Somewhere Else

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It's not often you get duets in pure ambience, but synthesist Steve Roach has been working at it for a decade with Belgian synthesist Vidna Obmana (a.k.a. Dirk Serries). In 1999, they released a limited-edition, three-CD set of deep ambience called Ascension of Shadows. Now that box set is being broken up into its component parts and released as single discs. The first, Somewhere Else, drops you into the deep end with a single 72-minute composition. It's like riding a ghost ship where sounds are submerged, fittings and rigging rustle and bang, and pipe-organ chords hang distended and unmoored. It's abstract, but never dissonant or discordant. Cast in another time or a different environment, Somewhere Else would be considered avant-garde and plopped down next to Gyorgy Ligeti's "Atmospheres" or Karlheinz Stockhausen's "Telemusik." As with a lot of Roach's music. there are no melodies or rhythms to grab onto. Instead, you just drift into the sound world, exulting when an apparent crescendo emerges 51 minutes in. --John Diliberto

Somewhere Else,Steve Roach,Vidna Obmana,Projekt Records,Ethnic Fusion,New Age,Pop,Rock

Somewhere Else

Tracks:

The Other Half
See It Like a Baby
Thank You Whoever You Are
Most Toys
Somewhere Else
A Voice From the Past
No Such Thing
The Wound
The Last Century For Man
Faith

Description

With 'Somewhere Else' Marillion have played to their strengths and cut one of their very best records. With their innate sense of drama and pomp tempered by a winning melancholy, Marillion have produced a set of rich and vivid soundscapes. 'Somewhere Else' is a genuinely remarkable testament to Marillion's enduring creativity and crystal vision and Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley, Mark Kelly, Steve Rothery, and Steve Hogarth have yet again proved that they are slaves to no-one, instead being prophets calling proudly in an uncaring musical wilderness.

Customer Reviews:

A few catchy songs... and that's that.......2007-07-06

I must confess I'd had great expectations set on this new release... maybe that's what affected the final outcome... but still...
I knew, like many I think knew too, that beating "Marbles" would be a tough thing to achieve but COME ON GUYS!! Mark, Steve, Ian, Pete, H.!!! what happened??? It's not a BAD album but definitely, it's not a GOOD one either.
Some songs even sound like the burrs that need to be polished from some of the great songs of the previous album!

Instantly Forgettable.......2007-06-30

As usual, great performances from great musicians. I really do enjoy the Hogarth stuff though I very much prefer the Fish years. This is fine music like Marillion can always pump out in their sleep. The problem for me is that unlike good Marillion albums, this one simply has nothing special to offer. There is nothing to hold on to and relate back to this album. It is simply forgettable. Mind you, this is worlds better than 95% of the drivel that is being defecated into the music world by so-called musicians. Nevertheless, as far as Marillion goes, I would simply skip this one and put Misplaced Childhood back into your player.

C'mon guys . . ........2007-06-15

...you can do better. You have done better for more than 25 years.

Somewhere Else, while perhaps achieving the new "get on the charts" primary focus of the band, is the thinnest, least creative, least distilled, most trite piece of work of an extrordary band. How disapointing.

When Phil Collins finally hit the dumb bottom with "Dance Into the Light" he had the maturity to pack it in. Yes, Marillion is scraping that bottom.

My hope is that the band takes the time to think about how little thought they put into this work and finds a way to bounce back. Comfortable artists sometimes forget to wad up the safe idea and toss it. H and Co worked the creative mine like they had something to prove in previous discs, but not this time.

"Somewhere Else" is simply boring. Let me put this in perspective -- I have a Marillion mix that I listen to EVERY NIGHT as I get ready for bed. I have spent a lot of time listening to this band. I appreciate the unique creative melodic slightly psycho genius of both the Fish and H incarntations.

Thank heavens Neal Morse, Rush and Dream Theater all had new music out at the same time. Unfoutunately, although none of these new works are awe inspiring, they all generate greater interest than "Somewhere Else".

I hope the next one is better.

Longing for the concept..........2007-06-13

I really like Marillion when they have a clear theme in mind, Brave;Marbles, but sometimes I get lost when they have an album of songs i can't seem to find the street signs on. But it is good to have people in the world who can color outside the lines... The album has some gems, but it took me a couple of turns to get them. At first I thought the disc was a self indulgent ride after the extremely pinpoint production they performed on Marbles, then I opened up to it a little. Not a bad disc, this band is wonderful live, especially at the Park West in Chicago, but then any show there is gold. Enjoy the music, Steve is emotional to listen to, and Rothery is a virtuoso on the fretboard. The rest of the band make up the solid unit that is Marillion. Love Pete's stuff when he tiptoes outside of the band. I hope we see something special on the next disc from the group. In the meantime I'll keep spinning this one and looking for those hidden things you sometimes find on a Marillion disc when you have the headphones on or when everyone else has gone to bed and you play it in the dark with just the lights of the stereo and cd player to dance before your eyes...

As a long-standing Marillion fan, I'm disappointed. .......2007-06-08

Granted, Marbles was a tough act to follow. With epic songs like "The Invisible Man" and "Ocean Cloud", anything that resembles a repetitve, one-verse pop song is going to come up short. Oops... I just described "Most Toys", didn't I? In my opinion, many of the songs are one-dimensional and don't really move me in true Marillion fashion. The one song that seems to follow the Marillion formula of soulful songs that change, morph, evolve and make you feel like you're getting three-songs-in-one is the title track, "Somewhere Else". There's a little fun Sgt. Pepper-ish tonality in the title track... if you liked "Drilling Holes" you'll love this song. And speaking of "Invisble Man" (and "You're Gone" for that matter) ... the morbidity theme in Somewhere Else is a little heavy-handed. Sure, we loved "promised wedding now a wake...." in Script from a Jester's Tear, we'll always love "Easter" and who can't help but be moved by "Estonia"? But of the ten songs on Somewhere Else, guess how many of them are about someone dead? "The Other Half"? Yup. "Most Toys"? Kinda. "Somewhere Else"? Yes. "Voice From the Past". Totally. "No Such Thing" mentions the Pearly Gates, but I'll let that one go. You get the picture. If you're looking for an upbeat album to cheer you up this is NOT it. (Then again, are any Marillion songs feel-good, HAPPY songs? Hmmm... not even "The Last Straw: Happy Ending"?)

Maybe Somewhere Else will grow on me. Anoraknophobia did. I've heard that the band doesn't think This Strange Engine is their best either... but I think it's better than Somewhere Else.

I love the guys, but I'm not feeling this album. I will continue to be a fan and a collector, but I'm kinda disappointed in Somewhere Else.

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Innovative, Challenging, and Exciting
Like a refreshing Spring rain...
Esbjorn is an originality.
Jazz - the Next Generation
Mesmerizing

Somewhere Else Before
E.S.T.
Manufacturer: Sony
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Strange Place for Snow
Seven Days of Falling
Viaticum
Tuesday Wonderland
The Triangle

ASIN: B00005NBZ8
Release Date: 2001-08-07

Tracks:

Somewhere Else Before
Dodge The Dodo
From Gagarin's Point Of View
The Return Of Mohammed
The Face Of Love
Pavane
The Wraith
The Chapel
In The Face Of Day
Spam-Boo-Limbo

Customer Reviews:

Innovative, Challenging, and Exciting.......2006-07-28

I have three CD's from E.S.T. and they all have a permanent place in my play list. This group has a fresh and innovative approach to their interpretation of Jazz. Sometimes challenging, often exciting, and at times mesmerizing. The more you listen to more you get hooked. This is not background music, this is a CD to sit down listen and enjoy the ride. Two definate thumbs up.

Like a refreshing Spring rain..........2005-08-09

When I first put this cd into my machine, I had no preconceived notions of how it would sound. I wasn't thinking about any other musicians with whom to compare them. I just hit PLAY and waited. What I experienced then was the musical equivalent of getting caught in a refreshing rainstorm in the Spring! There are surprises! There is newness! There is innovation!

I still won't compare E.S.T. to other musicians. That is fair to neither. I will simply say that whenever they have a new release, I will be there waiting anxiously.

For too long I've suffered through the Muzak-like tripe that American jazz musicians have served up just so they could have a 'safe' career. Now I'm looking eastward and there is a brand new population of extremely talented players from Europe who have learned from the masters and are not afraid to put themselves and their music out there with new designs and textures.

As a musician, I admire what E.S.T. and their bretheren are doing for the jazz genre. They are courageous, talented, and it sounds like they are having a helluva good time! They have earned my admiration... EARNED it!

Esbjorn is an originality........2005-02-01

This cd is good enough to make me feel " i want to listen to thier music more". I don't want to judge musicsians from just one cd. CDs are just a part of their musical activity. But i can tell how i felt. Esbjorn's compostions of this cd are highly attractive. "Dodge the dodo" is memorable and vampish but has much excitement. Some lyrical tunes like "Pavane","From Gagarin's..." or "Chapel" make haunting atmosphere.
Someone who have listened to only thier studio-making cds should go to thier concert or listen to thier live on the radio (on a belgian radio, i listened the live in which E.S.T collaborated with Pat Metheny) or good live album EST 95. While in this cd there is little space of improvisation, Esbjorn's sence of piano improv highlighted more on thier lives is mezmerizing and moving. He is an original voice on the scene.

Jazz - the Next Generation.......2004-10-28

E.S.T. coolly combines jazz virtuosity with rock and techno elements to make music that both immediately rewards (the catchy, propulsive "Dodge the Dodo" and the pensively melodic "From Gagarin's Point of View") and fosters repeat listening (hypnotic "The Wraith"). Piano man Esbjorn Svensson pours melodies from his fingers without being overbearing. Bassist Dan Berglund is not content to simply hold down the bottom; he uses the bow and electronic devices to bring his instrument to the forefront. Drummer Magnus Ostrom ties it all together with his battery of percussion. I've read some reviews that deride E.S.T. for their melodic and rhythmic accessibility. What rubbish! Jazz is more than Ornette Coleman. E.S.T.'s killer tunes and obvious musicianship mean more to me than all the 45-minute sax solos in the world. If that's what you like, don't pick up this album. But if you enjoy strong melody, rhythm and musicianship, buy this album (or indeed any of E.S.T.'s albums).

Mesmerizing.......2003-08-14

I concur with those who have given this CD positive, even glowing, reviews. (I'm not swayed by the comparison to Kenny G that one reviewer makes.) This music evokes the early work of Pat Metheny and Lyle May sand even Ralph Towner's solo Blue Sun, which is obliquely odd considering there is no lead guitar.

Rippling keyboards command one's attention, but it's the interplay of all---keyboards, bass, drums, assorted percussion and a few effects---that creates a hypnotic blend, a jazz mind-meld. Nuance and subtlety play a key part too, for the phrasing and spacing add to the aural tapestry.

Tracks:

We All Move On
Anymore
Hypocrite (Another World)
Here And Somewhere Else
Losing End Of Distance
Pioneer Square 2012
Sea Of Broken Hearts
The Birds Of Paradise
Little People
Going Through Changes
Any Other Day
St. Mary's Bell

Customer Reviews:

Return to Form Wherever the Place May Be.......2001-07-30

The Samples (what is left of them) are back with W.A.R. records and the 2nd marriage is a welcome respite from their misguided foray into major label output. The Samples hailing out of Boulder Colorado gained a cult-like local following in the early 90's and even made it to the big time--that is being featured as the musical track to a Warren Miller Ski flick.

Success did not suit them well, as their creative light began to flicker and fade with the release of "Autopilot" in '94 and the low point with their MCA release, the dismally flat "Outpost" in '96. Gone now are two of their members, Al Laughlin and Jeep MacNichol (he of the golden sticks); gone also is the MCA label, but back is their creative spark and a return to their original musical talent. I was prepared to be disappointed upon buying "Here and Somewhere Else", but this CD actually sounds good.

It's not surprising that the Samples sound remains since Andy Sheldon and Sean Kelly had always been the songwriting force behind the Samples breezy, mountain clean, enviro-charged, semi-eclectic, quasi-world music, Stingish vocals brand of music. For Samples fans, this doesn't compete with "The Last Drag" or "No Room" but I don't think you'll be disappointed. Some of the best tracks are the eastern-tinged horn ska-driven lightness of "We All Move On," the new-age enviro anthem of "Hypocrite", and the cool reggae groove of "The Birds of Paradise" A low point on this CD though is the track that falls between track 5 and 6 (call it 5 and 1/2), but not listed on the jacket possibly titled, "Pretty Little Girl." It's an exercise in everything to avoid and stay away from in songwriting pitfalls. Sean Kelly falls into rhyming his lines 3 or 4 times just for the sake of rhyming, with no lyrical value to the song whatsoever. It's pure cheese. Skip this dismal little ditty and overall you've got a solid listen.

The folk mountain air cool of "Going Through Changes" perhaps sums it up for the new Samples. There have been some changes made and they sound like it's for the better. If you are a Sample devotee, pick this one up. If you are new to the group, go get "No Room" or "The Last Drag."

The Samples have become a total joke - this is proof!.......2001-07-18

I lived in Bo, CO. in 1989 and 1990, and the Samples were afavorite, especially with the first album. The next two aren't toobad, either, although not what the first one was. Then they just wentsouth. I saw them three weeks ago here in Charleston, and left afterthe fourth time Sean Kelly worked the word "Charleston" into a lyric and the sixth time they played a fraction of four good songs into one lousy medley.

I hope you're reading this, Sean - lay off the drugs, dude. Then maybe you guys will make another decent album after all the dogs (including this one, for sure) you've spewed forth since about 1995. Don't take it from me - the below is an actual quote from the Samples' website:

(about the song) Finest Role - We all came up with the music and I made up the words to this. I do not really remember how it was recorded... to tell you the truth I do not remember anything about the recording of Autopilot. I always liked this song but we still haven't played it yet live. Sean Kelly

Getting worse and worse!.......2000-04-23

I'm real sorry folks,I do consider myself a fan and you must go see them as they come your way, but this album is complete trash! These other people must be crazy. The Samples have always run a thin line between awsome and downright cheesy. The lyrics on here are so week vh1 wouldn't play them. I really feel like the band has lost their edge. I can tolerate a mellow turn. All the slow transmissions songs are nice but then most of them were great to begin with. Thier brother songs are on this album and they don't cut it. I would sight some of the lyrics if I could remember but I hardly litsened to it. If you can't go back to the modified police songs that gave you a unique sound please don't be an opening band for hootie and the blowfish. If you know the differnce between hootie and Toad the Wet sprocket then you will understand the differnce between old samples and new.

A kindler, gentler Samples.......1999-07-31

True, this album is pretty mellow but pretty good none the less. Not killer, but nice mellow tunes to groove to. Worth checking out.

A disappointment.......1999-05-23

Having seen The Samples in concert soon after moving to Colorado in 1990, I religiously bought every one of their albums as soon as it was released. One or more of them are always on my CD changer in my home, car or office. This album, however, has been disappointing- while some reviewers say the band has "matured," I think they've grown tired. In fact, their lack of energy corresponds with their signing with a major label. None of the songs offers the kind of boost I have been accustomed to.

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Somewhere Else is in this case Chicago
Not really free jazz- what it is though, it's great!

We Are All from Somewhere Else
Exploding Star Orchestra
Manufacturer: Thrill Jockey
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ASIN: B000L421NO
Release Date: 2007-01-23

Tracks:

Sting Ray And The Beginning Of Time: Part 1
Sting Ray And The Beginning Of Time: Part 2
Sting Ray And The Beginning Of Time: Part 3 (Psycho-Tropic Electric Eel Dream)
Sting Ray And The Beginning Of Time: Part 4
Black Sun
Cosmic Tomes For Sleep Walking Lovers: Part 1
Cosmic Tomes For Sleep Walking Lovers: Part 2
Cosmic Tomes For Sleep Walking Lovers: Part 3
Cosmic Tomes For Sleep Walking Lovers: Part 4 (Fifteen Ways Towards A Finite Universe)
Cosmic Tomes For Sleep Walking Lovers: Part 5

Album Description

Rob Mazurek (Chicago Underground Duo/Trio/Quartet, Isotope 217) returns with an expansive free-jazz big band outing, as he and a massive fourteen member cast of Chicago improvisers, including John McEntire and John Herndon from Tortoise, weave together a beautiful tapestry of horns, vibes, percussion, synthesizers, flutes, strings, and piano.

Customer Reviews:

Somewhere Else is in this case Chicago.......2007-04-11

Rob Mazurek's big band free jazz opens up "Sting Ray" with a driving ostinato. Above it, the melodies float back and forth, carried in large part by Nicole Mitchell's flute. After 4 minutes, there's another section to Part 1 which is best described as 'falling' music. Mazurek solos, and then the song goes into a less-driving version of the original ostinato. The overall effect is exhilerating, unsettling, and new. Part 2 is similar to Part 1, and then Part 3 is completely different. Rob Mazurek recorded stingrays in a Brazilian aquarium to help make Part 3. Part 3 is the most free-jazzy part of the album, and I suppose your appreciation for it will depend on whether you prefer tone-colors or melodies. Part 4 is similar to Part 3, but is more melodic, and has a nice, long, flute solo to boot.

There's a relatively short piano interlude in "Black Sun", then it's off to "Cosmic Tones". Part 1 of "Cosmic Tones" is almost alarm-clocky, everyone's playing wake-up music. Part 2 and Part 3 go into distinct melodies, neither is too settling. Part 4 is brief, loud interlude. The album ends with Part 5, a slow, moody piece with more flute soloing.

The overall effect is futuristic retro. This would be great soundtrack music for a spy music set in the 60's where they're using sci-fi gadgets. It's like nothing you've ever heard, but it's familiar.

In summary, this is a very good CD. It sounds like an augmented Chicago Underground CD. Mazurek's trumpet playing is typical (for him), and Nicole Mitchell's flute is another highlight. Jeff Parker's guitar solos are good, and Jeb Bishop gets a good solo in at the beginning.

Not really free jazz- what it is though, it's great!.......2007-02-02

I am always amazed when I see something like this CD unreviewed. I thought that a lot of jazz reviewers would be all over this recent Rob Mazurek project. Mazurek brought together a lot of the mainstays of the Chicago modernist music scene, composed for them, rehearsed them and then unleashed them in John McEntire's studio.
Before I go any further, let me explain my title. This music mostly does not sound like any sort of large group improvisation. The compositional methods sound (to me and my limited knowledge) to be fairly traditional although very very broad in range. For example, I understand that Mazurek recorded electric eels which are part of the mix. There are two main suites and one interlude. Actually the sound samples on this page should give you a good idea of what to expect.
The musicians are as follows: Mazurek (cornet,computer), Nicole Mitchell (flute, voice), Jeb Bishop (trombone), Corey Wilkes (flugelhorn), Josh Berman (cornet), Matt Bauder (tenor sax, bass clarinet), Jeff Parker (guitar), Jim Baker(piano, ARP pianette), Jason Adasiewicz (vibraphone), John McEntire (tubular bells, marimba), Matthew Lux (bass guitar), Jason Ajemian (acoustic bass), Mike Reed (drums, percussion, saw), and John Herndon (drums).
Obviously some of these people are better known than others. Most contemporary jazz fans will be familiar with Mazurek, Bishop, Parker and the Tortoise guys. The main solo voice seems to be that of Nicole Mitchell's flute which sounds great up against the backgrounds with which Mazurek surrounds her. If, like me, you are an ignorant savage who was unaware of her work, you will be impressed. Some of her own projects are among my next purchases.
The suites are very atmospheric, varied and well thought out. Portions of Cosmic Tomes for Sleepwalking Lovers are probably the origins of the claims that this is free jazz. That suite opens on what sounds like a group improv. It is in passages like this that you can hear the results of rehearsal time. There is a lot of sheer sound being produced but there is a sense of coherence and even of room. It makes sense when people choose to play and to drop out. This fades into a nice little riff that starts off part 2. And so on. As I said earlier, listen to the samples.
What should be apparent is that these are superb musicians being led by a composer who knows what he is doing. There are so few really good additions every year to Creative Orchestra Music. It is not an easy genre of music to play. It requires so much. We can only hope that these people can keep this project going and continue to grace us occassionally with music of this quality. For now, I will simply state that if you like modern creative music or contemporary big band music, then this CD is destined to be one of your favorites of the year. Well done, Mr. Mazurek and associates.

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Somewhere Else, Pt. 1
Razorlight
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
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ASIN: B0007WNY4U
Release Date: 2005-04-11

Tracks:

Somewhere Else
Hang by, Hang By
Up All Night [Live]

Album Description

The title track is backed with 'Hang By, Hang By' & 'Up All Night' (Live). Also includes an enhanced section featuring Weblink to downloads. Vertigo. 2005.

Album Details

With Half a Million Sales of their Debut Album 'up all Night' under their Belts, Razorlight Return with the Single 'somewhere Else'. The Maxi CD Format Includes a Link to Download Five Live Tracks If the Purchaser Already Owns the UK Album.

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Let the Sun Shine In
Sun Ra at his best
It is a good selection of songs, but not the best value
Mostly outstanding outtakes from outer space

Somewhere Else
Sun Ra
Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd
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ASIN: B000000327
Release Date: 1993-09-01

Tracks:

Priest
Discipline / Tall Trees In The Sun
S Wonderful
Hole In The Sky
Somewhere Else, Part 1
Somewhere Else, Part 2
Stardust For Tomorrow
Love In Outer Space
Everything Is Space
Tristar

Customer Reviews:

Let the Sun Shine In.......2002-09-04

This CD is or should be significant to Sun Ra listeners. It constitutes one of Sun Ra's last studio sessions prior to his first in a series of strokes which ended his earthly life on May 30, 1993.

While one can quibble with such fancifully detached notions as whether this represents the best value for the money, the true worth of the album resides in several other non-material dimensions.

For example, the arrangement of "Somewhere Else" played here is
very different in feeling and tone than that offered on the album "My Brother the Wind, Vol. II".

Apart from this, the tone, touch, and strength that Sun Ra displays in his piano playing, illustrates why he must be considered among the very greatest innovators, composers and arrangers ever produced by the music. His versatility and accessibility in a number of different "idioms" of so called Jazz is completely unparalleled by anyone in Jazz history including the Titans like Ellington, Henderson, Monk, Mingus, Coltrane, and others.

The real Treasure of this release however is " A Hole in the Sky". Don Cherry (Pocket Trumpet), Marshall Allen (Alto), Pat Patrick (Alto) complemented and spurred by Sun Ra's energy and drive on synthesizer really paint a vivid picture of the range
of new energies and new possibilities that might positively and supra-energetically flow into our lives if a figurative "Hole in the Sky" were opened. By the way listen carefully to the propulsively energetic ensemble drumming (Bugs Hunter, Luqman Ali, Lex Humphries or Samuri Walker)in this composition, it is among the very best you are likely to hear for quite a while.

Another sleeper here is "Everything is Space". This tune was previously released on a limited addition printed by the band during the mid-seventies. As with "Somewhere Else' it represents a very diffferent treatment than the initial release.

On a bottom line basis, this CD not only contains histroical and artistic treasures, but also illustrates the fact that Sun Ra NEVER did a composition the same way twice. Among his many other musical virtues this characteristic places him in a class by himself.

Sun Ra at his best.......2001-02-08

I know absolutely nothing about music except that I have over 500 artist recordings and I know what I like. I can't believe this is #51 on the Sun Ra list. Nothing else I've heard from Sun Ra comes close to this package. Like the last person said, the bass line on 'Priest' is great. ''S Wonderful' is uplifting, but in a 60s game show kind of way. 'Somewhere Else Part I' is fast becoming my favorite on the album. The texture and rhythms up and down, back and forth is like a 40-year marriage. And 'Everything Is Space' is a proclamation from a soap box -- everyone likes to look at freaks. I have four Sun Ra albums. Janus is the worst. Long, live and boring. His early stuff is pretty good and tighter, more in sync with the jazz of yesteryear. But there is nothing he has that compares to this. Trust me.

It is a good selection of songs, but not the best value.......2000-09-06

Let me say up front that I got a pretty good idea of good jazz since I have been collecting for 20 years. I have 28-30 Sun Ra albums and this one is a nice collection of songs and very representative. It is just not the best value for the money. Pick up any of the two album titles on one CD. They have a lot more songs for the money. If you are new to Sun Ra, go for Sun, Sound Pleasure or one of the earlier ones with recognizable jazz standards. Don't stop there, however. Just proceed cautiously if you are a jazz newbie. Sun Ra is not for children exactly. It is seriously complex and scary music sometimes for the new jazz listener. I remember one the Jazz Times musician/reviewer doing a "Before and After" that said it sounded like a bad high school orchestra...... Fool idiot can stick with Glen Miller. Feel freee to email me if you have any questions.

Mostly outstanding outtakes from outer space.......1999-09-16

I have to say up front- sometimes I can't tell "good jazz" from a guy with a saxophone falling down a flight of stairs. I know what I like and I like this. I tried to do some research on this CD and the best I can tell is that it is a collection of outtakes from A&M sessions released posthumously. I am probably in love with the concept of Sun Ra as interplanetary traveller more than I am with his music but this CD has much cool music that would not sound out of place in a lounge on Sun Ra's "home planet" of Saturn. Priest and Tristar have intriguing bass lines that open and close the CD. The centerpieces Somewhere Else Pts. 1 & 2 and Love in Outer Space really take me to another time and another place; the former to the past, the latter to the future. Everything Is Space is accompanied by a vocal chant that is awesome. Only a few tracks miss my ears, sounding more like noise than anything else. Discipline/Tall Trees on the Sun begins with some interesting snare work before devolving into atonal screeching. Overall, a very good album. If his leftovers are this good, I look forward to a real meal.

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Somewhere Else
Scott is terrific!
Somewhere Else--a great CD!
somewhere else

Somewhere Else
Scott Douglas MacIntyre
Manufacturer: www.scottmacintyre.com
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ASIN: B000K2QXN6
Release Date: 2006-11-01

Tracks:

Keep the Lines Open
Somewhere Else
Silver
How Long Will You Deny
Dream World
Hard to Be Away
Who Am I
Lost in a Meadow
Something to Say
My Kristen
Sweet Dreams
Silent

Product Description

21 year-old Marshall/Fulbright scholar, pianist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer Scott Douglas MacIntyre's latest album is rich with unforgettable melodies, meaningful lyrics, and phenominal pianism and vocals. Hailed by SkyNews internationally as a contemporary Billy Joel, his vibrant musical persona is more enthralling than ever in this original release.

Customer Reviews:

Somewhere Else.......2007-03-13

Scott MacIntyre brings his classical piano training to this beautiful CD. There is a broad range of the soul in his writing.

Scott is terrific!.......2007-02-16

The first time I heard Scott play and sing I was pleasantly surprised (I hadn't known what to expect from this young man). After hearing his new CD, I am a bona fide fan. I love it! Scott has a lot of talent and I can't wait to see what he does and where he goes from here.

Somewhere Else--a great CD!.......2006-12-03

I received Somewhere Else a couple weeks ago and I think that it is a GREAT CD! I love playing the piano, so I especially enjoyed listening to the beautiful piano music. I would definately recommend this CD to those who love music and also to those who don't because you'll love the music on this CD.

somewhere else.......2006-11-23

Just got my copy today and can't stop playing it all the time. To think that one young man can write, arrange, create the lyrics, and sing all on the same CD is indeed a talent beyond normal expectations. "Hard to be away" and "My Crhisten" lead the pack of great songs all created by a 21 year old. Wonderful listening. Thankyou Scott for making the World a brighter place.............Hootyman

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Somewhere Else
Eva Avila - Canadian Idol
Manufacturer: Vik Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Masterpiece of the Roach/Obmana collaborations-The Soundtrack to Paradise

Somewhere Else
Steve Roach , and Vidna Obmana
Manufacturer: Projekt Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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It's not often you get duets in pure ambience, but synthesist Steve Roach has been working at it for a decade with Belgian synthesist Vidna Obmana (a.k.a. Dirk Serries). In 1999, they released a limited-edition, three-CD set of deep ambience called Ascension of Shadows. Now that box set is being broken up into its component parts and released as single discs. The first, Somewhere Else, drops you into the deep end with a single 72-minute composition. It's like riding a ghost ship where sounds are submerged, fittings and rigging rustle and bang, and pipe-organ chords hang distended and unmoored. It's abstract, but never dissonant or discordant. Cast in another time or a different environment, Somewhere Else would be considered avant-garde and plopped down next to Gyorgy Ligeti's "Atmospheres" or Karlheinz Stockhausen's "Telemusik." As with a lot of Roach's music. there are no melodies or rhythms to grab onto. Instead, you just drift into the sound world, exulting when an apparent crescendo emerges 51 minutes in. --John Diliberto

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The Masterpiece of the Roach/Obmana collaborations-The Soundtrack to Paradise.......2005-10-22

Back in 1998, Steve Roach and Vidna Obmana teamed up to create a limited edition, three-disc set called "Ascension of Shadows", with each disc containing one composition well over an hour in length. Clearly the most successful of the three was the first in the series, a 72-minute composition called "Somewhere Else". For the past several years, "Ascension" has been out of print due to its initial limited edition status. But now, Projekt Records has wisely decided to reissue each of these discs, removing them from obscurity.

Sonically, "Somewhere Else" could be best described as a update on the central idea behind Brian Eno's "Thursday Afternoon", not in terms of its length, but more so in its general feel. However, unlike that pioneering work of "wall-of-sound" ambience, Roach and Obmana crafted a much eerier soundscape, evoking ancient, subconscious memories no different from the ones drawn up from "Looking for Safety" from Roach's "Dreamtime Return". Even more so than the duo's brilliant "Well of Souls", or even their most recent plunge into the realm of dark sonic bliss, "Spirit Dome", "Somewhere Else" achieves the full promise of the Roach/Obmana mindmeld, and should be considered quite simply one of the greatest ambient compositions ever...pure melliflousness with substance, the soundtrack to paradise.

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Try it, you'll like it!.......2002-06-08

I was lucky enough to have heard the title song "Coming From Somewhere Else" on internet radio and was reminded of CSN&Y, just as another reviewer was. I haven't heard it on local Christian radio, which is a shame, because it is one of the best songs I have ever heard - great music, powerful lyrics, and excellent harmonies. I listen to this entire CD over and over - I may have to buy another one some day due to wear and tear on the original! Lots of different moods are represented. Songs that you have heard made famous by other people are performed just as capably by their authors, if perhaps with a slightly different twist than the "more famous" version.

Art The Way The Artists Intended.......2002-02-04

I first heard the title cut, "Coming From Somewhere Else" on the radio some months ago. It instantly hooked me with its acoustic, rocking sound and brilliant harmonies. Thanks to cable radio, I was recently able to ID it. This CD is about great writers who are getting the chance to let us hear their art the way they intended it to be heard. As it would have been said in the King James; They rocketh...They rolleth...Their virtues I extolleth.

Coming From Somewhere Else.......2001-11-08

If you like contemporary Christian music with a bit of country flavor you will enjoy this. These guys show they not only have writing ability, they can sing, harmonize, pick and strum!

Coming From Somewhere Else.......2001-06-22

The Old Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young Sound from four guys who are usually behind the scenes writing great songs. It is great to hear them take a turn behind the microphones and bring us some terrific acoustically driven tunes with great harmonies. You WILL like this CD!

Original songs by the original artists.......2001-01-16

Songwriters are often the unacknowledged heroes behind our favorite songs--people can remember every word of a song, know who sang or played guitar on it, what CD it appeared on, etc., and have no idea who wrote it. This collection strives to change that by acknowledging the talents behind the recording artists. Chances are great that Contemporary Christian music fans will recognize many, if not all, of the songs included, and be amazed that the songs were not written by the person whose signature work it became. Sandi Patty's "Via Doloroso", Michael W. Smith's "Place in this World," Susan Ashton and Garth Brooks' "You Move Me," Eric Clapton's grammy-winning "Change the World," and Gary Chapman's "Man After Your Own Heart" are just some of the songs that are reclaimed by the original artists, and allow you to hear the way they originally envisoned the work. A new song that sounds interestingly like CSN opens the collection, but the rest are both familiar and new. This is supposedly the first in a series or "Writer's Releases." We can only hope the collection expands.

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