Shadowplay

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Tim Story is one of those artists who exists in a natural state of repose, whose music is born from a point that is deep and still, gaining resonance and contour as it rises from the bottom of the well. Story has defined ambient chamber music since the early '80s, and Shadowplay continues down that path with music that hovers at the borders of darkness and joy. Story extends his keyboard-based palette with oboe and cello, giving his compositions an even warmer hue. What sets him apart from the likes of Kevin Kendle and Michael Hoppé is Story's resistance toward neoclassical nostalgia. With Story, there's always a sense that something ominous could be lurking around the corner, like a shark hanging at the edge of an intoxicating coral reef. That element of foreboding is particularly apparent on "Intemperate," as Dieter Moebius from the quirky German band Cluster adds subtle abstracted electronics. Like most Story albums, Shadowplay is as haunting as that first moment when one awakens from a dream--and just as elusive. --John Diliberto

Shadowplay,Tim Story,Hearts of Space,Ambient,Neo-Classical,New Age,New Age / Meditation,Pop,Progressive Electronic

Shadowplay

Tracks:

Map Of The Warm Night
Perhaps
Flame And Circle
Intemperate
The Daughters
Slippery Hours
Hum
Erstwhile
When All Beyond Was Wild
Melisma

Product Description

1. Map Of The Warm Night
2. Perhaps
3. Flame And Circle
4. Intemperate
5. Daughters, The
6. Slippery Hours
7. Hum
8. Erstwhile
9. When All Beyond Was Wild
10. Melisma

Format: CD

Amazon.com

Tim Story is one of those artists who exists in a natural state of repose, whose music is born from a point that is deep and still, gaining resonance and contour as it rises from the bottom of the well. Story has defined ambient chamber music since the early '80s, and Shadowplay continues down that path with music that hovers at the borders of darkness and joy. Story extends his keyboard-based palette with oboe and cello, giving his compositions an even warmer hue. What sets him apart from the likes of Kevin Kendle and Michael Hoppé is Story's resistance toward neoclassical nostalgia. With Story, there's always a sense that something ominous could be lurking around the corner, like a shark hanging at the edge of an intoxicating coral reef. That element of foreboding is particularly apparent on "Intemperate," as Dieter Moebius from the quirky German band Cluster adds subtle abstracted electronics. Like most Story albums, Shadowplay is as haunting as that first moment when one awakens from a dream--and just as elusive. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

I agree, this music will make you believe there is a God.......2006-05-23

Oh the depth. It's hard to express in words what Story captures in sound on this incredible album. If you are a Hearts of Space listener Story is probably familiar, but if you haven't ventured into the realm of "slow music for fast times" take a listen. This music is a comfort in this tense modern era, a reminder that, if we look hard enough, there is genius all around us, and a deep eternal reality beyond that which we perceive lingering beneath every surface. We need only stop, look, and listen.

Popular Music.......2006-02-25

Excellent-I'm currently using it in my treatment room for therapeutic massage and my clients love it. I like working to it- it is soothing and melodic- I would highly recommend this for relaxation and/or background music. I also love the use of mostly real and not synthesized music.

Music for Thinking.......2005-09-12

Tim Story is my favorite composer and Shadoplay's ambient melodies are the perfect background music for researching, writing or driving. If your work involves complex analytic thought and you need refreshing music to sustain you, listen to any of Tim Story's CDs and revitalize your mind!

Tim Story's masterpiece.......2004-03-11

This- Tim Story's 10th solo release- is his most essential work. For those of you familiar with The Perfect Flaw and Beguiled, you may well be doubtful, and understandably so....but, in my opinion, Shadowplay builds on all the strengths of those two cds (brooding, melancholic compositions accompanied by oboe and cello), and is more coherent. Finally, don't overlook pre-Hearts of Space Tim Story (highlights found on 'Abridged'); and his most recent, Lunz, is superb as well, though more varied and not as persistently depressing.

Never trivial, Never maudlin.......2003-03-04

On Shadowplay, Tim Story masters the minimalist style, with songs of grace and subtlety. Top notch playing and production allows the listener to move deeper into the intersecting emotions outlined with each playing.
Story uses primarily piano, strings and oboe here, and what is notable is what has been left out - any superficial element that would distract from the carefully constructed mood of peaceful questioning. This is what sets Story apart from many new age artists; this is not blissful music, but music always open to the unfolding impermanence of life.
One of joys is his use of tempo changes for emphasis - when he has established the tone and color, he will slow the pace, allowing the song to gather depth and gravitas.
Highly recommended.

Average customer rating:

More boring than relaxing.
A MUST HAVE CD for MAKING LOVE

Shadowplay
Amarna
Manufacturer: Higher Octave
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | New Age | Styles | Music

Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music

General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000003YZ2
Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

Shadowplay
Someone Like You
The Grace Of Love
Night Rain
In A Zen Garden
When Love Comes In
Interlude
Pentimento
Time Stands Still
Epilogue

Customer Reviews:

More boring than relaxing........2002-09-24

I bought this album on impulse after seeing it on sale in a used CD shop. Now I know why it was there to begin with! The music from start to finish has no hooks to draw one's attention or keep the listener engaged, and the lyrics had no real substance to them, only repeating the same lines and the same concepts without progressing to a definite point for one to follow. The leader of this group says he took five years to write the songs for this album. It should have taken him five HOURS. For a better example of relaxing music with vocals and lyrics, check out Deep Heart's Core by Kate Price.

A MUST HAVE CD for MAKING LOVE.......1999-08-30

If you're passionate person and want to amplify the romance of love-making, the music of Amarna's "Shadowplay" will take you and your partner straight from the bedroom to the clouds of heaven.

Greatest Hits Part 2: The 9 Skulls of Prejudice

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Greatest Hits Part 2: The 9 Skulls of Prejudice
Shadowplay
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Product Description

Mystery Rock Shadowplay's Greatest Hits Part Two: The 9 Skulls of Prejudice is the sister album to Shadowplay's Greatest Hits Part Three: The Struggle to be Normal--- if you own one cd then you need to own both CDs to grasp the proper expression!

Average customer rating:

Shadowplay
Larry Luchowski
Manufacturer: Lakeshore Jazz
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music

Bebop & Post-Bop | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000005A6N
Release Date: 1995-07-11

Tracks:

Breathe a Sigh
Woody
Mephisto
Remembering You
Chit Chat
Young and Foolish
It Could Happen to You
Quintessential

Average customer rating:

Eggs & Pop
Shadowplay
Manufacturer: Incarnation
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000008SSX
Release Date: 1995-07-31

Average customer rating:

More boring than relaxing.
A MUST HAVE CD for MAKING LOVE

Shadowplay
Amarna
Manufacturer: Higher Octave
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | New Age | Styles | Music

General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000025B11
Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

Shadowplay
Someone Like You
The Grace Of Love
Night Rain
In A Zen Garden
When Love Comes In
Interlude
Pentimento
Time Stands Still
Epilogue

Customer Reviews:

More boring than relaxing........2002-09-24

A MUST HAVE CD for MAKING LOVE.......1999-08-30

If you're passionate person and want to amplify the romance of love-making, the music of Amarna's "Shadowplay" will take you and your partner straight from the bedroom to the clouds of heaven.

Average customer rating:

Greatest Hits Part One With Real Drums!

Manufacturer: Shadowplay Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAAAYE
Release Date: 1999-01-05

Greatest Hits Part 3: The Struggle to Be Normal

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Greatest Hits Part 3: The Struggle to Be Normal
Shadowplay
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000QUG0LW

Product Description

Mystery Rock (with a female singer). Shadowplay's Greatest Hits part Three: The Struggle to be Normal is the sister album to Shadowplay's Greatest Hits Part Two: The 9 Skulls of Prejudice--- if you own one CD then you need to own both CDs to grasp the proper expression! 1 Dragonfly 2 King of Emotions 3 May 4 Snowstorm 5 Flowers in the nude 6 Revenge 7 Reputation Unknown 8 Liar 9 Will you remember me?

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Shadowplay
Tihanyi , Csalog , Deri , and Klenyan
Manufacturer: Budapest Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Classical | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00005LKAY
Release Date: 2003-01-01

Average customer rating:

Shadowplay
Shadowplay
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Product Description

Female Fronted Gothic Progressive Metal Discover the progressive blend of haunting vocal melodies, powerful rhythms, stirring choral and orchestral arrangements and evocative lyrics that is ShadowPlay. ShadowPlay's arduous history has finally culminated in their debut full-length release, a dark yet inspiring soundscape for those who believe music is about imparting meaning to its listeners. You decide whether it was worth the wait! Formed in Perth, Western Australia in 2000, the band underwent significant changes in 2002: the departure of rhythm guitarist Con Ongarezos, the addition of lead vocalist Alitia, and a name change from "Modus Vivendi" to "ShadowPlay". The name change was more than cosmetic - it was the band reinventing itself: Between 2000 and 2002, Modus Vivendi regularly showcased their brand of Dream Theater / Queensryche inspired progressive metal to audiences across Perth. With ShadowPlay, the band wanted to broaden their musical horizon to incorporate female vocals, strong vocal melodies, harmonies and electronica. 1 Faded 2 Alone 3 Everafter 4 The Awakening 5 Unforgiven Years 6 Once 7 Elegy 8 Reveries 9 The Hour 10 In The Mirror

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