Head Light

Trance Mission | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 21, 1996)
• Original Release Date: July 5, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: City of Tribes
• ASIN: B000005AF0
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,995 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Monkfish

2. Head Light

3. Alpha Swim

4. Worksong

5. In Frog Pyjamas

6. The Sun Cries, Part 1

7. The Sun Cries, Part 2

8. Their Hands Are Blue

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Head Light will lead you into unexplored territory, May 15, 2000

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Richard Cody "witer of fine and not so fine p... (Big Sur, The Golden State) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Head Light (Audio CD)

The world was lucky to be blessed with Trance Mission. This collective of consumate musicians has crafted some of the funkiest dream time ambient world music ever to be recorded. This is music with a distinctly organic flavor due to the use of instruments such as the didgeridoo, bass clarinet, tablas and the human voice. Don't misunderstand, Trance Mission utilize electronic samples and create "digital atmospheres" on this and other discs, but the music all seems to well up from some deep and primal place despite the use of modern recording technology. Listening to the music of "head light", I often feel that I am in touch with something vital and ancient.

Each track on this disc, from the groovy bump of "monk fish" to the swirling aboriginal chant of "their hands are blue", is wonderful. I cannot recommend this disc strongly enough to anyone interested in exotic, world, or ambient music.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars their best, October 15, 2000

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C. H Smith (Bowling Green, Kentucky United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Head Light (Audio CD)

I fully agree with the other reviewer. Actually, I have little to add to his comments, except to say that of Trance Mission's several albums, this is clearly their best, and the best starting point for appreciating their music. One thing I might add is to note that for a group that falls pretty squarely into the techno-ambient mold, they produce a lot of drama. This is not at all sterile atmospheric stuff, but music with a lot of grit and bite.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This CD is worth buying!!, December 13, 2005

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MarijaynesGreen (San Diego CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Head Light (Audio CD)

Alright so I put it in my player after hearing the tidbit tracks on amazon, and I'm in love! The tracks are awesome, from beginning to end. Play it all the way through.

The CD defenitely has a jungle feel. The musicians who put this together back in '96 obviously loved what they were doing, and the end result is a MAGICAL masterpiece.

I've gone through so many artists sample tracks on amazon, and I must recommend this cd to everyone!! The Didgeridoo is an amazing instrument originating in Australia by the Aboriginee's, and the musician who plays on several tracks on this album is very very good.

You will not be disappointed. Upbeat, and downtempo. Perfect for any occasion. Let yourself be treated to a journey!!