Aral

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"Aral" is violinist Catherine Lara and that facile name reversal is a good reflection of the music inside her debut album. Produced by Eric Mocquet of Deep Forest, it shares his penchant for global pillaging and upbeat grooves. They've packaged it all together on Aral, with sampled voices and ethnic instrumental accents emerging out of the mix, commenting on Lara's violin melodies. She's a fiery player, coming out of the Jean-Luc Ponty tradition, and much of this music veers closer to jazz-fusion music than you might suspect. Lara and Mocquet bring some interesting touches, like the accordion breakdown on the track "Aral" and the electro-Celtic grooves and synthesizer scribbles of "Gypsy Tears." Aurally lush with a spontaneous violin sound that enlivens the disc, the cut-and-paste electronica formulas employed by Mocquet nevertheless quickly wear thin. --John Diliberto

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Aral

Aral
Aral
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Steve's review
  • Pleasantly surprised!
  • Great Album
  • Aral
  • Catherine Lara - Aral
 Aral
Aral
Manufacturer: Higher Octave
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004YL5O
Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

  1. Eastern Land
  2. Unity
  3. Aral
  4. Blue Dawn
  5. Requiem For A Dying Sea
  6. Gypsy Tears
  7. In Between Nowhere
  8. Deeplara
  9. Marayeva
  10. Yoponomo
  11. Sea U Soon

Amazon.com

"Aral" is violinist Catherine Lara and that facile name reversal is a good reflection of the music inside her debut album. Produced by Eric Mocquet of Deep Forest, it shares his penchant for global pillaging and upbeat grooves. They've packaged it all together on Aral, with sampled voices and ethnic instrumental accents emerging out of the mix, commenting on Lara's violin melodies. She's a fiery player, coming out of the Jean-Luc Ponty tradition, and much of this music veers closer to jazz-fusion music than you might suspect. Lara and Mocquet bring some interesting touches, like the accordion breakdown on the track "Aral" and the electro-Celtic grooves and synthesizer scribbles of "Gypsy Tears." Aurally lush with a spontaneous violin sound that enlivens the disc, the cut-and-paste electronica formulas employed by Mocquet nevertheless quickly wear thin. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Steve's review.......2004-04-02

I haven't stopped playing it ! I can't wait for her next album, absolute beautiful range of different sounds Well done

5 out of 5 stars Pleasantly surprised!.......2004-02-24

Went searching for some new music. I'm drawn to the new-age, middle eastern, techno, celtic style. This cd has a little bit of each style of music. A great diversity and a wonderful blend. Wish there were more cd's like this! I love it, keep up the good work!

5 out of 5 stars Great Album.......2003-07-10

Great sounds. If you like "world" music, you'll love this. I gave it to my very conservative father in law, who I would have thought wouldn't have like this, he loved it.

Its a great album. Great exotic sounds. Very relaxing.

5 out of 5 stars Aral.......2000-10-04

The form and sound of this latest release from Catherine Lara is heavily influenced by the fact that Eric Mouquet of the group Deep Forest co-wrote most of the tracks and the musicians involved in it's making are largely those responsible for the Deep Forest Live CD "Made in Japan". By any standards Aral is a beautiful album. Largely instrumental, it is a layered mix of acoustic instruments woven into some familiar Deep Forest keyboard sounds all fronted by the crystal clear violin playing of Catherine Lara. Where there are vocals, they compliment the melody wonderfully. The CD's name "Aral", apart from being "Lara" backwards is also the name of a sea in Kazakhstan that is probably the world's worst ecological disaster area. As you would expect then, there is an eastern/arabic feel to some of the tracks, although there are also classical influences and even an Irish touch where one of the pieces is opened with some very fine uileann piping. With all these fantastic sounds it's very hard to pin down just where "Aral" belongs other than at the top of your "must buy" list.

5 out of 5 stars Catherine Lara - Aral.......2000-10-04

The form and sound of this latest release from Catherine Lara is heavily influenced by the fact that Eric Mouquet of the group Deep Forest co-wrote most of the tracks and the musicians involved in it's making are largely those responsible for the Deep Forest Live CD "Made in Japan". By any standards Aral is a beautiful album. Largely instrumental, it is a layered mix of acoustic instruments woven into some familiar Deep Forest keyboard sounds all fronted by the crystal clear violin playing of Catherine Lara. Where there are vocals, they compliment the melody wonderfully. The CD's name "Aral", apart from being "Lara" backwards is also the name of a sea in Kazakhstan that is probably the world's worst ecological disaster area. As you would expect then, there is an eastern/arabic feel to some of the tracks, although there are also classical influences and even an Irish touch where one of the pieces is opened with some very fine uileann piping. With all these fantastic sounds it's very hard to pin down just where "Aral" belongs other than at the top of your "must buy" list.
From the Aral Sea to the Western Wall
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    		From the Aral Sea to the Western Wall

    Manufacturer: Volatile Productions
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD
    ASIN: B0009R07IE
    Aral
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      		Aral
      Tenareze
      Manufacturer: Buda Musique
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000JSDO7O
      Release Date: 2007-02-13

      Tracks:

      1. Symetrie
      2. Aral: Aqua Incognita
      3. Aral: Filhas De Vilanava
      4. Aral: Aral
      5. Evros
      6. Une Place A L'interieur
      7. La Velte
      8. Alboklarin Eta
      9. L'aute Jorn: Introduction
      10. L'aute Jorn: L'aute Jorn Douche Franche
      11. Kerala: La Risera 1
      12. Kerala: Kerala
      13. Kerala: Pere Etienne
      14. Kerala: La Risera 2
      15. Interludio: Humeur Aqueuse
      16. Interludio: Interludio
      17. L'Astarac: Mascaret
      18. L'Astarac: Suqutra
      19. L'Astarac: L'Astarac
      20. Davant Bordeu: Bazar Maniaque
      21. Davant Bordeu: Davant Bordeu
      22. Bueltea: Dans Le Gaz
      23. Bueltea: Rondeu Alboka
      24. Bueltea: Bueltea

      Album Description

      The five musicians in the band Tenareze have invented a sensitive musical itinerary on the theme of water, one of the main political and humanitarian issues of the twenty-first century. With their original instruments (most of which they conceived of and built themselves) and songs sung in the Occitan language, they fly over the borders of imaginary lands to draw their own personal map of the world.
      Music For The New Age: Higher Octave Music Sampler
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        		Music For The New Age: Higher Octave Music Sampler
        Various Artists , Govi , Mythos , Aral , Chris Spheeris , Sacred Spirit , Indigo Spirit , Lara & Reyes , Adiemus , and Rulara
        Manufacturer: Higher Octave
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000KCXG1I

        Product Description

        Music For The New Age: Higher Octave Music Sampler! TRACKS: Rising In Love / Govi; Vision I / Mythos; Aral / Aral; Dancing With the Muse / Chris Spheeris; Yane-Heja-Hee / Sacred Spirit; Culture Clash / Indigo Spirit; Los Flamingos / Lara & Reyes; King Of The Sacred Grove / Adiemus; & Om Namah Shivaya / Rulara.

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        7. Collection
        8. Contradictions
        9. Days of Majesty
        10. dfg

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