Elysian Fields

Product Description
Apple Computer has chosen the track 'Snowblind' for its Television advertising campaign for the new Titanium Powerbook G4! --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Elysian Fields,Minus 8,Compost,Acid Jazz,Ambient Breakbeat,Downbeat,Downtempo,Jazz-House,Jungle/Drum'n'bass,Latin Jazz,Pop,Rap & Hip-Hop

Average customer rating: Mesmerizing Minimalism OH HELL YA Elysian Fields: they are their name. "Night cracked like a skull..." All Music Guide Review (****1/2)

Queen of the Meadow Elysian Fields Manufacturer: Jet Set Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Dream Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dreams That Breathe Your Name Bleed Your Cedar La Mar Enfortuna We...The Enlightened Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By ASIN: B0000508Z3 Release Date: 2000-11-14

Tracks:

1. Black Acres
2. Bayonne
3. Bend Your Mind
4. Tides Of The Moon
5. Hearts Are Open Graves
6. Rope Of Weeds
7. Dream Within A Dream
8. Barely Recognize You
9. Fright Night
10. Queen Of The Meadow
11. Cities Will Fall
12. Bonus Track

Customer Reviews:

Mesmerizing Minimalism.......2007-07-21

Rather than repeat the praises of the other reviews, I wish to focus on one point the others have ignored...."Rope of Weeds". This one song is worth the price of the CD.
To begin, it has a very slow blues background(almost inaudible)...just guitar and bass at the start, weaving a sence of a slowly rocking boat. Jennifer's vocals seductivly begin telling a tale that is as salty as any good sea-fairing ghost story ever written. We soon find that the salt is a tripple entandra, representing the saltiness of a sailor, as well as the salt the boat is hauling and finally the salty tears of sadness which envelops the whole story(from the very situation inwhich she finds herself, to the depravity of her actions, not to mention the tears of joy she ultimatly achieves by having her love with her forever).
Once the storyteller's situation has been told, and her grusome find reveled, the music begins to intensify and a drum is added into the background. The drum is used sparingly, just enough to puctuate the the naritive, and give a sence of the storytellers ever accelerating heartbeat, due to her uncontrolable desire to commit indelicate actions upon her erie find.
By this time the instrumentation has insinuated itself to a point that one knows without a doubt that this is indeed a blues tune. From here on, the song has the perfect ballance of vocal and instrumentation, while remaining true to it's minimalistic intentions. The third act is a resolution for the storyteller, and what a resolution she decides upon!
Here we have an unsettling premis, an unsavory course of action and a satisfying resolve all told with instrumentation that grows in intencity that perfectly punctuates each emotional discovery of the lyric.
There is sadness here, but also love(perhaps lust, but being a romantic, I prefer to believe it is a love at frist sight), a love so strong that it hurts after you die. A love worth dying for. Yes this is a story of loss, but also redemption, in the fulfillment of a dark desire that is unimagined by most of us(and also by the storyteller herself, until she is faced with the situation). This is a ghost story with ghastly implications, and a quietly satisfying resolve.
Over all, I would say this song was executed with perfection. All of the elements of an enduring ballad are here, along with a prime example on how to use crescendo to compliment a vocal driven composition to realize the fullest effect of the lyrical imagry via minimalist instrumantation.
All that I need to say is BUY THIS DISK...NOW!!! All the other reviews are fairly accurate so I have no need to comment on the rest of the CD, that has already been done by everyone else quite well enough.

OH HELL YA.......2007-02-16

DONT KNOW A WHOLE LOT ABOUT IT BUT MY FRIEND LOVED IT

Elysian Fields: they are their name. .......2005-11-04

Syrup is delicious, but only in small doses--though beautiful and mystical, Queen of the Meadow may be hard to listen out repeatedly. Nonetheless, I love how Jennifer Charles's voice can move from a scratchy murmer to a clear, livened soprano within a single note. Most of the songs flow like a sea of thick chocolate, while others take on an ubeat, jazzy feel comparable to 70's slowrock. At times it even carries a folkish feel, as in "Rope of the Weeds."

By far, the strength of Elysian Fields is in the vocals. Jennifer's voice is hypnotic and carries the feeling that the name "Elysian Fields" suggests: a dreamy isolation of slumber and hedonism. One downfall of the album is that the simplistic guitar strums and even more simplistic percussion at times isn't enough. Many songs could use additional layers.

Peaks of the album are "Black Acres," where the original lyrics float with a haunting cello and organ accompaniment; the swingy "Bend Your Mind," which received much radio play in Europe but probably never the US; and "Dream Within a Dream," which holds a Wizard of Oz-like dream versus reality magic. Oren Bloedow takes the vocals in "Queen of the Meadow," which is a nice male diversion but perhaps comes too late.

"Night cracked like a skull...".......2004-02-07

This is the coolest band! Love the lyrics. Like dark, sexy jazz, almost. Jennifer Charles has the sexiest voice EVER. Yes, there are a few songs I tend to skip, but the rest make up for it. "Black Acres" and "Barely Recognize You" are the best, along with "Cities Will Fall", an apocalyptic love song. Gorgeous! The lyrics are dark, even graphic; images of convulsing moons, collapsing cities, and consuming burial grounds will leave "a trail like Dillinger" in your head. I can't wait to hear Bleed Your Cedar.

All Music Guide Review (****1/2).......2003-11-08

"The always-alluring Jennifer Charles is the focal point of Elysian Fields, and her aching purr goes a long way in making the band as enticing as it is. But it is not so clear-cut as to who is the architect of their sound, because beneath that fantastic voice on a song such as "Bayonne," Oren Bloedow's arrangement, as minimalistic as the song seems to be, turns out to be the Venus flytrap of the tune. With just some stoned, lackadaisical drumming and droopy-eyed Rhodes piano falling like raindrops, the song subtly makes some rather radical shifts and chord progressions. The listener doesn't even realize they've been caught in the musical web until Charles comes along to devour them, but it is the music that actually does the snagging. So it goes for the entirety of the duo's second album (and first on Jetset following a split with former label Radioactive, who refused to release a previous album they had recorded with producer Steve Albini), Queen of the Meadow, a deliciously mesmerizing and irresistible opus that is a perfect confluence of sly and furtive (but very much narrative) musical backdrops and lusty insinuation.

Part of the duo's secret is that they change things up both stylistically and temperamentally while maintaining that certain smoke-filled tension via Charles' singing. Instead of giving you a long, slow cigarette drag for 11 straight songs, they mix up tempo and mood: slinkily rocking on "Bend Your Mind" or gently swinging as on the titillating "Tides of the Moon," then turning it way down on the nearly comatose old-world lament, "Barely Recognize," then bouncing back yet again with the stunning "Fright Night," which adds a little anguish to a little spice until the song pulls itself up out of its torpor and turns into playfully cutting jazz. Bloedow's boyhood heroes were Brian Wilson and Kurt Weill, and as odd as that pair seems on paper, they are both very much present in the arrangements; they turn out to be an exquisite match, especially on "Dream Within a Dream." Dribbling Wilson-esque piano chords over queasy orchestration, the song is theatrical and playful, but also self-consciously pensive. The best songs, though, strip the music down to just the barest essentials, as on "Black Acres." Cloaked in stark, noir hues, the song is part woeful Italian ballad and part torch song, with Charles' voice playing innocent while her words play the game of temptation. Queen of the Meadow is not necessarily visionary -- Tom Waits and Mazzy Star, to name two artists that have been referenced in regard to Elysian Fields, have explored similar territory -- but it is a scintillating, self-contained work nonetheless, both poetic and wonderfully profane, artistic but not necessarily arty, and full of fabulous songs."

Average customer rating: Sophisticated, sensual darkness eh Darkly erotic.... Aptly titled Elysian Fields Forever

Bleed Your Cedar Elysian Fields Manufacturer: Mca Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Dream Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Queen of the Meadow Dreams That Breathe Your Name La Mar Enfortuna Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By We...The Enlightened ASIN: B000003BRP Release Date: 1996-10-08

Tracks:

1. Lady In The Lake
2. Jack In The Box
3. Off Or Out
4. Fountains On Fire
5. Star
6. Anything You Like
7. Sugarplum Arches
8. Parachute
9. Gracie Lyons
10. Rolling
11. Mermaid

Customer Reviews:

Sophisticated, sensual darkness.......2007-04-09

As previous reviews show, this music isn't for everybody. But for those who appreciate its sinuous & slow erotic charge, it'll take you to mysterious places. Unlike the boringly blatant & plastic sexuality of a lot of contemporary hits, this is the real thing: the lush flow is in the mind as much as in the body, creating a fever dream that never ends while the music is playing & Jennifer Charles' rich, low, satiny voice is soothing, caressing, aching in the dark, calling to you ... "But it doesn't matter anyway, I'm on the wrong side of the water, oh won't you listen to the lady in the lake?" In a way, it isn't so much about sex as it is about the mood, the countless little details merging together, the emotional undercurrents ... both alluring & a little ominous ... there's really nothing else quite like it. Most highly recommended!

eh.......2007-04-08

I didn't like this album, and barely listened to it. I don't know why...and wasn't particularly interested to figure out the reason or reasons.

Darkly erotic...........2001-10-16

Well, all negativity from the others aside, I hated this album at first too. Too slow, too mellow, too offkey.... but then, oh, then.... I listened to it as I was falling asleep! In the dark, with your eyes closed, new realms are opened up to you! There's an amazing art behind the simplicity and the smoky vocals. This is NOT music to groove to or dance to or to jump around too.... it's romantic, curling up in a warm bed JAZZY music. It creates at atmosphere without being blunt about it, which is why many people miss the point I think - not being smacked in the face with the purpose... Despite being so calming and tranquil, it won't put you to sleep if you don't want it to. It's interesting enough musically to keep me entranced. Darkly erotic vibes throughout, and very thoughtful! ENJOY IT!

Aptly titled.......2001-08-17

Granted I have cd's I've never heard arriving in my mailbox daily. Some I get, others pass me by. This is one where I misfired, for sure.

This is one dark as coal cd. Is it me or does this sound like mood music for dungeons? The singing is not at all mellifluous in any way whatsoever; it is rather a droning monotone (think the female equivalent if Howard Cosell took up music), the piano chops and overall atmosphere of the record is moodier than I can stand. I like moody when it's good (David Sylvian's "Secrets of the Beehive").

I'll give them credit for one thing, they've managed a classy name for themselves. Weren't the Elysian Fields where ancient Romans thought you went when you died? Unfortunately, their name is the only thing of value I can divine.

Elysian Fields Forever.......2001-06-13

Whoa, can I have a J please? As in Jealousy! That's what it sounds like D cluck cluck cluck has a severe case of. Take some xanax and call me in the morning. Sounds like you're trying to promote your own band and your trying to do it at the expense of Elysian Fields. Hoping to attract the EF audience? Anyway, this forum isn't for jealous rants and slagging, it's for thought-out reviews by hopefully someone who has something constructive and intelligent to say. Anyway, I first had their latest cd "queen of the meadow", and loved it to death. Great songs, mood, depth. The lyrics are incredibly poetic. The work of Lautremont comes to mind. Quality of the voice, music, words evoking surrealism- Blake, Ernst.. So I searched for anything else they put out and have been devouring it all. "Bleed your Cedar" is a beautiful cd. It seems a little bit more innocent than their latest one, but it is every bit as good. Especially love the song 'fountains on fire' where the piano is like a storm building, and Jennifer's voice soars, especially on these high notes. There is a great slide guitar solo on one of the songs too. This band is very deep, so don't let that persons sour grapes spoil it for you. If you like beautiful melodies, stellar musiacianship, poetic lyrics, ala Nick Cave, then, you'll probably like this stuff. It's not kiddie stuff!

Average customer rating: sublime, so ignore the slime Field of Erotic Dreams! She Becomes A Parody ... of Herself Ear candy...if that candy is chewable morphine

Dreams That Breathe Your Name Elysian Fields Manufacturer: Uninhibited ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Dream Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Queen of the Meadow Bleed Your Cedar La Mar Enfortuna Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By We...The Enlightened ASIN: B000267JMY Release Date: 2004-07-13

Tracks:

1. Stop The Sun
2. Baby Getlost
3. Timing Is Everything
4. Drunk On Dark Sublime
5. Live For The Touch
6. Passing On The Stairs
7. Shooting Stars
8. Shrinking Heads In The Sunset
9. Never Mind That Now
10. Narcosmicoma
11. Dog Of Tears
12. Bonus Track 1

Customer Reviews:

sublime, so ignore the slime.......2005-06-04

some people are so sick. i can't believe people are weighing in on her looks. this is about music people! charles and bloedow are amazing composers. the music is divine and pure and it is moody and it even rocks at times. the lyrics are moving, and these people who are saying this is parody are parodies themselves. they are clueless, as they can only see jennifer as a sex object. it's a pity because they are missing the boat. can't women be powerful and sexy and smart without threatening the pathetic creepy boys of this world? beautiful vocals too, lest we forget she's an AMAZING singer! And frankly, I find that the poduction values have improved over the years, less gloss, and more real muscle.

Field of Erotic Dreams!.......2005-05-23

My friend below me is correct in his assessment that Jennifer Charles is slowly becoming a caricature, but that does not keep this album from being very enjoyable. With the loss of a major label, it does seem as if Ms. Charles' looks have began to suffer along with the decreased production values and increased hard-living...until you get a look at the picture in the sleeve of "Dreams that Breathe Your Name" of Ms. Charles in a bra, wearing a very seductive look on her face! That, my friends, is the point of an Elysian Fields Album. Close your eyes,let your imagination wander and embrace the ethereal, sublime sounds of experimental jazz, while imagining love making with the girl you wish you could have, but who is painfully out of your reach.

She Becomes A Parody ... of Herself.......2005-04-29

As an ardent fan of the first two albums, and I haven't bought this one yet, only listened to samples, but I laughed at some of these samples (I know I know, they're a smittence of the full track, but you get an idea, eh?).

Why? Because Jennifer Charles is starting to sound like a cartoon parody of herself. Or in other words, oh so predictable ....

But maybe I'm just jaded. For sure I am. Still, I think that the price is right here and I'm already behind the eight-ball on this one, so I'm buying it.

Ear candy...if that candy is chewable morphine.......2004-09-16

Remember listening to Mazzy Star and imagining the person of your dreams slowly spinning in the an empty ballroom with only the shine of mirrorball outlining their movements? No. Huh, well then listen to Elysian Fields and you'll get an idea of what I mean.
"Dreams That Breathe Your Name" is an album that blends blurry eyed lyrics with plodding shoegazer-jazz. Think PJ Harvey at her most quiet and intense, the dreaminess of Portishead, and the elegance of Mazzy Star. So, enough with the allusions.
Jennifer Charles has a velvet tongue that doesn't mind licking every inch of you. 'Sultry' is inadequate descriptor. Oren Bloedow is able to orchestrate a sound that feels like a blue cloud of cigarette smoke that reeks of sex, achieved and denied.
The gems here are 'Timing is Everything,' 'Live for the Touch,' and 'Shrinking Heads in the Sunset.' But you really don't lose here.

Average customer rating: A Hard to Find Gem! Star rocks! Excellent!

Elysian Fields Elysian Fields Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Dream Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Bleed Your Cedar Queen of the Meadow La Mar Enfortuna Dreams That Breathe Your Name Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By ASIN: B000003BRL Release Date: 1996-02-27

Tracks:

1. Star
2. Diamonds All Day
3. Move Me
4. Get Rich

Customer Reviews:

A Hard to Find Gem!.......2003-02-11

I was again fortuned enough to find this first cd of Elysian Fields. There are only about 4 tracks one of which Star can be heard on Bleed Your Cedar. Diamonds was my favorite song and can only be heard on this cd. If you can find it then consider yourself very lucky!

Star rocks!.......2000-07-13

Just picked up the CD by accident. First track--the ultimate soundtrack to a seductive striptease. A really creative effort.

Excellent!.......1999-02-08

I went to Media Play this weekend, and not finding Elysian Fields' LP, "Bleed Your Cedar" there, I bought this CD (the only one they had). I first heard of Elysian Fields when their music was featured on "Charmed." I bought this EP not knowing what to expect, but figured it had to be good after reading the reviews of "Bleed Your Cedar." So, I bought it, and I was stunned. The music on this disc is beautiful, calming, and lyrical. Not many acts can be compared to Elysian Fields. All four of these songs are excellent and this disc is definitely worth each one of the five bucks you'd spend for it. I'm definitely ordering "Bleed Your Cedar" from Amazon ASAP!

Average customer rating: The ultimate in wistful easy-listening film scores An Intimate, Understated gem this is!

The Man from Elysian Fields (Score) Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B00006WL48 Release Date: 2002-10-29

Tracks:

1. Like Your Defects
2. End Credits
3. Make It To Nathaniel
4. Alcott's Integrity
5. Into The Car
6. Face To Face
7. Going Home Alone
8. When Do We?/Betrayed
9. Luther Rejected
10. Shattered Marriage
11. I'm Doing It For You
12. Byron's First Date
13. Book Of The Month
14. Byron Destroys
15. Make It To Nathaniel Intro
16. Byron Sees Dena
17. I Gotta Go
18. In Bed
19. Waiting
20. Byron With Dena
21. Inner Sanctum
22. Alcott Dead
23. Main Title

Amazon.com

A compelling throwback to an era when "style" and "substance" were not mutually exclusive in Hollywood fare, director George Hickenlooper's intimate-scaled portrait of a failed novelist surviving by making a deal with the devil--becoming an escort for wealthy women--features rich performances from its cast (Andy Garcia, Mick Jagger, Julianna Margulies, James Coburn) and a gently sophisticated score from Anthony Marinelli. The composer's work here revolves around warm pastoral orchestrations punctuated with spare piano and acoustic guitar flourishes and passages of spare, horn-driven jazz stylings that suggest maturity bordering on world-weariness. Even when Marinelli's adventurous tack inspires him to throw some sax and even sitar into the mix, his masterful sense of nuance and color insures it's a seamless, compelling fusion that helps make this score an intimate, understated gem. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

The ultimate in wistful easy-listening film scores.......2005-08-20

Even if you haven't seen this classy & underrated movie and are just looking for something to drift and dream by or ponder and reflect if you will, just put this cd on shuffle & repeat and you will have a wonderful time.

An Intimate, Understated gem this is!.......2004-04-17

I quite agree with the reviewer for Amazon. This is a beautiful lush composition, and deserves a lot more attention. The orchestrations are full and symphonic on some tracks, with a change to world music. The heavily indian music inspired tracks blend seamlessly with the classical motifs of the occident.

The jazz sax completes the triage blend of sounds, which never seem out of place. I must admit that I am quite new to Anthony Marinelli's work. However, the music in the movie captivated me more than the movie itself (a good effort). It made me seek out tis gem and his other works. This album is a definate must for soundtrack enthusiasts, especially those who enjoy a worldly mix to the music.

I feel that some of the score is missing from this album, as heard in the film. Also its a little short. However it is rather good on its own. The vocals harmonies are excellent.

It is not Gabriel's "Passion" or Portman's litling music, or Horner-esque or a jazz inspired in its entirety, but an interesting mosaic.

My favourite tracks are "End Titles" "Main Title" "Inner Sanctum" "Byrons First Date" and the finest "I Gotta go".

Average customer rating: Great album Simply Beautiful Awesome! It has the song from the Apple commercial: #9 Snowblind Elysian Fields - Minus 8

Elysian Fields Minus 8 Manufacturer: Compost ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Techno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Minuit Eclectica ASIN: B00004TT0O Release Date: 2000-08-29

Tracks:

1. Elysian Fields
2. Neverland
3. Circles Blurring
4. Breathe
5. Driven
6. Mondo Boppp
7. Sarug & Terah
8. Starstruck
9. Snowblind
10. Beyond Material
11. Cold Fusion
12. Nonhuman
13. Badman & Throbin'
14. Sellafield

Album Details

Apple Computer has chosen the track 'Snowblind' for its Television advertising campaign for the new Titanium Powerbook G4!

Customer Reviews:

Great album.......2007-07-05

Not going to say to much but I will say this album was a great purchase and I enjoy it TONS. I enjoy the title track and,"snowblind" the most on the album though. But just for a little info I'd advise checking out the uk amazon first as it may be cheaper there ( I got my copy for nearly half these prices). Just rember to multiply the price they have listed by 2 to see what it will be in US dollars though.....

Simply Beautiful.......2005-02-18

The blending of the jazzy beats and the bass is just ingenious. The trance isn't hard core per say, it's subtle and sweet. The bass is simply perfect. I love this CD.

Awesome!.......2001-09-20

I first heard the song "Elysian Fields" on Glücklich IV. Sometimes you like a song so much you go out and buy the CD and then it turns out that all of the other songs suck because the one song that was picked out for a "Compilation" was exceptional. That's not the case with this CD. Although "Elysian Fields" is the only song with Bogey talking, all of the songs share the same cool, ambient,jazzy, brasilian, "get-a-funky-riff-going and then shimmer a lot of Rhodes electronics and electric drumbeats all around it" type of tunes. If you like Om Lounge, Thievery Corporation, Glücklich I-IV, The New Latinaires, Bossa Mundo, Buscemi, Trüby Trio, etc. etc., you'll LOVE this.

It has the song from the Apple commercial: #9 Snowblind.......2001-03-15

Haven't heard his first one yet, but I love this one. Lounge, electro, sampled, eurofunky, sometimes mellow and ethereal..one of my favorites in a long time. Apparently the first album was drum & bass, which I don't care for even though I listen to it anyway for the mellow tracks. So if he's changing his style, he'll lose some fans and gain others. Compost has yet to disappoint. This goes with K&D, ESL, Costes, etc.

Elysian Fields - Minus 8.......2001-03-15

I really can't agree with the review made by the another costumer. This new album was not a disappointment and i think it is very well made and the music is well balanced, featuring jazzy and drum and bass songs, similar to Thievery Corporation and Cinematic Orchestra. I really advise you to by this album and if you like it check other albums from other artists of COMPOST LABEL like for example Rainer Truby Trio and Jazzanova.

Average customer rating: Spartan Black Metal! Heaven.... excuse me.... Hell on earth!!! The Elysian Fields Destroy

We...The Enlightened Elysian Fields Manufacturer: Wicked World ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Queen of the Meadow Dreams That Breathe Your Name Bleed Your Cedar HOMAGE Suffering G.O.D Almighty ASIN: B00000I8AC Release Date: 1999-05-04

Tracks:

1. Their Blood Be On Us
2. I Am The Unknown Sky
3. Until The Night Cries Rise In Your Heart
4. ...And The Everdawn Faded Away
5. Shall They Come Forth Unto Us
6. Arcana Caelestia
7. The End Shall Be Tragically Fulfilled
8. The Last Star Of Heaven Falls
9. Wither, Oh Divine, Wither

Customer Reviews:

Spartan Black Metal!.......2004-12-08

Not bad for music in the black/death metal vein (somewhat like Emperor 'cept the acoustic flourishes of guitar,violin and cello are allowed full audio dominance).
The vocals vary,like the music, with clear, whispered and growl passages (it is NOT all death growls). Similar to conceptual Viking metal in that The Elysian Fields compose their music around themes of ancient Greek History (Spartan Metal(?))...and are very successful in conveying the warrior sense of hope,loss,mystery and destiny.
If you are in the mood for something different, here's a black metal group from Greece other than Rotting Christ that carry the torch just as well. This came out in 1999 and is their only cd out as far as I know. CD is just over 47 min in length.

Heaven.... excuse me.... Hell on earth!!!.......1999-07-03

Just in one word: SUPREME!!! It took a while to find it. But now we found it, and it's truely GREAT!!!!!! Let's all buy it and grunt the leaves from the trees!!!

The Elysian Fields Destroy.......1999-06-07

First off if your looking for the Elysian Fields with the female singer forget it. This is a different band entirely. For those of us into the genre of Death/Black Metal, continue on. Second off, this CD is near GODLY! The music is very fast with some slow mellow parts thrown into to keep us off balance. The violin fits perfectly with the music in both fast and slow parts. Clean vocals? Forget it! Nothing but great death metal screams here. The best way that I can compare this album to others is imagine Dark Tranquility or In Flames with violins. The music is very melodic, and fast. Buy buy buy. Definately worth the investment.

Average customer rating: Great Jazz

Elysian Fields Loren Pickford Manufacturer: Dinosaur ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000005CGE Release Date: 1996-04-30

Tracks:

1. Elysian Fields
2. Melancholy Baby
3. Laureen
4. Street Line for Rodney
5. Louisiana Rain Song
6. Blues for Baby Doll
7. Three Flowers
8. Down South Blues
9. Zingaro (Portrait in Black and White)
10. What'll I Do?
11. For All We Know

Customer Reviews:

Great Jazz.......2004-04-06

Loren is an excellent jazz musician. I felt his music was very relaxing and very passionate. He has great accompaniments. All of the songs are very well put together. This is a great buy.

Average customer rating:

Beyond Elysian Fields Hugh Cornwell ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Vinyl Records | American Punk | British Punk | Emo | Garage Punk | Hardcore | Post Hardcore | Proto Punk | Punk | Punk Revival | Punk-Pop | Riot Grrl | Ska Punk | Straight Edge Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000639Y6M Release Date: 2004-10-12

Tracks:

1. Land of a Thousand Kisses
2. Cadiz
3. Do Right Bayou
4. Under Her Spell
5. Beauty on the Beach
6. Story of Harry Power
7. 24/7
8. Mr. Big
9. Picked Up by the Wind
10. I Don't Mind
11. Henry Moore

Album Description

Hugh Cornwell's 2004 album, `Beyond Elysian Fields', was recorded in America with Tony Visconti (David Bowie/Manic Street Preachers) and Danny Kadar (My Morning Jacket) and mixed in NYC by Tony Visconti. The former Stranglers main man has produced some of his most compelling work yet enhancing his position as one of the most respected elder statesmen in rock. Track Records.

Average customer rating:

We... The Enlightened Elysian Fields ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000563H9

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2. Ghetto Gumbo Raw Uncut, Vol. 1 [Explicit Lyrics]
3. Ghetto Politics [Explicit Lyrics]
4. Grindology [Explicit Lyrics]
5. Heavy Loungin'
6. Hostile Intentions [Explicit Lyrics]
7. Hot Girls 4 Life [Explicit Lyrics]
8. I Ain't Playin Pick Up Lines
9. I Don't Really Care [CD-single] [Import]
10. I Shoot This

Dance Music

dance music

Dance Music

Beck-Ola [Import]

Glory: Famous Bach Arias

Joue Bud Powell [Original recording remastered]

Black Fire [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered]

Long Road Back [Import]

R&B Music: 20 Year Anniversary Celebration: Life's a Beach 1979-1999

Greatest Country Songs

Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 14/String Quartet No. 12

Hearts and Rivers

Meditations [Import] [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered]

Hi Voltage [Import] [Limited Edition]

Great Big Meaningless

Escuela Nocturna [Import]

Arvo Pärt: Beatus

The Soft Machine