Ixlandia

Jonn Serrie

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 26, 1995)
• Original Release Date: September 26, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Miramar
• ASIN: B000003IOV
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #273,771 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 A beautiful, magical CD, September 26, 1999

By A Customer

I was attracted to this CD by its cover, and immediately fell in love with the music. It's romantic and dreamy. The perfect music for relaxing. You won't be dissapointed with Ixlandia!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Speed of Light, August 10, 2002

By	Jerry Fry (Freeman, MO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've read some very good and very bad reviews of Ixlandia. It follows the "Midsummer Century" formula so to speak. It begins with soft jazzy music then takes off into space. You need a stereo that will handle high volume for a song like "The Tachyon Directive". You need the right time and place to appreciate this CD. Alone, inside a dark house, on a quiet night, with the volume up high. Now listen to "Tachyon Directive". If you don't think the sound is awesome then this CD is not for you.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Romantic Deep-Space Fantasy, January 17, 2001

By	Daniel R. Grünfeld "Daniel" (Illinois, United States) - See all my reviews

I've listened to this album countless times, and have considered it one of my favorites for a long long time. The album begins with a soft jazzy feel, with sensual sax, then slowly moves into a more deep-ambient tone on the later tracks. The final title track returns to the romantic tones of the earlier tracks, with a female vocalist reciting in barely-audible Italian the beautiful and moving poem "Ixlandia," which appears in English on the back-cover.

Serrie has always been a romantic at heart. In this album, as well as its sister album, Midsummer Century, he has taken his deep space music into a different direction: the romantic imagery of a deep-space fantasy. The title track is especially beautiful; I consider it one of the best pieces he has ever composed. This is a very good album, very beautifully conceived and produced, well worth the money. It's a perfect album to accompany a lazy Sunday afternoon with your lover.