AtmosphereS - CULTURES

Various Artists - New Age | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 1, 1999)
• Original Release Date: October 1, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B00003ETE1
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,522,886 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Gelukkig

2. Bonita Maria

3. Lambo

4. Baseball Boogie

5. Country Fun

6. Polka Pop

7. Scotch Delight

8. Gypsy Pride

9. Dahab

10. Salam

11. Mingchan

12. Omizu

13. Tropical Fun

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Eclectica: New Age for normal people, March 6, 2000

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J. Sepiol "ex-educated media junkie" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AtmosphereS - CULTURES (Audio CD)

New Age is often so maligned (sometimes fairly) for being formless and hippie-ish. The thing I really dig about this disc is that it takes the atmospheric (well, duh, check the title) quality of New Age and toughens it up with actual song structures. It explores a variety of moods (besides just 'spiritual') and genres, which lends the whole work more credibility. It all seems like a serious exploration of conveying the soothing aspects of New Age through all different types of 'cultures.' It's kind of uneven. 'Baseball Boogie' feels particularly unnecessary. But when it works, like on the first track, 'Gelukkig,' it feels like something new and unique, like world music that couldn't come from any country except the composer's head.