Waterworks

Archetribe

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 1, 2005)
• Original Release Date: September 1, 2005
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Stretta
• ASIN: B000BGQSQS
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #288,732 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. From Death to Birth

2. Dissociative Fugue

3. Surrender

4. Passages

5. Boundaries I

6. Perspective

7. Glowing

8. Siew

9. While You Were Sleeping

10. 1984

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Womb

2. Hope

3. Letting Go

4. Barely Contained

5. Boundaries II

6. Gyokuro

Editorial Reviews

Bill Binkelman Nov 18, 2005 (Wind and Wire)

Monumental... jaw-dropping... I can’t recommend it highly enough. It simply stands alone this year as a singular achievement in ambient-music

Product Description

Waterworks is the double CD follow-up to 2001's Earthtones. Disc one is upbeat and dynamic like the waves of an ocean. Disc two is calming and ambient like the surface of a still lake.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Organic bliss..., October 14, 2005

By	spiral_mind (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

It's always a treat when an unexpected project comes basically out of nowhere and turns out to be really great. It's even better when there's a just-as-good followup to prove the first one wasn't a fluke. Enter Waterworks. This is another instrumental bunch of exotic world-beat textures to drown in, and though the overall sound is largely tribal/atmospheric (I hate such limiting labels), the range is wider and the overall experience is more multifaceted than before. There's still no shortage of alluringly hypnotic percussion - largely ethnic with more subtle electronic tones this time - and the ingredients range from guitar to flute, bass, violin, synth and sitar. If the last album was David Sylvian with a tribal edge, this one is Brian Eno inviting Loreena McKennitt, Peter Gabriel and Jon Hassell over for dinner, with Bill Laswell bringing dessert and Robert Fripp crashing the party (or at least lurking in the bushes). And athough I heartily recommend Archetribe to fans of any of the above, it still doesn't *sound* like any of them - which of course is as it should be.

Where the last album was always concise, the tracks on Waterworks get to nicely stretch out and breathe, whether it's for four minutes or seven or fifteen. We wander through much more territory with two CDs to spread out over: one tribal/rhythmic, one mainly ambient although it still has some percussion grooves. Disc 1 is great for the car or the office (especially with headphones - that aural detail! those textures!); disc 2 is perfect for reading or settling down to sleep or just taking a break from all the noise. Whether it's background, foreground, in-depth listening or ear candy on the surface, this stuff will reward whatever time & attention you give it. It's easy to get lost in all the sounds and grooves, but it's a good kind of lost. I usually don't want to come back.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful follow-up, October 20, 2005

By	Ron West - See all my reviews

Waterworks, the second release from Archetribe, is a 2 disc set that explores a musical voyage from the World Beat to ambient drones. The songs expand the sonic territory explored in their first album, Earthtones, for a powerful and passionate journey. The cultural melting pot of the first disc builds the listener up for a relaxing journey through disc 2. Not only are the songs written with expertise, but the sounds, mix and production are all outstanding. Sit back, clear your mind, put on your favorite headphones and be prepared for a journey through the oceans and rivers of your mind. Highly recommended!