Motive Belongs... (Example 121)
5. The Sword Motive Recurs... (Examples 122-130)
6. Ironically, This Phrase... (Examples 131-135)
7. Closely Associated With Gutrune's Motive... (Examples 136-140)
8. Here We Come To The End... (Examples 141-146)
9. Complemtary To This Symbol... (Examples 147-149)
10. One Last Central Symbol... (Examples 150-157)
11. One Further Motive Connected... (Examples 158-161)
12. There Are One Or Two Motives... (Examples 162-168)
13. These Motives Of Alberich And Mime... (Examples 169-171)
14. Quite A Number Of The Subsidiary Motives... (Examples 172-176)
15. Besides This Family Of Motives... (Examples 177-180)
16. Our Final Example... (Examples 10, 181, 182)
17. In The Final Scene Of Gotterdammerung... (Examples 181-183)
18. Even More Masterly... (Examples 184-188)
19. Now If We Return... (Examples 189-191)
20. This Masterly Way... (Examples 192, 193)

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When Wagner set the Ring to music, he intended the orchestra to act in the fashion of a chorus from a classic Greek tragedy--setting the mood and commenting on the action. In order to allow a nonverbal musical line to reflect on the plot, Wagner developed a psychologically and musically complex symbology to communicate his thoughts to the listener. From the beginning the Ring has spawned numerous written commentaries on the relationships of the motif structure, but by using examples from the Decca Ring recording, Deryck Cooke's thoughtful spoken commentary is by far the most accessible guide for either the fledgling Ring enthusiast or the seasoned veteran. --Christian C. Rix

Customer Reviews:

Ring introduction critique.......2006-11-04

This is very worthwhile, at the same time it requires time, patience and attention, but it does provide some keys to better enjoyment of a sensational piece of music.

FASCINATING STUDY FOR NOVICES AND AFFICIONADOS ALIKE.......2006-08-16

This may look an intimidating, daunting and dull prospect - a 2+ hour lecture on the motifs in the Ring. Don't be put off. Whether you're a relative novice to the Ring and want to find out what it's all about, more experienced with a desire to understand the composer's methods better or an afficionado who thinks he knows it all inside out, there is great pleasure as well as elucidation to be had from this set. Originally made to accompany the Decca Solti Ring, it contains a multitude of musical illustrations taken from those recordings as well as some specially recorded by Solti just for this Introduction.

It wasn't the first time this has been tried. The famous HMV sets from the late 20's also included recorded examples of over 100 motifs. (These, by the way, are available as part of the Pearl reissue of those wonderful HMV recordings). What that set lacked was the wonderful insights as well as the approachability of the talk by Deryck Cooke. Cooke was a great and much missed musicologist - a Mahler expert responsible for the performing edition of the Tenth Symphony still most played today, a fascinating explorer into the nature of music's basic building-blocks in his excellent book, The Language of Music, and an inspiring and elucidating critic of Wagner's work as shown by the fascinating book he left unfinished at his death, I Saw the World End.

On these CDs he does much more than list the leitmotifs and identify them as calling-cards. He shows the amazingly integrated and organic growth of the musical material that Wagner uses throughout his vast work. He demonstrates how motifs can change their sense and meaning as they evolve through the drama. And he shows how the complex combinations of motifs can radically advance both the musical and the dramatic narrative of the piece. There are even places where he corrects the misinterpretation of some of the motifs that had become ingrained from early commentators' false labels.

This set should engage and enlighten anyone with an interest in Wagner's huge and inexhaustible tetralogy. Do give it a try - no matter how far down the road to Wagnerianism you are.

Welcome back to a classic analysis.......2006-05-28

Deryck Cooke's lecture series upon THE RING is almost as much a classic by now as the Solti RING cycle, with which it was originally issued on LP, and from which it derives its musical examples. The difference is that whereas the Solti RING has been continuously in print ever since it was completed, and was among the first opera sets to benefit from the CD revolution, the Cooke analysis was for long almost totally unobtainable. Now we have it back. It should be welcomed: it is a classic. Cooke's mellow, deep voice with the hint of a Celtic burr - which made him ideal on BBC radio - patiently explains Wagner's melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic metamorphoses to such good effect that if you own this recording, you really require no other RING analysis. (A pity about the abrupt beginnings and endings of too many vocal and orchestral illustrations, though.) Musicology lost a fine, sensitive thinker with Cooke's premature death in 1976.

If all you want is dilettantish baby food, there are plenty of dumbed-down Wagner commentaries on the market, stretching from Anna Russell's famous monologue (which doesn't pretend to be anything other than a parody aimed at morons) to the latest standard-issue "Wagner-was-a-Nazi-boo-hiss" feuilleton (which, unfortunately, does). Without reasonable score-reading skill you will find Cooke useless, however diligently you have ploughed through Marx, Jung, Freud, or other gurus purportedly relevant to THE RING. Cooke expects you to use your brains and your musical sense. Quelle horreur. At today's BBC his "elitism" would render him unemployable.

Essential for Understanding Wagner's Ring Cycle.......2006-05-15

I originally bought this set on vinyl in the early 70s when I discovered the Ring in college. I studied the records and booklet assiduously, and after about three run-throughs I finally started getting it. Wow! Thirty-five years later, I still remember Mr. Cooke's analyses of various motive families, and I don't know how I could have mastered and loved the Ring without him. I now own this set on CD and listen again on the rare occasion of attending a Ring performance. My wife calls me a "Ring nut," but of course I'm nuts about many other things as well.

Bottom line, buy this set and study it if the Ring has captivated you as it has countless others. The presentation is dry, but sticking with it brings measureless and longlasting rewards.

Very Functional.......2006-03-19

This CD set is excellent for what it sets out to do: present the leitmotives of the Ring according to their relationship to one another and their role in developing both characters and plotlines. Deryck Cooke's lectures on each motive are very insightful, very helpful at cueing the listener into the semantic aspect of Wagner's orchestral writing. The one drawback is that the musical examples are a bit jarring. Without fade-ins or -outs, the engineering is quite barbaric. And though the orchestra was, I believe, conducted by Solti, and is beautifully done, the vocal performances can be quite unpleasant. Point being: this is not background music, but in accomplishing what it sets out to do, it is very successful, and I don't know of anything else like it.

Average customer rating: Just listen to the voices We Are All Connected ... All Music, One Voice, One Powerful release of music Powerful music for the most worthy of causes! Music for my ears and soul for my heart We Are All Connected

Darfur: We Are All Connected Manufacturer: Berklee College of Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur NOT ON OUR WATCH: THE MISSION TO END GENOCIDE IN DARFUR AND BEYOND The Reminder Corinne Bailey Rae ASIN: B000KH9ACC Release Date: 2006-11-14

Product Description

A collection of r&b, soul, jazz, pop, world and gospel songs by Berklee College of Music students and staff to raise awareness of the plight of women and children affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. We Are All Connected is the culmination of a collaborative effort engaging many members of the Berklee community. A delegation of Boston women traveled to the Sudan with Mercy Corps where the group heard firsthand accounts of the violence that has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions to camps. These stories inspired the group to take action to produce a full-length CD. Guest Artists Include: Meshell Ndegeocello, Walter Beasley and Vinnie Colaiuta

Customer Reviews:

Just listen to the voices.......2007-01-26

Very powerful statement by an extraordinary group of young musicians. In one song, you can hear the voices of the children of Darfur. It is haunting yet inspiring to hear the voices crying out for fear of extinction, but at the same time at peace with themselves.

We Are All Connected ... All Music, One Voice, One Powerful release of music.......2006-11-22

From beginning to the end this compact disc is wonderful! All the colors and sounds of voices and instruments come together in a sweet blend to tell the story of the victims in the Darfur region of Sudan. Stories of hope, survival, and longing. Songs such as: Love Myself Instead, We Shall Heal, Home, and Why only wets the appetite and leaves the listener wanting more, looking introspectively, and asking questions.

Kudos to Berklee College of Music, the leadership of Roger Brown, and the inspiration of Linda Mason ... We Are All Connected is an incredible collection of music to raise awareness in support of those who are suffering in Darfur.

Powerful music for the most worthy of causes!.......2006-11-21

Wow! This CD blew me away. I am so impressed with the students, faculty and staff of Berklee College of Music for lending their time and talents to produce this benefit CD for Darfur. The music is so diverse and inspiring too! Everything from jazz to techno to R&B, world and country. I love the way they wove the voices of the Sudanese women and children into their music. [..] Hats off to Berklee, their leader Roger Brown and his wife Linda Mason for bringing this topic to their campus, and inspiring the making of this CD. I love that I can buy an incredible CD of music, and support a cause that is near and dear to my heart. Proceeds go to MercyCorps "Darfur Fund", and I plan to buy several more to share with friends and family this holiday season. Do something good for your soul and for the good of humanity and buy this CD!

Music for my ears and soul for my heart.......2006-11-20

I came upon this CD as an activist for the women of Darfur. I was familiar with the work of Mercy Corps and knew that any project they were involved with was worth my money. I searched for really effective ways that I could help stop the atrocitites in the Sudan and was quite pleased to have come upon this CD.

Well then, I actually listened to it. It's great. I mean, really great. I know Berklee is a very reputable music school so I figured it would be good, but I can honestly say I was really moved by the music. I was psyched that not only had I helped the women of Darfur by buying the CD but I was also proud to be supporting Berklee students and faculty.

As a result of the music being so good, I am going to give this CD to several people on my holiday list this year. Of course it's also nice to give gifts just for the humanitarian aspect, so it's great to know that with this CD I'll have both bases covered.

We Are All Connected.......2006-11-18

We hear so many stories in the news about atrocities happening around the world that we become inured to them, and learn to separate ourselves from what we hear completely. We become spectators instead of participants. CDs like this one remind us that regardless of the distance between continents, there are connections between people.

Hearing the recordings of women and children in internally displaced person camps in Darfur incorporated into the compositions of Berklee's music community reinvigorates those connections, and reminds us that we do have a voice, no matter where we live. And knowing that the proceeds from the CD benefit Mercy Corps' Darfur programs makes this an easy purchase to make. I'm sending it to everyone on my Christmas list.

Average customer rating: Great music to play anywhere, anytime. AWESOME!... the future of good music Just Listen The journey of self discovery in Looq Land!

We Are Connected Jondi & Spesh ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Answer ASIN: B000050FBR Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

1. We Are Connected (Active Love Mix)
2. Cycle One (Victory Bass)
3. The Sway (Bring It On Mix)
4. Copenhagen Express (Crimson Bullet Mix)
5. Life of Glitter
6. Beam Me Up
7. Up. Down. Float.
8. Sky City
9. Downstairs at Qo
10. We Are Connected (Overdrive Mix)

Album Description

"We Are Connected", the 2nd full length album from Jondi & Spesh on indi label Loöq, is a progressive house exploration that pushes the boundaries of the genre. The title track blew up in the UK last year and was licensed to John Digweed's label for his Bedrock compilation. The album also includes the bassline driven stormer "The Sway" (recently released on vinyl in the UK only), as well as more unusual selections such as the electro-styled "Beam Me Up" and the hard yet deeply intense "Sky City."

Customer Reviews:

Great music to play anywhere, anytime........2003-06-25

I live in a small town far away from San Francisco, which is the stomping grounds of this dynamic duo. Yes J & S are dynamic because it seems everything they touch musically turns to greater than gold. "We Are Connected"(active love mix) starts this album off on an awesome journey through dreamy and creamy melodies. "Cycle One" is next and is my favorite track off of the album, because it has like 30 different textures to it and grows for the whole duration. Every track is impeccable except 9, because it is not a musical track.

AWESOME!..........2002-10-16

If you like deep trance and good solid beats, this album is for you. If you like "techno" that is played on the radio, then stay aways from this. For the true trance fans out there, pick this up...you won't be sorry!...

the future of good music.......2002-01-04

i hope the mainstream never gets this. very good driving music. track 2 is playing almost constantly on my stereo. all i would change is a little less of the repetition type beats that electronic music is famous for, and substitute with more change up runs. the sound production is better then most studio producers/engineers. all in all, a top notch effort. i only wish more artists could succeed like this. is that mr. hawkins narration on we are connected? i think so!

Just Listen.......2001-01-04

"We Are Connected" is one of the best CDs to put any party into a trance. As soon as the first track played its spring-sounding bass out of my speakers, I was constantly waiting for more. Although the album is nothing compared to a live performance from these guys, it sure beats anything else I've heard in a long time. The only thing I wish is that it was a continous mix from start to finish. Ending it off with a faster version of track one dissapointed me. They should have started off the CD with the last song. Other than that, I don't think that any underground dancer would be dissapointed. I still gave the album 5 stars.

The journey of self discovery in Looq Land!.......2000-12-30

WE ARE CONNECTED is a first time introduction in a new place. A place where there are happy faces, glittery kisses and never ending bottles of water that taste like heaven. 'We Are Connected' quenches your thirst for self discovery through orignal music that is so unique and like nothing else recorded today.

Listening to the title track 'We Are Connected' for the first time (again)makes you feel as if you are an infant taking your first step. People are smiling at you and excited to be right there to see. You want to rush, run and jump into the next track in hopes it brings the same happiness that your last blow pop did. You soon realize that each phase is a differnt tune. You want to keep the 'We Are Connected' vibe as you are so overly ecstatic with this newfound feeling of happy happy dancing love. Track two, 'Cycle One' makes you stop and slow down so you don't forget to remember it wasn't the blow pop or the cutey face glittery kisses of big eye love that drew you in, it was the music. 'Cycle One' is deep with so much substance that for a moment, you're not too sure if you are scared or not.....you are not. Once you pass that phase, track three, 'The Sway' picks you up again and hugs your whole body and soul with it's beauty and flow. It connects your feet to your heart to your brain. 'The Sway' is the little brightly lit warm cabin in the dark woods of clubland. You get there and the light is on. By 'The Sway', you know you are safe with Jondi and Spesh. The rest of the way you let them act as your pied piper. You trust them following their journey for you down the yellow brick road of tracks 4 to 9 and end up full circle with the 'We Are Connected' overdrive mix that leads you to the Emerald City that is QOOL.

We are lucky, we are happy and grateful to be able to experience this time and of course, We Are Connected. Thanks Jondi and Spesh! Yeah!

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We Are All Connected: Songs to Lift the Spirit Marge Eiseman & Friends Manufacturer: Jewish Heartland ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005OMU6 Release Date: 2001-08-05

Tracks:

1. We Are All Connected
2. Eilu v'Eilu
3. Rosh Chodesh Chant
4. Sing Praises
5. Lo BaShamayeem Hee
6. Which Kind of Light Will You Be?
7. Family Blessing
8. Sh'ma -- Listen

Album Description

"We Are All Connected: Songs to Lift the Spirit" offers the burgeoning US Jewish music scene a rich alto voice, eight transcendentally soulful melodies and a sincere invitation to open one's heart to genuine Jewish experiences. Marge Eiseman deftly mixes Hebrew and English, and composes in an appealing variety of musical moods. The beautiful cover art, by Bruce David, further develops the sense of inter-connectedness.

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6. 7 Days [CD-single]
7. A Taste Like Ginger
8. Adelante (Dig) [Import]
9. All Things Just Keep Getting Better [CD-single] [Import]
10. Before Time Forgot

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