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1. | Timearrow |
7'
03
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| 2. | Black Hole |
13'
32
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| 3. | Expanding Rooms |
10'
10
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| 4. | Killing Time (psalm 90) |
8'
51
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| 5. | Memory of Lost Dimension |
9'
54
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| 6. | Everything you see is already Past |
18'
20
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| 7. | Galileos Dream |
7'
25
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Total:
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74'
14
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| All songs composed, performed and produced by Amir Baghiri (©Amir Baghiri, 1996) Recorded and mixed at the Blue Box, Lemgo, Germany, by Amir Baghiri. Concept by Gabriele von Hardenberg & Amir Baghiri. Published by Amplexus-Arya, Italy, 1998. | |||
| The CD is dedicated to Stephen W Hawking. | Amir Baghiri: analog and digital synthesizers, sequencers and sampler, percussion-programming and groove creating, various percussions, didgeridoo, ney, surna, rainsticks, stones, bullroarer, spiritcatcher, ocarina, dumbak, tabla, chime, dohol, guitar, water pots, frame drum and various shakers. | ||
| To hear some audioclips click on the other coloured trackname. | Guest artists: Mathias Grassow, Malek Halime, Gabriele von Hardenberg, Melanie Kaup. | ||
| The available audioclips are all RealAudio files. All files are excerpts of about 3 to 4 minutes | Download your free RealAudio Player here, just click the button. |  |
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Review
Digging
deeper into Amir's back catalog reveals more gems... timearrow enters on darkly
mysterious vapors, textural activities and throbbing tribal drums which thunder
through the organic mistiness. Strangely, a crazed xylophonist seems to dwell
at the entryway to the murky didge-laced depths of black hole(8:26), switching
to percussion thankfully. The chiming sequences of killing time (psalm 90)
are soon pepped up by a perkier almost-dancefloor rhythm.
Those trancey waves of energy are counterbalanced by the simple, lushly layered
ebb-and-flow of cushier memory of lost dimension whose beats are comparatively
few and far between... mmmm, seductive! With glacial progress, everything
you see is already past (17:14) sloowly fades into earshot, the low breezes
bring distant percussion closer, like approaching thunder. Again, a mixture
of Roach/Obmana tribalisms and gorgeous shapelessness. An A-.
©David J Opdyke (www.ambientrance.org)
Review 2
When
I first got this, it didn't leave the CD player for several days. Baghiri
has always been a self-admitted Steve Roach emulator, but on Time he breaks
free with fresh ideas. Gradually drifts from light sequencer pieces to quieter,
ambient sound-worlds, perfect for repeat listenings. Gets my highest recommendation.
© Cliff Tuel