One of the most fascinating world music albums of 1998 is by a group that, until success struck, did not really exist. Radio Tarifa are named after a fictitious radio station and play music that sounds indigenous to Iberia but is actually a remarkably organic hybrid of modern styles and ancient traditions. Temporal is a delightful, provocative surprise. Think border music for a borderless world. --Fernando Gonzalez
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With Mediterranean instruments like the oud, derbuka and ney, Radio Tarifa collapses recognizably Arabic sounds with flamenco rhythms, playing with a flair reminiscent of a traditional Balkan wedding band. (The Spanish ensemble also tackles a 16th-century Sephardic tune and a 12th-century French procession.) Central to Radio Tarifa's charm is the rough-edged voice of Benjamin Escoriza, whose throaty elocution makes his Spanish a terrific blur of clarity and wavering timbre. Aside from the Mediterranean percussion--supplied mainly by the differently-pitched hand drums--Radio Tarifa also dots its grooves with Afro-Cuban inflected bongos and an electric bass, making this global concatenation particularly delightful. --Andrew Bartlett
Temporal,Radio Tarifa,Nonesuch,African,Int'l & World Music,Latin,Spain & Portugal,World Music
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Temporal Analogues of Paradise
Jonas Hellborg , Shawn Lane , and Apt. Q-258 Manufacturer: Bardo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00008A7WB Release Date: 2003-05-13 |
Tracks:
- Temporal Analogues of Paradise: 1st Movement
- Temporal Analogues of Paradise: 2nd Movement
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Fusion at its best.......2007-07-15
There is no other album quite like this one........2007-03-14
I value interesting music that is played and recorded well. This cd's rating was based on:
Music quality = 9/10; Performance = 10/10; Production = 9/10; CD length = 9/10.
Overall score weighted on my proprietary scale = 9.3 ("5 stars")
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Temporal
Love Spirals Downwards Manufacturer: Projekt Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00003OP8Q Release Date: 2000-01-11 |
Tracks:
- Alicia (1999 Remix)
- Misunderstood (I'll Always Love You - 1999 Remix)
- Ring
- Asleep
- Madras
- Amarillo
- Above The Lone
- Subsequently (Live)
- Kykeon
- Depression Glass
- This Endris Night
- Ladonna Dissima
- Mediterranea
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A greatest-hits disc after only four albums? Apparently, when you're as good as Love Spirals Downwards, you can get away with it--especially if you throw in a few remixes and rare tracks to make it worth your fans' while. Working its way backward through the band's career, Temporal provides a highlight reel of vocalist Suzanne Perry's ethereal musings and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Lum's moody atmospheres. And while it's perhaps not too much of a stretch to go from the 4AD-style bliss of early tracks such as "Mediterrenea" and "This Endris Night" to the heavenly drum and bass of later songs such as "Alicia" and "Ring," LSD have never left their core audience behind, most of whom would heed Perry's siren call even if she sang in a heavy-metal band. Cocteau Twins fans, the torch has been passed. --Steve LandauCustomer Reviews:
amazing!.......2005-05-31
Beautiful, dreamy melodies.......2004-06-04
'Temporal' is LSD's final release and is a collection of music past & present. I'd been wanting to check this group out for a while but have always been leery of anything ambient based as it tends to lull me to sleep, and not because it's soothing but because it's boring! This, however, has altered my seemingly narrow perception.
While this is a compiled album of previously available material by LSD there's also a sparse amount of new tracks as well as exclusive remixes included here on their "greatest hits". I've never heard the originals before but on here "Alicia" is mostly downtempo drum&bass and "Misunderstood (I'll Always Love You)" is purely trip hop with some jazzy saxophones sounding in from time to time (those are the two remixes provided here).
Some tracks are supported by electronics with lilting sirens spiraling upwards while others are slower paced, relying more on acoustic instruments. But, no matter what, the textures never lose the lush, full and sumptuous sound they permeate that is always rich in atmosphere. In the early years Suzanne Perry was the main vocalist for LSD but later on her sister Kristen Perry took over and so I'm assuming that both voices can be heard throughout this record. However, I'm not 100% clear on that fact for nowhere inside the booklet does it specify who sings what. Every song is amazing, though, and as a whole it flows rather nicely and the beats are, in a word, heavenly.
LSD kinda reminds me of a more toned down version of Chandeen with a dreamier, female-fronted likeness of Lycia thrown in for good measure. I therefore recommend this to anyone who wants hypnotic soundscapes and ethereal voices that neither overpower nor serve as background accents to entrance and relax you, but without driving you to boredom.
{I truly love them all but my favorite tracks include: "Ring", "Asleep", "Madras", "Above The Lone", and "Depression Glass"}
Towards the Future..........2003-05-30
Subtle pleasantries........2000-10-01
Two paws up for the track arrangement, too; the drum 'n bass tracks in the beginning transition very nicely into the more ethereal-sounding tracks at the end. All together, the 13 tracks are more like one big, lavender, 66-minute mass. Kind of like the album cover, now that I think about it.
I'd compare Love Spirals Downwards to the Cocteau Twins, since that's what I'm most reminded of here, but I don't really see the point. LSD are similar, sure, but by no means derivative. Take my advice and appreciate this album for what it alone is... oh yeah, and for what it'll do to your mind. Trust me; you'll like it.
SOMETHING SO GOOD.......2000-04-13
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Temporal
Radio Tarifa Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000006E4K Release Date: 1998-04-28 |
Tracks:
- La Tarara
- Las Cuevas
- Cancion Sefardi
- Baile De Almut
- Solea
- Tangos De La Condicion
- Conductus
- Temporal
- El Mandil De Carolina
- Vestido De Flores
Amazon.com's Best of 1998
One of the most fascinating world music albums of 1998 is by a group that, until success struck, did not really exist. Radio Tarifa are named after a fictitious radio station and play music that sounds indigenous to Iberia but is actually a remarkably organic hybrid of modern styles and ancient traditions. Temporal is a delightful, provocative surprise. Think border music for a borderless world. --Fernando GonzalezAmazon.com
With Mediterranean instruments like the oud, derbuka and ney, Radio Tarifa collapses recognizably Arabic sounds with flamenco rhythms, playing with a flair reminiscent of a traditional Balkan wedding band. (The Spanish ensemble also tackles a 16th-century Sephardic tune and a 12th-century French procession.) Central to Radio Tarifa's charm is the rough-edged voice of Benjamin Escoriza, whose throaty elocution makes his Spanish a terrific blur of clarity and wavering timbre. Aside from the Mediterranean percussion--supplied mainly by the differently-pitched hand drums--Radio Tarifa also dots its grooves with Afro-Cuban inflected bongos and an electric bass, making this global concatenation particularly delightful. --Andrew BartlettCustomer Reviews:
Good, but first CD is better.......2006-12-09
Regarding the comments that some of the songs on Temporal sound like they're performed by someone other the usual lead singer (Benjamin Escoriza), in fact they are. According to the insert, cuts 5 and 6 feature a guest vocalist called "Falo", whose voice I don't like very much.
Temporal certainly bears the unique Radio Tarifa sound, but given the fact that it only has ten tracks, and two feature a vocalist I don't like, I felt a bit short changed.
My origens .......2005-04-01
Music you can taste smell and touch.......2004-10-26
Just as beautiful as Rumba Argelina -- their other cd.......2002-12-29
several good songs.......2001-07-19
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Poulenc: Sonata for Oboe and Piano; Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano / Britten: Temporal Variations for Oboe and Piano; "Six Metamorphoses" (after Ovid) Op. 49; Two Insect Pieces; "Phantasy"
Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000007G9 Release Date: 1995-09-19 |
Tracks:
- Son 'A La Memoire De Serge Prokofiev': I. Elegie
- Son 'A La Memoire De Serge Prokofiev': II. Scherzo
- Son 'A La Memoire De Serge Prokofiev': III. Deploration. Tres calme
- Trio. Dedie A Manuel De Falla: I. Presto/Lento
- Trio. Dedie A Manuel De Falla: II. Andante
- Trio. Dedie A Manuel De Falla: III. Rondo
- 'Temporal Vars': I. Theme
- 'Temporal Vars': II. Oratio
- 'Temporal Vars': III. March
- 'Temporal Vars': IV. Exercises
- 'Temporal Vars': V. Commination
- 'Temporal Vars': VI. Chorale
- 'Temporal Vars': VII. Waltz
- 'Temporal Vars': VIII. Polka
- 'Temporal Vars': IX. Resolution
- 'Six Metamorphoses' D'Apres Ovide Op.49 : I. Pan
- 'Six Metamorphoses' D'Apres Ovide Op.49: II. Phaeton
- 'Six Metamorphoses' D'Apres Ovide Op.49: III. Niobe
- 'Six Metamorphoses' D'Apres Ovide Op.49: IV. Bacchus
- 'Six Metamorphoses' D'Apres Ovide Op.49: V. Narcissus
- 'Six Metamorphoses' D'Apres Ovide Op.49: VI. Arethusa
- Two Insect Pieces: I.
- Two Insect Pieces: II.
- 'Phantasy' (Qt-Fant): Andante Alla Marcia-Allegro Giusto-Andante-Sempre Piu Agitato-TI
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Ravishing.......2001-08-17
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Britten: Complete Works with Oboe
Manufacturer: MD&G Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00002R31C Release Date: 2000-01-11 |
Tracks:
- Phantasy Op. 2 For Oboe, Violin And Violoncello
- Six Metamorphoses After Ovid For Oboe Solo Op. 49: Pan
- Six Metamorphoses After Ovid For Oboe Solo Op. 49: Phaeton
- Six Metamorphoses After Ovid For Oboe Solo Op. 49: Niobe
- Six Metamorphoses After Ovid For Oboe Solo Op. 49: Bacchus
- Six Metamorphoses After Ovid For Oboe Solo Op. 49: Narcissus
- Six Metamorphoses After Ovid For Oboe Solo Op. 49: Arethusa
- Two Insect Pieces, For Oboe And Piano: The Grasshopper
- Two Insect Pieces For Oboe And Piano: The Wasp
- Temporal Variations For Oboe And Piano
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Britten: Simple Symphony; Temporal Variations; Suite on English Folk Tunes
Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0006M4STG Release Date: 2005-01-18 |
Tracks:
- Boisterous Bourree
- Playful Pizzicato
- Sentimental Sarabande
- Frolicsome Finale
- Theme
- Oration
- March
- Exercises
- Commination
- Chorale
- Waltz
- Polka
- Resolution
- A Cradle Song
- The Highland Balou
- Sephestia's Lullaby
- A Charm
- The Nurse's Song
- Theme
- Variation 1: Allegretto, Andante Molto
- Variation 2: Animato
- Variation 3:Tranquillo
- Variation 4: Allegro Con Moto
- Variation 5: Largamente
- Variation 6: Appassionato
- Variation 7: Alla Valse Moderato
- Variation 8: Allegro Marcia
- Variation 9: Lento
- Variation 10: L'istesso Tempo
- Cakes And Ale
- The Bitter Withy
- Hankin Booby
- Hunt The Squirrel
- Lord Melbourne
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An Important Britten Collection.......2005-03-23
The 'Simple Symphony' for strings is probably the most familiar piece here. It was put together by Britten from pieces he had written in childhood and the movements have witty titles: Boisterous Bourrée, Playful Pizzicato, Sentimental Sarabande, and Frolicsome Finale. Bedford sorts it forth in appropriately simple fashion, letting the music speak for itself. The Northern Sinfonia strings play beautifully for him. 'Temporal Variations' from 1936 was originally for oboe and piano but the present oboe soloist, Nicholas Daniel, suggested to composer Colin Matthews about ten years ago that he arrange it for oboe and strings and that is the version heard here. It was premièred at the Aldeburgh Festival with Bedford leading the English Chamber Orchestra. It is a neoclassic theme and eight variations in the form of character pieces with titles such as 'March,' 'Oration,' 'Commination' (an archaic term meaning 'denunciation'), 'Resolution.' Daniel is fine advocate for this fourteen-minute miniature oboe concerto.
'A Charm of Lullabies' Op. 41 (1947) is also fairly well-known and has been recorded many times, but usually with the original piano accompaniment. Here we again have an arrangement by Colin Matthews, this time for chamber orchestra, done for the Indianapolis Symphony. It is sung here with simple intensity and wonderful diction by mezzo Catherine Wyn-Rogers. 'Suite on English Folk Tunes' Op. 90 (1974) subtitled 'A time there was ...' was Britten's last purely orchestral work. It combines some seventeenth-century folksongs from Playford's 'The Dancing Master' with songs collected in the twentieth-century from rural sources. This is vintage late Britten with rhythmic complexity, brilliant orchestration and open-faced tunefulness. One hears echoes of the 'Sea Interludes' and 'Prince of the Pagodas' in the creative orchestration.
For me the most riveting of the works recorded here is Britten's masterful 'Lachrymae' Op. 48a (1976) for solo viola and string orchestra. Originally written for viola and piano for William Primrose in 1950, Britten recast it for viola and strings in 1976 for a performance by Cecil Aronowitz and the ECO at Aldeburgh. It is a theme and variations based on two tunes of Dowland: primarily 'If my complaints could passions be' and, in the sixth variation, 'Flow my tears.' Of course the title 'Lachrymae' is taken from the latter song and generally reflects the overall tone of the piece, although Variation 8 is a lively march. It makes brilliant use of the melancholy timbre of the viola and is played movingly here by Philip Dukes. This is the astringent Britten familiar to us from such works as 'Phaedra' and 'Death in Venice.' For all its restriction of means, it is a brilliant and moving work.
We can only be grateful that Naxos has kept these wonderful performances of Britten's music alive by reissuing the Collins/Bedford series.
Highly recommended.
TT=71:46
Scott Morrison
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Britten and Finzi - Works for Oboe & Strings - Robert Canter
Manufacturer: Carlton Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000DFXR Release Date: 1998-10-20 |
Tracks:
- Six Metamorphoses After Ovid, Op.49: Pan
- Six Metamorphoses After Ovid, Op.49: Phaeton
- Six Metamorphoses After Ovid, Op.49: Niobe
- Six Metamorphoses After Ovid, Op.49: Bacchus
- Six Metamorphoses After Ovid, Op.49: Narcissus
- Six Metamorphoses After Ovid, Op.49: Arethusa
- Phantasy, Op.2
- Temporal Vars: Theme
- Temporal Vars: Oration
- Temporal Vars: March
- Temporal Vars: Exercises
- Temporal Vars: Commination
- Temporal Vars: Chorale
- Temporal Vars: Waltz
- Temporal Vars: Polka
- Temporal Vars: Resolution
- Interlude in a, Op.21
- Two Insect Pieces: The Grasshopper
- Two Insect Pieces: The Wasp
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Musik mit Oboe
Manufacturer: Sony / Bmg Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000G5GY Release Date: 1998-12-15 |
Tracks:
- Phantasy For Oboe, Violin, Viola And Violoncello Op.2: Phantast For Oboe, Violin, Viola And Violoncello Op. 2
- Temporal Variations For Oboe And Piano Op. Posth. (1936): Theme - Andante rubato
- Temporal Variations For Oboe And Piano Op. Posth. (1936): Oration - Lento quasi recitative
- Temporal Variations For Oboe And Piano Op. Posth. (1936): March - Alla marcia
- Temporal Variations For Oboe And Piano Op. Posth. (1936): Exercises - Allegro molto e con fuoco
- Temporal Variations For Oboe And Piano Op. Posth. (1936): Commination - Adagio con fuoco
- Temporal Variations For Oboe And Piano Op. Posth. (1936): Chorale - Molto lento
- Temporal Variations For Oboe And Piano Op. Posth. (1936): Waltz - Allegretto rubato
- Temporal Variations For Oboe And Piano Op. Posth. (1936): Polka - Tempa di Polka-Allegro
- Temporal Variations For Oboe And Piano Op. Posth. (1936): Resolution - Maestoso (non troppo lento)
- Suite For Harp Solo Op. 83: Overture - Majestic
- Suite For Harp Solo Op. 83: Toccata - Fast And Gay
- Suite For Harp Solo Op. 83: Nocturne - Slow And Quiet
- Suite For Harp Solo Op. 83: Fugue - Lively
- Suite For Harp Solo Op. 83: Hymn (St. Denio) - Slow And Solemn
- Two Insect Pieces For Oboe And Piano Op. Posth: The Grasshopper
- Two Insect Pieces For Oboe And Piano Op. Posth: The Wasp
- Six Metamorphoses After Ovid For Oboe Solo Op. 49: Pan - Senza misura
- Six Metamorphoses After Ovid For Oboe Solo Op. 49: Phaeton - Vivace ritmico
- Six Metamorphoses After Ovid For Oboe Solo Op. 49: Niobe - Andante
- Six Metamorphoses After Ovid For Oboe Solo Op. 49: Bacchus - Allegro paesante
- Six Metamorphoses After Ovid For Oboe Solo Op. 49: Narcissus- Lento piacevole
- Six Metamorphoses After Ovid For Oboe Solo Op. 49: Arethusa - Largamento
- Gemini Variations. Twelve Variations And Fugue On An Epigram Of Zoltan Kodaly Op. 73: Theme - Maestoso
- Gemini Variations. Twelve Variations And Fugue On An Epigram Of Zoltan Kodaly Op. 73: Variation I - Prestissimo scherzando
- Gemini Variations. Twelve Variations And Fugue On An Epigram Of Zoltan Kodaly Op. 73: Variation II - Moderato
- Gemini Variations. Twelve Variations And Fugue On An Epigram Of Zoltan Kodaly Op. 73: Variation III - Allegro con brio
- Gemini Variations. Twelve Variations And Fugue On An Epigram Of Zoltan Kodaly Op. 73: Variation IV - Grazioso
- Gemini Variations. Twelve Variations And Fugue On An Epigram Of Zoltan Kodaly Op. 73: Variation V - Canone - Vivace
- Gemini Variations. Twelve Variations And Fugue On An Epigram Of Zoltan Kodaly Op. 73: Variation VI - Specchio I - Lento tronquillo
- Gemini Variations. Twelve Variations And Fugue On An Epigram Of Zoltan Kodaly Op. 73: Variation VII - Cadenza
- Gemini Variations. Twelve Variations And Fugue On An Epigram Of Zoltan Kodaly Op. 73: Variation VIII - Appassionato
- Gemini Variations. Twelve Variations And Fugue On An Epigram Of Zoltan Kodaly Op. 73: Variation IX - Fanfara - Allegro
- Gemini Variations. Twelve Variations And Fugue On An Epigram Of Zoltan Kodaly Op. 73: Variation X - Marcia - La stesso tempo (Allegro)
- Gemini Variations. Twelve Variations And Fugue On An Epigram Of Zoltan Kodaly Op. 73: Variation XI - Specchio II - Misterioso
- Gemini Variations. Twelve Variations And Fugue On An Epigram Of Zoltan Kodaly Op. 73: Variation XII - Romanzo - Andante rubato
- Gemini Variations. Twelve Variations And Fugue On An Epigram Of Zoltan Kodaly Op. 73: Fugue - Molto moderato
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20th Century English Music for Oboe
Manufacturer: Channel Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000006M6A Release Date: 1994-02-01 |
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Britten: Music for Oboe; Music for Piano
Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00009WQVD Release Date: 2003-09-09 |
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