Smile on the Void

A Produce | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 15, 2001)
• Original Release Date: March 15, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B00005KC72
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #244,370 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Produce has produced another masterpiece, June 1, 2001

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Bill Binkelman, Wind and Wire (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smile on the Void (Audio CD)

After being absent (as a solo artist) for a few years, the ambient/space/trance artist has returned - and how! Smile on the Void is a masterpiece and is destined to be a classic. Several different elements, from drifting drones and gentle keyboards to percussive/rhythmic beats to the creative use of electric piano and even electric guitar, this CD stands toe to toe with what I have always considered to be the artist's best release, Land of 1,000 Trances.

Some songs are darker in shade, but even those are suffused with either an emotional neutrality or even a warmth that makes this much more accessible than a lot of dark ambient music. The beats and rhythms are never so pronounced as to overpower the wonderful melodic and ambient musical landscapes.

The album is a sonic trip through the sleep cycles, including wakefulness, dreams, REM sleep, and then awakening. But this is not some new age music namby-pamby crap. Musically, this is challenging, complex, and should satisfy even jaded elitists with its various ambient/space textures.

If you have never picked up an A Produce album before, this would be a great place to start. If you're already a fan. you're in for a treat - in fact, you're in for a fantastic experience (use headphones, for gosh sakes!).

I don't give out 5 stars very eaily, but this one earns it with ease.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding sonic enviroment, great to listen to in Alaska.., July 31, 2001

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Guardian of the Zen Sea "Indigo" (Looking after the sun and surf) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smile on the Void (Audio CD)

I just love music which matches the feel of the great expanses and small beauties of my home, Alaska. This CD by A Produce is grand throughout, and perfect for viewing landscapes and/or imagining spaces. I have played this CD many times on an Alaskan public radio program, and always receive positive feedback from a wide variety of listeners. Recently, music from this CD, and another hypnos release "Solo Translatio", were featured on the solstice program, "Dome of Light". The music was prefect for watching the sun circle around the horizon on the longest day of the year. It will be equally as wonderful for watching the aurora in the dead of winter. I highly recommend this CD for cleaning out your inner spaces, and making room for new beginnings.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding sonic enviroment, great to listen to in Alaska.., July 31, 2001

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Guardian of the Zen Sea "Indigo" (Looking after the sun and surf) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smile on the Void (Audio CD)

I just love music which matches the feel of the great expanses and small beauties of my home, Alaska. This CD by A Produce is grand throughout, and perfect for viewing landscapes and/or imagining spaces. I have played this CD many times on an Alaskan public radio program, and always receive positive feedback from a wide variety of listeners. Recently, music from this CD, and another hypnos release "Solo Translatio", were featured on the solstice program, "Dome of Light". The music was prefect for watching the sun circle around the horizon on the longest day of the year. It will be equally as wonderful for watching the aurora in the dead of winter. I highly recommend this CD for cleaning out your inner spaces, and making room for new beginnings.