Indigo [Original recording reissued]

Patrick O'Hearn | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 9, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: One Way Records Inc
• ASIN: B00004TEVC
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #216,899 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Devils Lake

2. Sacrifice

3. Coba

4. Upon The Wings Of Night

5. Sacred Heart

6. The Beauty Within

7. Desire

8. The Ringmaster

9. Espana

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dark Melancholy... with a Vengeance, May 26, 2000

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rue_morgue (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Indigo (Audio CD)

This seductive collection of deep, mood-provoking music is quite possibly my favorite album of all time. Through his trademark use of synths, Patrick O'Hearn evokes a sonic underworld unmatched by any artist on the New Age scene today. Each song carries its own unique texture -- the climactic Ringmaster's Dream twists a what would be a light circus-theme into something truly foreboding. And the opening track, Devil's Lake, carries a kind of inspired beauty through the darkness it describes.

Foolishly, I had purchased the cassette copy some years ago instead of the cd. After procrastinating about upgrading, I finally condeded, only to find the cd was no longer available. This re-release from One Way is a treat indeed, and I would recommend the title to anyone.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chilling, Frightening, yet peaceful, December 6, 2001

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Distant Voyageur "Nicholas Computer" (Io) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Indigo (Audio CD)

This is one of P.O.'s most brilliant magical landmark albums to date. This is a complete departure from the sunny daytime feel of El Dorado and Rivers Gonna Rise. This is a very dark and more midievel sounding recoed that shatters new grounds in his music and is one of his strongest albums to date.

Devils Lake is a very scary sounding song with echoing pianos and a very ominous sound. At 3:56 some electronic percussion and some rhythm comes in giving a feel of traveling through space towards a glowing cluster of stars. Sacrifice is a haunting track with very dark tingling synths for about the first 3 and a half minutes. At about 2:40 drums come in and real add on to the song. The horns are beatiful. When I close my eyes when listening to this song I could imagine being out in the forest in the dead of night and then all of a sudden a green glowing, wide-eyed warrior ghost on a chariot coming out of the background being pulled by horses. Coba is beyond what words can say alone. It's a very frightening song with echoing drums and very nighttime synths. I love the intense bridge with strong synths from 2:18 to 3:00. It then ends with the ambient synths continuing. This is my favorite song on this album. Upon The Wings Of Night is what the title says. It's a most ambient song with trumpets but they really sound great.Sacret Heart is another beautiful but a tad bit brighter but still dark and spacey. The Beauty Within is another beatiful but with echoing pianos but at the last 30 seconds the pianos give away to pulsating synths and fade out. What an amazing song. Desire is absolutely magical. It starts out with dazzling synths. Then some drums come in. This is one of the best songs on this album. Ringmasters Dream is very unique. It starts off as an ambient track but then later it gradually morphs into a sort of orchestraesque song and then fades into carnival sounds at the ending. Espana is a truly magical closing track to this CD. It a very peaceful with a truly melancholy feel. A great closer to this CD.

This is one of Mr. O'Hearns strongest albums to date. It's so much different from his earlier works and paved the way for his more midievel sounding material works afterwards. This is an essential recoeding for fans of Patrick O'Hearn and all New Age lovers.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dark, Deep & Mysterious!!!, May 30, 2001

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"stuca999" (CHARLOTTE, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Indigo (Audio CD)

I've owned this disc since it was released in the early 90's and have listened to it many, many times. This work is truly a masterpiece and certainly one of Patrick's best. This recording brings you to a dark mysterious place in your soul where few people dare to go. O'hearn uses a menagerie of new age tools to craft this leaden sculpture. If you like to immerse yourself in to a recording, allowing it to draw you in completely, then this one is for you. But be patient, this audible landscape grows more & more enticing w/ each listen. As you become familiar w/ it's immediate enviornment, you will begin to discover Indigo's subtle, textural, hidden layers. So turn off the lights, light a candle and prepare yourself for a deep, dark mystical journey into a gothic realm.