The Lucidity Project

Track Listings
 
1. January
2. Passing Ships
3. Mural
4. Imprint
5. Lucidity
6. Rootlock
7. Arrival
8. Black Point
9. Swan Dive
10. Waiting

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
"The Lucidity Project" is an orchestral recording with melodic / contemporary Classical roots. Michael Halaas has joined forces with Joan Jeanrenaud of the famed Kronos Quartet. Each track is a layered piece consisting of piano and many layered cellos, incorporating pulsating ethnic percussion in some places.

The Lucidity Project,Michael Halaas,Michael Halaas,Contemporary Instrumental,Piano and cello music that straddles contemporary classical and new age. Cellist is from the Kronos Quartet.

The Lucidity Project

The Lucidity Project
The Lucidity Project
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Piano/cello in Halaas style - gorgeous!
 The Lucidity Project
Michael Halaas
Manufacturer: Michael Halaas
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005UPH6
Release Date: 2001-12-11

Tracks:

  1. January
  2. Passing Ships
  3. Mural
  4. Imprint
  5. Lucidity
  6. Rootlock
  7. Arrival
  8. Black Point
  9. Swan Dive
  10. Waiting

Album Description

"The Lucidity Project" is an orchestral recording with melodic / contemporary Classical roots. Michael Halaas has joined forces with Joan Jeanrenaud of the famed Kronos Quartet. Each track is a layered piece consisting of piano and many layered cellos, incorporating pulsating ethnic percussion in some places.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Piano/cello in Halaas style - gorgeous!.......2002-08-09

With his latest release, Halaas combines his phenomenal piano playing with the legendary Joan Jeanrenaud (formerly of Kronos Quartet), cellist extraordinaire. Michael weaves the two instruments together with great success creating complex textures and moods in each song. As with all his albums, these songs convey a personal journey to which we relate as we listen. The cello adds a new voice to the dialogue, and the songs are utterly captivating.

New subtleties reveal themselves on each listening. These songs are absolutely gorgeous, filled with layers upon layers of rich sound. An explanation of the musical wizardy appears on the inside jacket: "To create the textures of sound found on this album, each instrument was played by Michael or Joan and recorded individually. The tracks were then carefully layered to produce the resulting pieces. All songs on this album are combinations of music recorded on the piano, cello, guitar, and a variety of percussion instruments."

It has all the clean, polished sound of a major label album (if you have a nice sound system, turn it up!). With this album, Michael has again shown his incredible versatility by producing a wonderfully subtle and personal musical journey. If you like Michael's other work or are just a fan of the piano or cello, be sure to check out this album for a refreshing new sound. Bravo Michael!

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