Sacred Site

1. Genesis Voices/Sacred Site Theme

2. Baraka Theme

3. Paha Sapa

4. Tropical Rain Forest

5. Land Light

6. Sacred Site Soundtrack

7. Twin Flame

8. Return [Live]

9. Chronos: Portraits Theme

10. Chronos: Main Theme

11. Chronos: Escalator Theme

Sacred Site,Michael Stearns,Fathom/Hos,Ambient,New Age / Meditation,Pop,Progressive Electronic,Soundtrack

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Average customer rating: Everything thatýs good and bad about Post-Modernism Trance inducing This is it... this is the one... Wonderful fusion of traditional Indian music and rhythmicjaz

Sacred System: Nagual Site Bill Laswell & Sacred System Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Wake up & Dream Radioaxiom: A Dub Transmission Sacred System, Chapter 2 ROIR Dub Sessions Book of Exit: Dub Chamber 4 ASIN: B000006OPA Release Date: 1998-08-25

Tracks:

1. Raag Sohni
2. Black Lotus
3. X-Zibit-i
4. Derive
5. Saiya Nikasegaye
6. Driftwork
7. Aab Yaad Kar Tu

Amazon.com

Sacred System is the recording ensemble of sonic heavyweights Bill Laswell, Graham Haynes, Nicky Skopelitis, Bernie Worrell, Jah Wobble, and Bill Buchen. Too trance to be classified as world music and too exotic to be accurately called dance, Nagual Site is the group's mélange of dub, electronica, and African percussion. It's an interesting listen: the percussion of "X-Zibit-i" gradually gets more furious and loses its worldly roots in a sea of drum & bass and synth sounds, "Driftwork" gets a polyrhythmic vocal and bass treatment, and "Aab Yaad Kar Tu" adds an Eastern vocal style to the mix. Unfortunately, the acid jazz that creeps into smooth jazz on "Derive" is indicative of the whole disc. The styles may cross over, but ultimately the sum total of the parts isn't that interesting. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Everything thatýs good and bad about Post-Modernism.......2003-07-04

Wild eclecticism--good. Undigested wild eclecticism--bad. Access to other cultures--good. Access couched in excessive irony--bad. Evocation of non-Western sacred musics--good. Such evocation wrapped in alien contexts--bad. The title gives it all away: Sacred System. How can the sacred ever be turned into a system? That's at the heart of what's wrong here--a notion that anything can be appropriated by mere evocation.

A noble attempt to cross several genres--jazz, dub, Indian classical, trance, drum `n' bass, "world lounge," dance, and electronica--there's a real question as to whether this disc succeeds in any. To my ears, this is an unassimilated amalgam, with its wildly clashing styles and aesthetics--sometimes on the same piece, sometimes serially, sometimes all at once--making for aural chaos rather than any kind of enjoyable synthesis.

Yet, without the genuine exploratory sensibilities of Bill Laswell, many of us would probably never be exposed to such a wide musical palate. In a sense, you have to hand it to him for bringing together such a wide range of musical elements. That they don't completely gel doesn't necessarily mean it shouldn't have been tried.

Yet, again, I do have another real complaint against this record (you can see that I'm really of two minds about it): The talents of such notable players such as Dave Liebman, Byard Lancaster (a very underrecorded musical genius), Graham Haynes, and Hamid Drake are sorely underutilized. One of the reasons I bought this record was for these players. But their talents are swamped by Laswell, Bernie Worrell, and Jah Wobble. Will that satisfy the trance crowd? I hardly think so. One final grouse (you can almost see the stars slipping away): The musicians aren't listed by track, so it's impossible to tell who's playing on what.

Bottom line: some interesting sounds unfortunately just kind of left lying there. 2 and 1/2 stars.

Trance inducing.......2001-08-20

I got this CD per chance. In fact, I don't really appreciate Jazz music, but I really love traditional indian music turned to trance music. As such, two tracks: Aab Yaad Kar Tu, and Saiya Nikasegaye, are really wonderful for trance and meditation. Being a nice mix of traditional, powerful voices, blended with new-age. For these two I give over five stars. In fact after having heard them, I searched (and spends more than a hundred dollars), to get more music like these, but unfortunately failed to find more of it. The remaining of the CD is different, not the kind I like, so all in all I gave it only a 4 stars.

This is it... this is the one..........2000-06-14

Ok...

Disclaimer: Bill Laswell is so far my favorite musician on the Earth. His production: amazing. His fretless bass playing: beautiful and inspiring (I also play fretless bass)

His sensitivity, adventurous spirit, respect for music and musicians, his trance-awareness, all unparalelled in the music I've heard.

And this album is the embodiment of all these qualities. It's incredibly diverse, yet cohesive. It's intense, yet sensitive. It's new-age, yet respectful of tradition. It's beautiful. Pick it up!

Wonderful fusion of traditional Indian music and rhythmicjaz.......2000-06-14

I bought the CD by chance in a Warsaw jazzstore, misled by the title which in my mind suggested something precolumbian. What I heard instead was most amazing. I have simply never heard a better matched fusion between classical Indian music, expressed in very powerful both male and female voices, traditional instruments, but an especially strong rhythmic section (tabla's, etc..), and on the other hand, very convincing rhythmic jazz with keyboards, trumpets etc.. This is neither one or the another, but a new kind of powerful blend, not newagey at all, but nevertheless trance-inducing through its rhythms ... There's also an identifiable African percussion to be heard. I only give it a four, instead of five, because the documentation is very poor, apart from the names of its musicians, you get no background about the project, the musicians etc...

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Junglemoon Site of the Sacred Drum Brent Lewis Manufacturer: IRD ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: THE PRIMITIVE TRUTH RHYTHM HUNTER Like A Drum PULSE WHERE THE RHYTHM BEGINS EARTH TRIBE RHYTHMS ASIN: B000028BCE Release Date: 1996-01-01

Tracks:

1. Cat Walk
2. Dance of the Ants
3. Cave Witch
4. Mr. Swamp Toad
5. High Humidity
6. Iwi
7. Journey to Junglemoon
8. Buckwheat's Revenge
9. No Warning
10. Jungle Drum Boogie

Average customer rating: Sleepyeyed Mangrvove Throatwobbler Not near as good as his others Better than my other Stearns' stuff... So So Stearns, Better than Average Ambient A ***** CD!

Sacred Site Michael Stearns Manufacturer: Hearts of Space ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sorcerer The Storm Structures from Silence Desert Solitaire immersion : one ASIN: B000000X6C Release Date: 1993-08-10

Tracks:

1. Genesis Voices/Sacred Site Theme
2. Baraka Theme
3. Paha Sapa
4. Tropical Rain Forest
5. Land Light
6. Sacred Site Soundtrack
7. Twin Flame
8. Return
9. Chronos: Portraits Theme
10. Chronos: Main Theme
11. Chronos: Escalator Theme

Product Description

1. Genesis Voices giSacred Site Theme
2. Baraka Theme
3. Paha Sapa
4. Tropical Rain Forest
5. Land Light
6. Sacred Site Soundtrack
7. Twin Flame
8. Return
9. Chronos: Portraits Theme
10. Chronos: Main Theme
11. Chronos: Escalator Theme

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Sleepyeyed Mangrvove Throatwobbler.......2006-12-11

Travelog compilation of listless new age synthorgan tracks sprinkled with indian chief warbling and birdie songs. The intent being to covey the ancient power of various sacred sites into your bedroom. The CD liner promices "eternal thread of spirit that weaves through mankind". The only spirit these dragging disconnected compositions evoke is the common spirit of sleep into your bedroom.... Oh don't forget the cricket chirps.

Not near as good as his others.......2006-05-09

One of the reviews inspired me to buy this cd and I only own two of his cds :"Lyra" and "Sorcerer" which are way better than this cd. One of the songs on this cd "Return" is done live but it is already on the Lyra cd and this is a ten minute song song kind of a waste if you already have the Lyra cd. Purchase the other two cds I mentioned before you buy this one. I don't think there is much to this cd as in different sounds and I keep expecting something great compared to this other cds but it doesn't happen.

Better than my other Stearns' stuff..........2001-08-03

I'm very pleased with this CD. I have a number of Stearns' other projects (Thematic, Textural and Lost World) and this is by far the best. The organ selections are deeply moving and all of the cuts (except #3) touch my soul. #3 has some tribal chanting which doesn't particularly appeal to me but the instrumentals (natural and electronic) on all of the other pieces are very well done and consistent with the "sacred" theme running throughout.

I would describe this album as a "lite" dark ambient with a touch of deep space.

So So Stearns, Better than Average Ambient.......2000-07-21

Funny thing about Michael, his ealier works were so trippy but he began to cheeseout with some hokey ethno-influence. Thats happens when one loses their edge.

Its cheesy. I figure this appeals to New Agey people, but not as much to those who bug out to ultra ambient ambience.

The production is excellent...and its still a very good album.

I think 'Planetary Unfolding' was his ultimate 'trip'. Try that one on heavy drugs, if you can find it (the album) ...and of course some quality mind altering HEAVY DRUGS.

A ***** CD!.......2000-06-17

Michael Stearns explores global ethnic and tribal music on a subliminal electronic scale. This CD covers some of his best recordings - light years ahead of his peers. Superb!

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A Tribute to the Karmapa Monks of Rumtek Monastery Manufacturer: Khaeon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Live Recordings | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Tibetan Sacred Temple Music Tibetan Mantras and Chants Sacred Tibetan Chant ASIN: B00005YK6Y Release Date: 2002-01-22

Tracks:

1. Mahakala Invocation
2. Short Mahakala
3. Mahakala Tsoka
4. Mahakala
5. Radung
6. Guru Yoga Prayer
7. Guru Yoga Homage
8. Dhu Kor Tsa Dang
9. Kagyu Gur Tso Dang
10. Dhu Kor Tsa Dang II
11. Guru Yoga Chant
12. Gyaling

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Organ Aurora: Butterley: Fanfare for a Ceremony (1961); Westerly Prelude (1979) / Henderson: Sacred Site (1983) / Carr-Boyd: The Bells of Sydney Harbour (1979) / Williamson: Peace in Childhood (1971); Peace in Solitude (1971) / Koehne: Toccata Aurora (1983) David Kinsela , Nigel Butterley , Moya Henderson , Ann Carr-Boyd , Malcolm Williamson , and Graeme Koehne Manufacturer: Southern Cross ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00008FQCK Release Date: 1995-01-08

Meditation Music:

1. Sacred Tibet
2. Samadhi
3. Sea of Glass
4. Seapeace
5. Seapeace
6. Show Circle
7. Soundings Tapestry
8. Sounds of the Forest
9. Sounds of the Night
10. Spirits of the Wild [Import]

Meditation Music

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In Quest of Tense

Romantic Moments From The Violin Concerto

Service Sacre Pour Le Samedi

Music: Have You Forgotten?

Sendling 70

Raw as F**k [Import]

Roby Facchinetti [Import]

"Raheem - Greatest Hits, Vol. 3" [Explicit Lyrics]

Super Heavy Organ [Enhanced]

Respighi: Ballets

Senses

Perfil [Import]

Survival of the Fittest [Explicit Lyrics]

Lucille Bogan and Walter Roland: The Essential

The Fruit of Dreams