Customer Reviews

Holy Ground: NYC Live With the Wordless Music Orchestra (CD + DVD)

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Most of the material is from their Hymn to the Immortal Wind album ... a great album. There are a few good picks off of the other albums as well. Performance here is solid, and the included CD sounds good; although it doesn't really differ much from the album version. The real gem here is the mix on the DVD. It sounds Fantastic. 5 stars all around here. Did we expect anything less? No, not really. The only thing better than this is going to see them live ... I got to do that not long ago in Washington D.C. and they are AMAZING live.

Not many live sets are covered on here... But then again, not many artists we cover release their music as live sets. Thanks to Temporary Residence Limited for organizing a concert in New York City for MONO, celebrating their 10th anniversary as a band. Here is a collection of some of our favorite MONO tracks, as well as selections from their latest album, Hymn to the Immortal Wind, performed live with a 24-piece orchestra, featuring excellent recording and quality mixing by Matt Bayles (Mastadon, ISIS, Minus The Bear). The Tokyo based instrumental post-rock group, in collaboration with the esteemed Wordless Music Orchestra, captured all of my favorite moments, compiling a "best of MONO" album, if you will, into a stunning performance, with all of its soaring, moody, and dramatic quality. The only thing that's missing from this album is the sound of my own applause. I really wish I was there! To make up for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the label has published this release with a bonus DVD, documenting the entire 90-minute performance. In addition, you may obtain this album as a limited 3xLP release (DVD included as well). This is an absolute must for all MONO fans.

Mono at it's best.

Symphinic orchestre don't take take too much place. Just perfect.

Can't stop watching it.

Sound quality is fantastic.

The more I have listened to it over the past several months, the more I like it...although I wished several of the tracks on the playlist would have been replaced to create a "best of-live" type cd...problem is that most of the material on this recording is from one cd. Still, it gets a 4-star rating becuase the music is still sweet as hell, and the live sound is very good as well to!

About the DVD...half of it can be viewed online...so save a few bucks and buy digital download version, DVD is not a must (unless your a hardcore fan I suppose).