(amb) free Philip Glass sampler

[Caleb Deupree]

It occurs to me that there might be other casual Philip Glass fans on  
this list who might like to know that his label has released a free  
mp3 sampler at Amazon, 21 tracks culled mostly from his soundtracks.    
Check it out at http://amzn.com/B002QZ53OK.  As I mentioned, free,  
although you need an Amazon account and the Amazon downloader.

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[stephen.fruitman]

> It occurs to me that there might be other casual Philip Glass fans on
> this list who might like to know that his label has released a free
> mp3 sampler at Amazon, 21 tracks culled mostly from his soundtracks.

Sounds like a no-brainer. Some of his soundtracks are really "must hears"
for ambienteers - incl. "Mishima", "Dracula", "The Hours", "Notes on a
Scandal". Not to mention the famed trilogy "Koyaanisqatsi" (which Orange
Mountain has just released in its full length), "Powaqqatsi" and
"Naqoyqatsi", his solo piano pieces, and the wonderful "Music from The
Screens" with Foday Musa Suso. And I still get hours of pleasure out of
the opera featuring Allen Ginsburg, "Hydrogen jukebox".

[Barry McNeil]

On that note, for a Glass beginner what would you recommend obtaining, ambient, non ambient does not matter. There is a very good second hand CD shop (and no there are not any copies of either of the ambient@... discs) that has a ton of Glass material and I was planning on just taking a few chances. Some direction would be useful for this beginner.

Cheers,

bmc

--- On Fri, 11/6/09, stephen.fruitman@... <stephen.fruitman@...> wrote:

From: stephen.fruitman@... <stephen.fruitman@...>
Subject: Re: (amb) free Philip Glass sampler
To: ambient@...
Date: Friday, November 6, 2009, 11:03 AM

> It occurs to me that there might be other casual Philip Glass fans on
> this list who might like to know that his label has released a free
> mp3 sampler at Amazon, 21 tracks culled mostly from his soundtracks.

Sounds like a no-brainer. Some of his soundtracks are really "must hears"
for ambienteers - incl. "Mishima", "Dracula", "The Hours", "Notes on a
Scandal". Not to mention the famed trilogy "Koyaanisqatsi" (which Orange
Mountain has just released in its full length), "Powaqqatsi" and
"Naqoyqatsi", his solo piano pieces, and the wonderful "Music from The
Screens" with Foday Musa Suso. And I still get hours of pleasure out of
the opera featuring Allen Ginsburg, "Hydrogen jukebox".

[Patrick Finn]

I agree some of Glass' soundtracks should appeal to ambient listeners, especially "Koyaanisqatsi," as well as his solo piano pieces.

I also enjoy his operas. It is not ambient by any stretch, but I highly recommend "Einstein on the Beach." It is a mindblower. When I first heard it in the late 70's, it completely changed how I listen to music...that and Eno's ambient recordings that came out during the same time period. Now that I think about it, both are built on gradually evolving patterns of repetitive sound. However, where Eno's work is soothing or foreboding; Glass' Einstein is intense and gripping.

Patrick



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>Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:03:03 +0100 (CET)
>From: stephen.fruitman@...  
>Subject: Re: (amb) free Philip Glass sampler  
>To: ambient@...
>
>> It occurs to me that there might be other casual Philip Glass fans on
>> this list who might like to know that his label has released a free
>> mp3 sampler at Amazon, 21 tracks culled mostly from his soundtracks.
>
>Sounds like a no-brainer. Some of his soundtracks are really "must hears"
>for ambienteers - incl. "Mishima", "Dracula", "The Hours", "Notes on a
>Scandal". Not to mention the famed trilogy "Koyaanisqatsi" (which Orange
>Mountain has just released in its full length), "Powaqqatsi" and
>"Naqoyqatsi", his solo piano pieces, and the wonderful "Music from The
>Screens" with Foday Musa Suso. And I still get hours of pleasure out of
>the opera featuring Allen Ginsburg, "Hydrogen jukebox".
>

[Caleb Deupree]

Assuming you're in the US (as I heard from an Italian list member),  
I'd recommend the sampler.  For complete albums, I've always been  
partial to Glassworks, an early CBS release.  Although I haven't  
followed his recent work, I have also enjoyed his second and third  
symphonies, available on a nice cheap Naxos disc with Marin Alsop  
conducting.

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Caleb Deupree
ctdeupree@...
http://classicaldrone.blogspot.com


On Nov 6, 2009, at 10:12 AM, Barry McNeil wrote:

> for a Glass beginner what would you recommend obtaining, ambient,  
> non ambient does not matter.

[APK]

I'd certainly second Glassworks as the natural entrance to P. Glass.

APK
www.dataobscura,com


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From: "Caleb Deupree" <ctdeupree@...>
To: "Barry McNeil" <barry_mcneil@...>
Cc: "Ambient Hyperreal List" <ambient@...>
Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: (amb) free Philip Glass sampler

> Assuming you're in the US (as I heard from an Italian list member),  
> I'd recommend the sampler.  For complete albums, I've always been  
> partial to Glassworks, an early CBS release.  Although I haven't  
> followed his recent work, I have also enjoyed his second and third  
> symphonies, available on a nice cheap Naxos disc with Marin Alsop  
> conducting.
>
> ---
> Caleb Deupree
> ctdeupree@...
> http://classicaldrone.blogspot.com
>
>
> On Nov 6, 2009, at 10:12 AM, Barry McNeil wrote:
>
>> for a Glass beginner what would you recommend obtaining, ambient,  
>> non ambient does not matter.
>
>

[menyui]

also not ambient but recommended; philip glass' satyagraha opera.
stunning and building repetitions of sound.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyagraha_%28opera%29

m

On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Patrick Finn <pfinn@...> wrote:

> I agree some of Glass' soundtracks should appeal to ambient listeners, especially "Koyaanisqatsi," as well as his solo piano pieces.
>
> I also enjoy his operas. It is not ambient by any stretch, but I highly recommend "Einstein on the Beach." It is a mindblower. When I first heard it in the late 70's, it completely changed how I listen to music...that and Eno's ambient recordings that came out during the same time period. Now that I think about it, both are built on gradually evolving patterns of repetitive sound. However, where Eno's work is soothing or foreboding; Glass' Einstein is intense and gripping.
>
> Patrick
>
>
>
> ---- Original message ----
>>Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:03:03 +0100 (CET)
>>From: stephen.fruitman@...
>>Subject: Re: (amb) free Philip Glass sampler
>>To: ambient@...
>>
>>> It occurs to me that there might be other casual Philip Glass fans on
>>> this list who might like to know that his label has released a free
>>> mp3 sampler at Amazon, 21 tracks culled mostly from his soundtracks.
>>
>>Sounds like a no-brainer. Some of his soundtracks are really "must hears"
>>for ambienteers - incl. "Mishima", "Dracula", "The Hours", "Notes on a
>>Scandal". Not to mention the famed trilogy "Koyaanisqatsi" (which Orange
>>Mountain has just released in its full length), "Powaqqatsi" and
>>"Naqoyqatsi", his solo piano pieces, and the wonderful "Music from The
>>Screens" with Foday Musa Suso. And I still get hours of pleasure out of
>>the opera featuring Allen Ginsburg, "Hydrogen jukebox".
>>
>

[Tim Vasilovic]

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I have a Philip Glass collection with a couple tracks from Satyagraha, very nice stuff indeed!

I think my introduction to Glass was with the "Powaqqatsi" score.  I knew his name name only prior to that, I really liked it as a first encounter.

And don't forget his "cameo" on South Park's first Christmas episode!

- Tim

> From: menyui@...
> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:12:22 -0800
> To: ambient@...
> Subject: Re: (amb) free Philip Glass sampler
>
> also not ambient but recommended; philip glass' satyagraha opera.
> stunning and building repetitions of sound.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyagraha_%28opera%29
>
> m
>
> On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Patrick Finn <pfinn@...> wrote:
> > I agree some of Glass' soundtracks should appeal to ambient listeners, especially "Koyaanisqatsi," as well as his solo piano pieces.
> >
> > I also enjoy his operas. It is not ambient by any stretch, but I highly recommend "Einstein on the Beach." It is a mindblower. When I first heard it in the late 70's, it completely changed how I listen to music...that and Eno's ambient recordings that came out during the same time period. Now that I think about it, both are built on gradually evolving patterns of repetitive sound. However, where Eno's work is soothing or foreboding; Glass' Einstein is intense and gripping.
> >
> > Patrick
> >
> >
> >
> > ---- Original message ----
> >>Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:03:03 +0100 (CET)
> >>From: stephen.fruitman@...
> >>Subject: Re: (amb) free Philip Glass sampler
> >>To: ambient@...
> >>
> >>> It occurs to me that there might be other casual Philip Glass fans on
> >>> this list who might like to know that his label has released a free
> >>> mp3 sampler at Amazon, 21 tracks culled mostly from his soundtracks.
> >>
> >>Sounds like a no-brainer. Some of his soundtracks are really "must hears"
> >>for ambienteers - incl. "Mishima", "Dracula", "The Hours", "Notes on a
> >>Scandal". Not to mention the famed trilogy "Koyaanisqatsi" (which Orange
> >>Mountain has just released in its full length), "Powaqqatsi" and
> >>"Naqoyqatsi", his solo piano pieces, and the wonderful "Music from The
> >>Screens" with Foday Musa Suso. And I still get hours of pleasure out of
> >>the opera featuring Allen Ginsburg, "Hydrogen jukebox".
> >>
> >

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[Rob Chant]

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Glassworks is certainly a great release (although I can find it a bit frantic if I'm in the wrong mood). I also love Akhnaten (again, not very ambient) and the Kundun soundtrack (pretty ambient and also a great film). Kundun probably gets the most plays from me.

Rob

np - the drone zone / soma.fm



Tim V wrote:

I have a Philip Glass collection with a couple tracks from Satyagraha, very nice stuff indeed!

I think my introduction to Glass was with the "Powaqqatsi" score.  I knew his name name only prior to that, I really liked it as a first encounter.

And don't forget his "cameo" on South Park's first Christmas episode!

- Tim



> From: menyui@...
> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:12:22 -0800
> To: ambient@...
> Subject: Re: (amb) free Philip Glass sampler
>
> also not ambient but recommended; philip glass' satyagraha opera.
> stunning and building repetitions of sound.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyagraha_%28opera%29
>
> m
>
> On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Patrick Finn pfinn@... wrote:
> > I agree some of Glass' soundtracks should appeal to ambient listeners, especially "Koyaanisqatsi," as well as his solo piano pieces.
> >
> > I also enjoy his operas. It is not ambient by any stretch, but I highly recommend "Einstein on the Beach." It is a mindblower. When I first heard it in the late 70's, it completely changed how I listen to music...that and Eno's ambient recordings that came out during the same time period. Now that I think about it, both are built on gradually evolving patterns of repetitive sound. However, where Eno's work is soothing or foreboding; Glass' Einstein is intense and gripping.
> >
> > Patrick
> >
> >
> >
> > ---- Original message ----
> >>Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:03:03 +0100 (CET)
> >>From: stephen.fruitman@...
> >>Subject: Re: (amb) free Philip Glass sampler
> >>To: ambient@...
> >>
> >>> It occurs to me that there might be other casual Philip Glass fans on
> >>> this list who might like to know that his label has released a free
> >>> mp3 sampler at Amazon, 21 tracks culled mostly from his soundtracks.
> >>
> >>Sounds like a no-brainer. Some of his soundtracks are really "must hears"
> >>for ambienteers - incl. "Mishima", "Dracula", "The Hours", "Notes on a
> >>Scandal". Not to mention the famed trilogy "Koyaanisqatsi" (which Orange
> >>Mountain has just released in its full length), "Powaqqatsi" and
> >>"Naqoyqatsi", his solo piano pieces, and the wonderful "Music from The
> >>Screens" with Foday Musa Suso. And I still get hours of pleasure out of
> >>the opera featuring Allen Ginsburg, "Hydrogen jukebox".
> >>
> >

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