Flow Goes Universe [Original recording reissued]

Laraaji | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 23, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: United States Dist
• ASIN: B0000AM6LC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,407,933 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Being Here

2. Space Choir

3. A Cave in England

4. Immersion

5. Zither Dance

6. Mbira Dance

7. Laughing in Tongues

8. Deep Celestial

9. In Continuum

10. Silence I

11. Silence II

12. Silence III

13. Silence IV

14. Silence V

Editorial Reviews

Down Beat

"Music that seems to come from another world or culture"

"A total chill-out zone"

Product Description

Laraaji is world famous for his unique playing skills on the zither. Select magazine called this recording 'a total chillout zone'. This CD has been put together to allow you to decide the listening experience. 14 programmable tracks to choose & arrange a

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Zithers & Mbiras (and the smiling, ethereal presence of Brian Eno), August 30, 2005

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T-Bone (Costa Mesa, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flow Goes the Universe (Audio CD)

Its sounds are beautiful.

Initially, I wanted to categorize Flow Goes The Universe as ambient (which is fair), but this 1992 recording transcends droning loops. Laraaji's performance commands more attention than would normally be given to audio wallpaper.

Synthesizers play a significant role, but they don't overpower the zithers and mbiras (and the naturally reedy sounds of Roger Eno's one-track guest appearance on accordion).

The song titles clearly describe the songs. Zither Dance and Mbria Dance...both dances! Space Choir is...spacey. A Cave In England...was mixed with live cave sounds. Laughing In Tongues...made me smile.

Although "vocal sounds" are listed for one track, and "vocals" for another, Flow Goes The Universe is essentially an instrumental album ... A very beautiful instrumental album.

Note: Brian Eno recorded Laraaji in 1979, resulting in Ambient 3: Day Of Radiance, released in 1980.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Less Is More, March 21, 2006

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Gordon Danis (Eastchester, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flow Goes the Universe (Audio CD)

Hannibal reissued the CD without the one track that stuck out like a sore thumb anyway,"Laughing In Tongues," a throw-away pop tune that was created just so it could be programmed out. No need to do that with the new version, which supposedly was also remastered (don't hear much sonic difference; it was excellent to begin with in any case.) "Being Here" and "A Cave In England" are two of my favorite Laraaji tracks, and "Flow Goes The Universe" might be his most consistent CD.