Entering Twilight

James Johnson

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 1, 2000)
• Original Release Date: May 1, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B00004YKT3
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #469,609 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Entering Twilight

Editorial Reviews

Bill Binkleman, windandwire.com

"A superb homage/extrapolation from classic Eno works like Neroli and Music for Airports; another great release from one of the most promising minimal/ambient artists working today."

Product Description

ENTERING TWILIGHT is a single long track, over 66 minutes long, in a sparse, almost subliminal style. Fans of Johnson's previous works SURRENDER and UNITY know the beautiful, glimmering restraint with which he expresses himself, but this one is even more minimal.... like floating in a thick fog with vague chiming chords drifting toward you through the haze.

In a slow moving, almost still ambience, ENTERING TWILIGHT creates an atmosphere that surrounds and unfolds for its full duration. This long form piece was created for continuous playback to enhance the listeners environment with an amorphous, and at times almost transparent, background of sonic imagery.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hypnotic and serene, September 16, 2000

By	"lulu9usa" (IL United States) - See all my reviews

At the end of a long day, let the music of James Johnson's ENTERING TWILIGHT bathe all of you stress away. Relax as the hypnotic yet serene music takes you further and further to serenity. As you listen, you will forget all yet remember everything. This track is 66 minutes of beautiful ebbing and flowing ambience that will take your breath away and leaving you wanting more. After listening to this, you will find yourself more peaceful and relaxed. James Johnson realistically reproduces the sounds of nature in the utmost perfection of any ambient artist today. If you are an admirer of ambient music, this is certainly THE one CD you must add to your collection! Truly of work of art!

5.0 out of 5 stars Up there with the best of Eno, July 24, 2008

By	Michael Vanier (Pasadena, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There really isn't much to say about "Entering Twilight". It's a single long track of ambient music, like Eno's "Thursday Afternoon" and "Neroli". The music is lush and serene, combining vocal sounds with string and xylophone-like sounds to create an enveloping atmosphere that is incredibly relaxing and restful. Eno said that ambient music should be "as ignorable as it is interesting", meaning that you can listen to it actively and be rewarded, or just have it on in the background while you do other things and also be rewarded. "Entering Twilight" works on this level as well as any ambient music I've heard. Having this music on transforms the environment of the room into a kind of sonic paradise, reminding you of the most relaxing country breeze you've ever felt. I guess you can tell that I really like this music a lot. The name "Entering Twilight" is also well chosen; it has a sleepy dream-like quality befitting its title. Basically, if you like ambient music even a tiny bit, you are bound to like this CD.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entering Twilight, September 20, 2000

By A Customer

I have the CD Entering Twilight. I listen to it when I am on the internet and also when I just want some really relaxing music. The Artist I guess is a very sensitive person to know just how to get his music across to everybody by its rhythm. If you could pick any CD for relaxing with get this one.