Maya [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED]

Banco De Gaia

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 14, 2002)
• Original Release Date: February 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Six Degrees
• ASIN: B000065T1Z
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #128,363 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Toby Marks rules, June 28, 2003

By	Frostokovich "SFauth" (Merion Station, PA United States) - See all my reviews

While "Last Train to Lhasa" remains my all time favorite Banco de Gaia disk, "Maya" is the first public CD by BdG, and a superb introduction to the music. While Banco de Gaia, like many other ambient/techno entities, offers great dance beats, it soars above this basic form, creating something richer than most dance/dub/club sample music--something enticing and addictive that stands up to many repeated listenings...which is not something you can say about the majority of the music in the genre. Transcendent.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding!!!, July 22, 2002

By	J. Andersen (Nesconset, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In hindsight, this album is definitely a platform of sorts for Toby Marks from which he plunged into ambient mastery. This album was released while still on the Planet dog label which I think definitely had an influence on the style. Huge deep soundscapes and melodical texture combine to transport the listener to other worlds. Awesome album. Well worth the bucks.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent work, October 15, 2002

By	Eddie "Alexxus" (Romania) - See all my reviews

This is actually the first Banco de Gaia record I have listened to, but it is still my favourite. OK maybe it is a bit more simple than some of his others, but that is not a bad thing, I don't think. This is the kind of record that starts you on a different kind of music than you were used to. Especially in today's landscape of mind numbing, repetitive and everybody-sings-the-same-thing pop music, it makes an especially refreshing listen. As with all good music, it might not appeal to you straight away, but if you give it a chance and you listen to it a couple of times, it is impossible not to get caught in the depth of the music. Beautiful staging, with layers of sounds interlacing perfectly, it just takes you away on a ride that you don't want to stop. Somewhere it kind of reminded me of Tangerine Dream, but not really as style, more in what concerns the beauty of the music, the way everything fits perfectly. All right, I went on long enough. Bottom line is, I am glad I had the chance of getting to listen to it, my music experience would have been so much poorer without it.