Sound of the Cosmos

Tom Middleton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 21, 2002)
• ASIN: B000A28KK0
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,331,791 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Odyssey [#]

2. No Soul

3. Blue Monday

4. Sunglasses at Night

5. It's My Duty [#]

6. Please, Try Again [Morgan Geist Mix]

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Saturday Night Experience

2. Open Your Eyes [New Phunk Theory Mix]

3. Breathe

4. People Come Runnin' [Needs Mix]

5. Brothers

6. Lost Love [Dubtribe Mix]

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Pacific Memories

2. Not Just Anybody [Atjazz Mix]

3. Home Movies

4. Do You Believe

5. Cosmos

6. No Reality

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars He's captured the sound of existence, November 17, 2002

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Jeremy M Smalling (Champaign, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tom Middleton: Sound of the Cosmos (Audio CD)

I'm going to keep this review as short as possible and to the point because my words will never do this cd justice. I picked up this cd set on a trip out to London, right when it came out. I didn't get a good chance to listen to it on a quality system until I got back here to the states, so at first I was a little uneasy about the cds. However, after giving the music a chance to work its magic, I realized what it was, a true work of sonic art. So, one of the songs on this cd set was recently picked up by mitsubishi for another one of their famous commercials. They made a wise choice, for the song they picked "Breathe" by telepopmusik is beautiful and indeed melodic.

Well, I had heard of Middleton before, but I knew nothing of him. Now I am a true fan. His title is perfect as well. He's created something here that others have touched, but none have perfected quite so well. I recently listened to this cd in the right frame of mind and perspective and I realized that Tom is a genius. The former reviewer is quite right in calling him a legend in the making. The music is beautiful, it keys together quite often, if flows, if moves, it breates, it grabs you by the lobes and shakes you into that higher state of awareness that only music can. It surrounds you with an aural landscape of sound, one minute you're in space, the next your in the ocean, the next you're in a carnival, the next your are in love, the next you are being told to close your eyes and know that "I" am always there for you, the next you're being told not to think about the things you fear and to just be glad to be here. Wow. Does this spark your interest... it should.. I've listend to some pretty amazing music from a wide range of musicians. I will admit that I've been getting bored because I haven't heard anything that really sounds new, or takes me somewhere I hadn't been before, until now. Finally I'm excited about some new music. I've also recently appreciated the music by Luke Slater, but his music is different, more of a physical excitation. Tom's music is something else. Classification would lie somewhere between the heart of consciousness and the metaphysical mumbo jumbo we invent to explain the mysteries of the cosmos. So pick this cd up, sit back and enjoy this music!

If you like FSOL, Global Communication, Biosphere, Juno Reactor, The Orb, and other bands like this, you'll love this cd. It uses songs that are quite likeable but most of which you'll never hear otherwise and progresses in a similar way as these aforementioned artists, but in a new direction completely.

This album is a treasure, and a rare work of art. Cheers Tom!

p.s. with the right perspective, this mix will play with your brain!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly Engineered, January 13, 2003

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"punkdolphin" (Punk Dolphin - NYC/Amsterdam) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tom Middleton: Sound of the Cosmos (Audio CD)

Tom Middleton's "Sounds of the Cosmos" is a delicately engineered masterpiece that mixes a universe of sounds and beats together. It is a 3 CD collection, each CD representing a different aspect. The first CD is rhythm, the second is melody and the last CD is harmony.

For the headz, the first CD is perfect for you as it is a gumbo of various beats designed to please and soothe. Highlights for me come with the ingenious mix of New Order's Blue Monday with Tiga's version of "Sunglasses at Night".

On the second CD, kick off the footwear and load the pipe, grab your favorite partner as you'll enjoy some mellow tracks that flow, especially the "Misty Blue" remake, Herbert, and yes, Telepopmusik's best track, "Breathe".

Then when you're smoked out and ready for the ambient downtempo smoked out vibe, CD three is what you need. More of the end of the night mix, it all depends on what mood you're in when you're listening to this compilation.

This is a classic mix that will always be cherished in my collection. Throw this with Africanism, and you have two very solid mixes on 5 CDs. Anyone with those two CD mixes will enjoy years of pleasure.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars -------> CHANGED THIS GUY'S LIFE <---------, November 24, 2002

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John Prato (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tom Middleton: Sound of the Cosmos (Audio CD)

I attempt to review this MASTERPIECE with my limited language skills- understand that what you are listening to here is a subconscious experience, something that takes place in the intuitive centers of your brain used for natural language processing.

This is the ONE collection that you take to the deserted island upon which you are stranded.
If there were one living person I could have lunch with, it would be Tom Middletone

So purchase this set, it will be one of the truly great things that you do for yourself.

-John