Bhakti Point

Richard Burmer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 23, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fortuna Records
• ASIN: B000008DVI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #314,722 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A forgotten 80s new age/electronic classic from the late RICHARD BURMER..Recommended for fans of Kitaro, Vangelis, Gandalf, February 15, 2007

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Jeffery K. Matheus (Indianapolis, IN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bhakti Point (Audio CD)

I have been a fan of electronic instrumental music ever since I checked a cassette of Tangerine Dream's "Encore" out of the local Public Libarary in the early 80s. From there I discovered other synth-masters like Kitaro and Vangelis, and soon became an avid collecter of this musical genre...But it is now 2007, and I am only just now discovering the music of Richard Burmer, a talented synthesist/composer who produced five studio albums during the popular boom in "new age music" in the mid/late 1980's...Wow, have I been missing out before now!...Coincidentally, I discovered Burmer's music in the very same place I discovered TD's over 25 years ago - at the Public Library. This particular CD, "Bhakti Point", is the first taste of his music that I found. Now that I have read up a bit on Burmer's work, I know that "Bhakti Point" is generally considered to be among his finest works, and is a great to place to start for those who are unfamilar with his brief musical legacy. Burmer's music, which is created (almost) excluively with keyboards, is on the more melodic, structured side of new age/electronic music, and should have a special appeal to fans of like-minded artists such as Kitaro, Vangelis, and Gandalf. Burmer obviously had a great ear for synth sounds, and his pieces are heavily layered with beautiful, majestic electronic tones. Much of this album was created using an Emulator 2 and a Roland JX-3P (popular synthesizer equiptment during the 80s new age boom), yet it doesn't sound at all dated. Also, while many releases in this genre are critisized for having a "sameness" of sound from track to track, Burmer was an inventive enough composer & arranger that each track here has a personality of it's own - but the pieces still manage to blend together as a unified whole...Unfortunately, Richard Burmer passed away in September of 2006, and seemed to be inactive musically for many years predeeding his death. Luckily, he did leave behind an excellent catalog of memorable tunes that stand as a tribute to his creativity and talent. That music is just waiting to be discovered by new listeners - if you are a fan of electronic sounds, don't let Richard Burmer's legacy pass you by!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ambience With Melody, Romance, and Drama, March 15, 2006

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Moldyoldie (Motown, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bhakti Point (Audio CD)

Perusing the Amazon listing of available albums from Richard Burmer has me scratching my head as to why so much of his output is so "unavailable" or exclusively priced. Of those electronic new age "space music" artists who came to pseudo-prominence in the '80s - Steve Roach, Kevin Braheny, Patrick O'Hearn, Jonn Serrie, Vangelis, et al. - Burmer had the most developed sense of traditional musicality without sounding cryptic nor "poppish". One can count on an album that will transport the listener to other times, places, and dimensions while treating the ears to beautiful melodies and compellingly exotic arrangements with both romance and drama; this is more than just background music!

Bhakti Point and On the Third Extreme are the two Burmer albums I own and revisit quite often. If you can find them at a reasonable price, I would wholeheartedly suggest you try them for a worthwhile excursion into very accessible electronic new age music.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bad Sound Quality, July 7, 2011

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Eric Romine - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bhakti Point (MP3 Download)

Great album but the MP3 sound quality is poor. Noise and pops are present through out most of the tracks. Plus one song 'The Turn Again' is only 0:16 when the song is really over 5 minutes long. Bad job who ever cut out the MP3 files.