Emotional Landscapes

Editorial Reviews
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The title is underwhelming, but the music is an ecstatic journey traversing aurora borealis spacescapes and quiet ambient moods. Erik Wollo is a Norwegian guitarist and synthesist out of the Mike Oldfield tradition, building a 21st century orchestra layering acoustic, electric, and synthesized guitars. A musician with a delicate touch, Wollo sometimes builds quiet lines out of violin-like sustains that echo in space soliloquies. While his rhythms rarely get above a slow-chill, Wollo's solos often burn with a dark intensity. Tracks like "Second Totem" have a quiet heroism about them, the sound of impending adventure. "Sounds of the Seen, Pt.1," one of the more dynamic tracks, begins as a haunting adagio for cello, before launching into a crushing electronica assault that ends in the sound of humanity moving, with location recordings Wollo made under the World Trade Center a few days prior to 9-11. It's a dose of grounding reality in a music that seems to constantly hover just above the firmament, rooted in imagination. --John Diliberto

Emotional Landscapes,Erik Wøllo,Spotted Peccary,New Age,New Age / Meditation,Pop,Progressive Electronic

Tracks:

The Tower
Momentum
Gravity
Daughter
Between
Say Uncle
Drought
Enough To Go By
Unwritten Letter #1
Eric's Song
Soon Love Soon
Lullaby For A Stormy Night
Decade And One

Customer Reviews:

Vienna Teng- Waking Hour.......2007-05-30

Great music. Saw her on tv and bought the cd because of that show. Excellent quality cd.

Good times........2007-03-26

This music is beautiful and relaxing, but complex enough that it never becomes boring. I can fall asleep to it, and also listen to it all day at work. I'll definitely be buying her other albums when I have a chance.

Vienna .......2007-02-14

If you miss Vienna Teng the onus is upon you. Check out her latest. If lyrics which include more than three repeated words drag you down, then avoid her.

Vienna Teng...Walkng Hour........2007-01-03

It's a good cd. Worth owning. Her best is Warm Strangers, I highly recommend that one.

Nice piano work.......2006-11-04

Nice sound on the piano. Lyrics a little too melodramatic for my taste. I do look forward to hearing more from her in the future.

Average customer rating:

You Gotta Love It!!
Oh my, this is good!
Just Chill.
A Love Letter to the Wilderness
Incredible northern soundscapes

Emotional Landscapes
Erik Wøllo
Manufacturer: Spotted Peccary
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | New Age | Styles | Music

Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music

Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00008S7YH
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Tracks:

In The Picture
Metaphor
Prism
Second Totem
Sounds Of The Seen, Part I
Valley
Virtual World
Mountain Beach
Sounds Of The Seen, Part II
Satellite
Echo Of Night/Cadence

Amazon.com

The title is underwhelming, but the music is an ecstatic journey traversing aurora borealis spacescapes and quiet ambient moods. Erik Wollo is a Norwegian guitarist and synthesist out of the Mike Oldfield tradition, building a 21st century orchestra layering acoustic, electric, and synthesized guitars. A musician with a delicate touch, Wollo sometimes builds quiet lines out of violin-like sustains that echo in space soliloquies. While his rhythms rarely get above a slow-chill, Wollo's solos often burn with a dark intensity. Tracks like "Second Totem" have a quiet heroism about them, the sound of impending adventure. "Sounds of the Seen, Pt.1," one of the more dynamic tracks, begins as a haunting adagio for cello, before launching into a crushing electronica assault that ends in the sound of humanity moving, with location recordings Wollo made under the World Trade Center a few days prior to 9-11. It's a dose of grounding reality in a music that seems to constantly hover just above the firmament, rooted in imagination. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

You Gotta Love It!!.......2006-02-03

If you like Patrick O'hearn or David Helpling you're gonna love Eric Wollo and his great album "Emotional Landscapes". Check out the Spotted Peccary website for some extended versions of three of his songs from this album. If you're into new age/ambient, don't hesitate, do yourself a favor and grab this CD. A wonderful discovery!!

Oh my, this is good!.......2005-05-26

Wow! At this very moment I am about 70% through my
very first listen to this CD and it is awesome!
Only the best of CDs sound this incredible the
first time through! Nice work, Erik!

Sincerely,
Eric of Oakley

Just Chill........2004-04-01

Beautifully sparse and evocative soundscapes perfect for whatever cerebral tasks one may be embarked upon. Subtle melodies meld with cool auras and unimposing textures in an entirely satisfying love letter from Europe's far northern latitudes. It's very similar to Wollo's previous album Wind Journey.

A Love Letter to the Wilderness.......2003-08-20

What can I say? This is a fantastic experience. To me it is a love letter or thank you letter to the wilderness, especially that of Norway. I don't think I have ever heard anyone catch so perfectly the pure clarity and beauty of Northern nature. Everyone probably has a different experience listening to it, but I can sense the endless cloudy skies, lapping lakes with reflected mountains, and eternal glaciers of Norway. There is a chilled intensity to this that evokes the silent beauty of Earth's often mysterious northern regions. The addition of ambient sounds such as Lapplandic songs (I think) and human conversation in a shopping center provide an interesting contrast: human culture and nature with a good synthesis.

I like to listen to it while working since it cleanses my mind and opens my creativity in a way few other CDs do. It is also a fantastic CD to use while doing Yoga or meditation if you are looking for a different alternative from Eastern sounds.

If you cannot make it to Alaska, Minnesota's North Woods, Canada, Scandinavia, Northern Russia or any other Boreal forest region, this CD provides a mini vacation using music to stir your senses.

Incredible northern soundscapes.......2003-06-11

This CD is not meant to be for dancing or whistling--it is for the imagination. It is great for those times of contemplation, creativity or meditation. The music is outstanding, multi-layered and diverse. This is not a drone-like dirge. It is more like a series of interesting walks along the beach, with and without people. The reviewer above likens it to Mike Oldfield, but it is not really that forward. I would say it is more like work by Kevin Keller, Jeff Pearce or Ma Ja Le (Paul Vnuk, jr.). In the end, it is really Eric Wollo. He has definitely established his own voice and has added another wonderful sound magician to the Spotted Peccary label' s group of talented musicians.

Average customer rating:

Stoic

Manufacturer: The Alpha Centauri
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAE4SC
Release Date: 2003-07-08

Tracks:

Handshakes and Smiles
Worrier
Nights
Earthworm
Candour
Mouth
Out There
Quietude
Scarlet
Supernal
Cryogenics

Average customer rating:

alone together
Tim Cummiskey
Manufacturer: String Jazz Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00005UP3A
Release Date: 2000-12-14

Tracks:

How Deep Is the Ocean
Estate'
You Stepped Out of a Dream
I'll Close My Eyes
Turnaround
Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Jeannine
Alone Together
Emily
Giant Steps

Album Description

Tim Cummiskey, jazz guitar instructor at The Ohio State University, brings together Chris Berg on Bass and Jim Rupp on Drums for his debut album, alone together. This disc features many fine standards, like the title tune, You Stepped Out of a Dream, How Deep Is The Ocean, Emily, while including some swinging with Jeannine, and an incredibly beautiful version of Estate'. Accompanying the trio is special guest Chad Eby on Tenor Saxophone.