Temple in the Clouds

Jeffrey Fayman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 22, 2000)
• Original Release Date: August 22, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Projekt Records
• ASIN: B00004WK1W
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #338,686 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Pillars Of Hercules

2. The Sky Below

3. A Temple In The Clouds

4. The Stars Below

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Fripp's best, but fine soundscapes, November 7, 2000

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Steven Yates "free your mind" (Greenville, South Carolina USA) - See all my reviews
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After listening to this and then going back and listening to both the Fripp & Eno recordings (No Pussyfooting and Evening Star) I understand where the Fripp & Eno comparisons are coming from. Is Temple in the Clouds as good as these? No, I don't think so. But then again, I don't think those two will ever be surpassed; they're the original classics of ambient. Is this collaboration worthwhile? Yes, if you're into ambient sound-sculptures that still push the envelope a bit. While the four tracks on A Temple In the Clouds don't have the quiet, near-academic discipline and focus of No Pussyfooting or Evening Star, the four tracks on Temple in the Clouds are certainly mesmerizing, and surely as good as any of the non-dance-oriented trance that's come out this year (except, maybe, for Biosphere's things). The use of tape-loop sequences are somewhat less evident than on Fripp's earlier recordings, buried as they are in heavy keyboard washes. Titles like "Pillars of Hercules" and the title track, however, beautifully capture the mood of the piece.

The overall mood of this CD fits nicely with the Projekt catalog, and it is not hard to see why Fayman & Fripp went with Projekt instead of Fripp's regular outlets. No, this isn't No Pussyfooting II or Evening Star II, but it is an intense, layered CD that belongs in your collection if you like your ambient with a little touch of darkness.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ticket to another world, March 31, 2005

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Ben Dover - See all my reviews

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Maybe it's just me, but I cannot listen to this CD without becoming utterly transported to some other world. It's not for actively 'listening to', but have it on while reading Lovecraft or some similar otherworldly tome, or while painting, or writing, or dozing... it gives me a delerium-like 'high'. I think something about the sounds and the semi-random noise induces some kind of alpha-waves or wakes up the right side of my brain or something. I found my first copy at the library and became addicted enough to buy the CD for myself. I wish I could find another album like this but I have not yet; no other ambient album does this for me. Alas!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ambient Waves Abound, September 13, 2000

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Marc C Gonzalez (Metairie, LA USA) - See all my reviews

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I was a bit disappointed by this release; I expected a bit more Fripp. The CD sounds very good turned up loud with the surround sound option on. But to compare this to the Fripp and Eno recordings is misleading; its as if only small bits of Fripp's guitar is used/looped. Overall it is a pleasant listening experience.