Deep Pool

Wiley Fox
By track 4, a tear ran down my face, it was just so beautiful.

Product Description
Nominated for 2004 Best Solo Instrumental Album by Just Plain Folks music awards! Turn-of-the-century Japanese paintings inspired koto master Elizabeth Falconer to compose these works for solo koto and bass koto. Classical koto forms combine with contemporary techniques to create a meditative, thoughtful musical landscape.

Deep Pool

Deep Pool,Elizabeth Falconer,Koto World,Colorful yet contemplative works for solo koto inspired by turn-of-the-century Japanese paintings.

Average customer rating: carousel The Ideal Merry-Go-Round

Carousel Memories Manufacturer: Dynamic Recording ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Polka | Eastern Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Easy Listening | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Good Old USA Carousel Music Vol. 1 Good Old USA Carousel Music Vol. 2 Fair Organ Follies Wurlitzer Christmas Carousel Music Vol. 1 Under the Big Top: 100 Years of Circus Music ASIN: B00005V7GA Release Date: 2002-01-01

Tracks:

1. A Smile Will Go A Long, Long Way
2. The Petite Waltz
3. Die Regimentskinder
4. With The Wind and Rain In Your Hair
5. Nights Of Gladness
6. Espanita Waltz
7. Three Little Fishes
8. Scatter Brain
9. Beer Barrel Polka
10. Over The Top
11. Royal Trumpeters
12. Say It Again
13. Georgia On My mind
14. After the Ball
15. Unter Dem Siegesbanner
16. Just A Gigolo
17. The Sidewalks of New York
18. Deep Purple
19. Liberty Bell
20. Trisch-Trasch
21. The Kings Horses and The Kings Men
22. Sweet Rosie O' Grady
23. The Carousel Waltz (Recorded on Moving Carousel)

Album Description

More marches, waltzes, and fox trots in this recording of the New Verbeeck Band Organ at Seabreeze Park in Upstate New York. On a hill above scenic Lake Ontario, the music of the band organ can be heard on the breezes drifting over the blue water. Twenty-three tunes bring back the sounds of summer from Seabreeze Park - the whirling carousel and prancing horses spin around to the music of childhood, and this fabulous recording captures the wonderful memories. Grab the popcorn, and come for a ride! This completely digital recording is crystal clear and an oversized insert includes pictures and fond memories of Merrick Price - to whom the album is dedicated. The last song was recorded on the carousel while it was moving - an innovative idea that captures the sensation of really being on the ride is enhanced by wearing headphones. This piece of Americana in music - a must for the audio collector, carousel enthusiast, or fan of mechanical music, is a one-of-a-kind gift item.

Customer Reviews:

carousel.......2007-01-03

Carousel Memories does not have the luster that I had expected. The music is not as clear as I would have liked, however, it does have some good qualities that make it worth while to listen.

The Ideal Merry-Go-Round.......2005-07-18

This is a recording by and for merry-go-round lovers. It assembles 23 tracks of mostly characteristic carousel music, played upon a newly constructed band organ handmade by Belgian Johnny Verbeeck to replicate the old Wurlitzer 165 destroyed by a fire around 1995. The fire also claimed most of the carousel itself, which was rebuilt using some restored parts from the original (PTC#36). The recording site is Seabreeze Park on Lake Ontario in upper New York.

In another review I mentioned that that CD offered a partial and rather idealized carousel experience, for it could only provide the sound, and that sound was much more refined and free of ambient noise than would be encountered during an actual carousel ride. That comment applies as well to this recording, and perhaps more so, for the band organ in a typical operating carousel never sounded so good as the one here. This instrument has a remarkably lovely, sweet tone and, being brand new, is in perfect condition. The rolls used were obtained from no less a source than the Library of Congress, and represent a very choice selection.

The music itself includes mostly waltzes, marches, polkas, and one-time popular songs, such as Beer Barrel Polka, Sweet Rosie O'Grady, Liberty Bell, and Scatter-Brain. Less to be expected, but supremely apt, is the fine waltz from Richard Rodger's overture to the musical show Carousel. This last was experimentally recorded on the moving carousel, and thus provides an especially realistic auditory image.

For merry-go-round and band organ enthusiasts this recording might well occupy a place of honor in their CD collection. For those who desire a more realistic, though less ideal, recording I would recommend the old 1973 Takoma Records release "Last Chance on the Merry-Go-Round" (# A 1038), which I believe is no longer in the catalog. (Takoma Records was acquired in 1995 by Fantasy Records.) My personal copy of A 1038 is an LP, and I suspect no CD version was ever released. That recording was made at the carousel on the pier at Santa Monica, California, shortly before the pier was to be demolished. (Thus the title of the recording.) Since it was made while the carousel was actually in operation, the sounds of bystanders and children, along with the carousel drive motor are included. I don't know what ever became of that carousel or its band organ, but would guess they were moved to some collection somewhere. In any case, I have fond memories of wandering along the pier on a fine Saturday afternoon and watching and listening to the carousel and its excited young customers.

Average customer rating: Classic Vintage Punk! one of the best albums you've never heard 3 & 1/2 Stars: Good But They Got Better There Is A Reason You Never Heard Of Them Southern Fried Fun

The Deep End Swimming Pool Q's Manufacturer: Db Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Vinyl Records | American Punk | British Punk | Emo | Garage Punk | Hardcore | Post Hardcore | Proto Punk | Punk | Punk Revival | Punk-Pop | Riot Grrl | Ska Punk | Straight Edge New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Jangle Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: World War Two Point Five ASIN: B00005UOPK Release Date: 2001-08-14

Tracks:

1. Little Misfit
2. Big Gat Tractor
3. Stick In My Hand
4. The A-Bomb Woke Me Up
5. Rat Bait
6. Restless Youth
7. Stock Car Sin
8. Walk Like A Chicken
9. Black Bug
10. Overheated
11. I Like To Take Orders From You
12. Model Trains (Are Better Than Rock & Roll)
13. Tussle (I Wear Glasses)
14. Stingray
15. White Collar Drifter
16. Home-In
17. Working In The Nut Plant
18. Walk Like A Chicken
19. Going Through The Motions
20. Short Stuff
21. 1789
22. Building A Clock On Top
23. I'm A Q

Customer Reviews:

Classic Vintage Punk!.......2006-10-27

If you never saw the Q's live, I'm so sorry!

I saw them twice while attending Clemson University during the early 80's.

I'm a musician, and I still enjoy playing some of their stuff!

My seven-year-old daughter (dancer) loves "Big Fat Tractor" just to name one!

The musicianship is excellent, and the lyrics are what they should be - totally unapologetic!

If you like classic punk, buy this. If you don't, hey, why are you reading this?

one of the best albums you've never heard.......2004-04-28

i was really impressed by this album. it's worth every cent.

3 & 1/2 Stars: Good But They Got Better.......2002-05-18

This is early, energetic, and now somewhat dated Q's. Although lyrics like "Your baby is a big fat tractor" never get old in my book. What needs to be reissued is their excellent, underrated, '86 recording 'Blue Tomorrow.' It's not as much fun, but the songs are better: more serious, a little darker, less B-52's-influenced, at times Springsteenian-with-a-Southern-twist (and I love the cover with the ponies). Their '89 finale, sans Boston, 'World War 2.5' is also very good but misses Boston.

There Is A Reason You Never Heard Of Them.......2002-04-21

The band is just as inexplicable and uninteresting as their name would imply.

Southern Fried Fun.......2002-02-21

Imagine the hoot you get from an unexpected gift and that's what the Q's give you. From the rodent's rocking raucous Rat Bait to the farmer's female fixation Big Fat Tractor, these guys and gal belt out wretched tales of lust, fear, perversity and pure redneck ignorance over a pulverizing off-road beat. The party-picker-upper Stock Car Sin: "monkey number one took the senator's niece, caked her thighs with axel grease, laid her on a prestressed bench and tightened his lugs with a socket wrench" and "the preacher's wife was in stock car sin, they know it's evil, can't help but like it". The peon pounding pulsar Working in the Nut Plant: "and on my skull from the front to the back, they say I'm living with a six inch crack-OUUUUUUUUUWH". Now my head is cracked.

Average customer rating: Listening closely brings joy to our own existence Very scenic music! Not your everyday koto album

Deep Pool Manufacturer: Koto World ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Isshin - Emerging: Music for Japanese Koto Oyasumi: Japanese Lullabies and Restful Melodies ASIN: B000069IDX Release Date: 2000-08-20

Tracks:

1. Drawing Water from a Mountain Stream
2. Summer Evening
3. Azalea and Butterfly
4. Moon and Stars
5. Waves and Plovers
6. Deep Pool
7. Moon at Uji

Album Description

Nominated for 2004 Best Solo Instrumental Album by Just Plain Folks music awards! Turn-of-the-century Japanese paintings inspired koto master Elizabeth Falconer to compose these works for solo koto and bass koto. Classical koto forms combine with contemporary techniques to create a meditative, thoughtful musical landscape.

Customer Reviews:

Listening closely brings joy to our own existence.......2004-06-29

Elizabeth Falconer called it a "daunting yet exhilirating adventure" to compose music for seven paintings featured at a Seattle Asian Art Museum exhibit. The CD's jacket shows the artwork, and one can see Falconer's inspiration for each composition. Listening closely brings joy to our own existence. "Deep Pool" further allows us to formulate our own imagery and associations, and, in doing so, you become part of the koto master's creative process. (Joe Ross, Roseburg, OR.)

Very scenic music!.......2003-07-13

This is beautiful -- what a wonderful instrument. As an amateur guitar player, I especially appreciate the way the pitches can bend and blend. The music seems to effortlessly flow from one musical "picture" to the next. I will treasure this for a long time.

Not your everyday koto album.......2003-01-01

This isn't really an album of traditional Japanese music, though the koto is the quintessential Japanese instrument--more recognizable and associated with Japan than the shakuhachi flute.

Elizabeth Falconer opens the album "Deep Pool" with a very traditional-sounding Japanese composition but then moves into more expressionistic, meditative and modern compositions that showcase the koto but have little to do with Japanese music. That's what makes this album unique. Falconer takes full advantage of her skill with the koto and creates water sounds, bird sounds, and some very nice original compositions.

This is just what you'd like to have being played while having a massage or while meditating or just relaxing. If you are a massage therapist, you will really want this album. If you like something to chill out the kids before naptime or to go to sleep by, you might find that falling into "Deep Pool" is just the thing. I like it a lot for creating a restful mood.

Average customer rating:

Off the Deep End Manufacturer: W.I.L.L. Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000EW3EUM

Average customer rating: Listening closely brings joy to our own existence Very scenic music! Not your everyday koto album

Deep Pool ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Japan | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Isshin - Emerging: Music for Japanese Koto Oyasumi: Japanese Lullabies and Restful Melodies ASIN: B00004YUBI Release Date: 2000-09-01

Tracks:

1. Drawing Water from a Mountain Stream
2. Summer Evening
3. Azalea and Butterfly
4. Moon and Stars
5. Waves and Plovers (in six gestures)
6. Deep Pool
7. Moon at Uji

Album Description

Nominated for 2004 Best Solo Instrumental Album by Just Plain Folks music awards! Turn-of-the-century Japanese paintings inspired koto master Elizabeth Falconer to compose these works for solo koto and bass koto. Classical koto forms combine with contemporary techniques to create a meditative, thoughtful musical landscape.

Customer Reviews:

Listening closely brings joy to our own existence.......2004-06-29

Elizabeth Falconer called it a "daunting yet exhilirating adventure" to compose music for seven paintings featured at a Seattle Asian Art Museum exhibit. The CD's jacket shows the artwork, and one can see Falconer's inspiration for each composition. Listening closely brings joy to our own existence. "Deep Pool" further allows us to formulate our own imagery and associations, and, in doing so, you become part of the koto master's creative process. (Joe Ross, Roseburg, OR.)

Very scenic music!.......2003-07-13

This is beautiful -- what a wonderful instrument. As an amateur guitar player, I especially appreciate the way the pitches can bend and blend. The music seems to effortlessly flow from one musical "picture" to the next. I will treasure this for a long time.

Not your everyday koto album.......2003-01-01

This isn't really an album of traditional Japanese music, though the koto is the quintessential Japanese instrument--more recognizable and associated with Japan than the shakuhachi flute.

Elizabeth Falconer opens the album "Deep Pool" with a very traditional-sounding Japanese composition but then moves into more expressionistic, meditative and modern compositions that showcase the koto but have little to do with Japanese music. That's what makes this album unique. Falconer takes full advantage of her skill with the koto and creates water sounds, bird sounds, and some very nice original compositions.

This is just what you'd like to have being played while having a massage or while meditating or just relaxing. If you are a massage therapist, you will really want this album. If you like something to chill out the kids before naptime or to go to sleep by, you might find that falling into "Deep Pool" is just the thing. I like it a lot for creating a restful mood.

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