Everlasting

Ryan Farish | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 8, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Neurodisc
• ASIN: B000FUF8E8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,455 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

You might not expect this kind of music from someone who composes soundtracks for the Christian Broadcasting Network, but on his own, Ryan Farish creates a cinematically sweeping, chilled electronica. After drifting toward a saccharine sweetness on his last CD, From the Sky, the multi-instrumentalist has raised the energy level and rhythm intensity on Everlasting, laying down an aggressive bottom with live drums, bass, and even breakbeats that recharge his electronica-based grooves. Songs like "Mercy Follows" are almost danceable. But Farish is a melodicist at heart, and that still dominates his simple but evocative compositions, played mostly on piano and surrounded in a swirled palette of sampled flutes, synthesizer squiggles, and percussive colors. Farish has an over-reliance on samples that can give his music a generic feel, but he also has some distinctive voices, like the cross between a violin and a Chinese sho that blows through "We Are Free" and "Dedicated" like a banshee wind through high mountains. Like labelmate Amethystium, Ryan Farish doesn't take the kind of emotional or musical chances that would make this profound, remaining content to stake out a lighter, more melodically uplifting brand of electronica. --John Diliberto

Product Description

Billboard Charting Artist Ryan Farish has delivered another stellar album with his 3rd national release Everlasting. Ryan had already established a name as one of the highest downloaded mp3.com artists; raking in close to 2 million downloads. Ryan’s subtly stunning compositions reach millions of households daily on The Weather Channel; scoring the intro to the primetime drama Storm Stories, and throughout the day on Local on the 8’s. Ryan has composed and produced music used for major corporations including Innovative Stone, IBM, Cox Communications, Amazon.com and Sun Microsystems; creating a global network to expose his stunning music, and the world is listening.

Ryan is breaking new territory with Everlasting by expanding the depth of his music; incorporating live guitar, percussion, strings and bass with his signature piano melodies. The first thing you’ll notice is the warm live bass permeating on album starter "Together We Will Conquer" as it segues into syncopated percussion rhythms. Moby, Robert Miles and BT come to mind with a couple of his other songs that deliver upbeat break-beats, lush synth washes, deep rolling bass and Ryan’s beautiful melodies. Each song breathes from dense instrumentation to expansive openness; drifting from intense moments to lullaby peacefulness. "Young at Heart" builds from the brisk-paced percussion into ebbing strings that balance the song into a vibrant, upbeat number. Show stopper "Watch the Sky" ups the ante with a soft guitar lead accompanying his piano – showcasing Ryan’s multi-instrumental skills. Album closer "Everlasting Light" brings Ryan back to his roots with a very simple piano outro –! demonstrating Ryan’s growth and his ability to deliver a stunning album that is easily digestible. It’s that good!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure pleasure, a musical keepsake, April 27, 2007

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T. Johnston - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Everlasting (Audio CD)

"Everlasting" is a complete pleasure to my senses, from first track to last. From the dulcet rhythms of "Together We Will Conquer", to the breathtaking beauty of "Everlasting Light", the diversity of sound on this CD keep it a regular in my CD player nearly a year after its release. "Mercy Follows" and "Breakthrough" make me move with their danceable beats, while "Deep" leaves me swaying in an ethereal dreamland of electronic splendor. "Wildflower" and "We Are Free" and "Young At Heart" prove to live up to Ryan's wonderful, uplifting style. "Sing To You", "Time Between Us" and "Dedicated" stand out as examples of how a true talent like Ryan Farish can make electronic music sound heartwarming, romantic, and inspirational like no one else in the business!

Anyone who purchased "Beautiful" must own "Everlasting". It is a keepsake of the evolution of a new style of music that Ryan Farish is taking to the top, a style that's really all his own.

Beautiful

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SEDUCE YOUR EARS TODAY!!!, April 23, 2007

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Mercy (Norfolk, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everlasting (Audio CD)

Having been a fan of Ryan Farish's works I waited with baited breath for this cd to come out and boy was I not surprised or disappointed in fact Ryan has outdone himself yet again on this cd!! Beautiful uplifting tunes with a mutitude of instruments all played by Ryan himself and then mixed stands him apart then most in his genre!! Ryan has introduced beautiful vocals onto this latest cd and they also are not short of amazing.

No matter my mood or what I am doing be it working driving or just chilling out Ryan's music is a staple for me!! I encourage you to take a listen for yourself before you base your opinion on anyone's but your own!! You won't be disappointed once you hear it for yourself!! I would give more stars but this is not an option.Everlasting

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Different from his other work, yet the same, November 9, 2006

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Catfish (Stillwater, OK USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everlasting (Audio CD)

As an owner of two of Farish's previous CDs, I was looking forward to "Everlasting", and it doesn't disappoint. The Amazon review further up the page says it all, pretty much. It is different from those previous works. However it is still the same Farish sound, with the one-finger piano work and the other sounds recognizable from previous CDs. I would have given it more stars but there aren't any songs that catch me like on the previous CDs. I know that makes my rating more subjective than usual, but...oh well. This one is a worthy addition to the Farish collection and I look forward to his next!