World Journey

Sharon West

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 11, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dusty Dreams Productions
• ASIN: B0011290G6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #467,488 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review
World Journey is an instrumental journey into world sounds, a musical tour-de-force that presents dozens of exotic sounds and instruments...all woven together in a sonic tapestry that is a listening pleasure. I was taken on a musical journey to many parts of the world. Each cut offered exotic, strange, and unique musical instruments and fresh [to my ears] new sounds. I gathered that these were actual sounds--the real instruments played...and hopefully not a sampled sound. Truly, I was blown away by the nuances, the textures and layers on these songs, and the rhythms and melodies that point to the place of origin of these sounds. Personally I try to isolate an instrument [or sound] and listen to it throughout the track, then select another and focus on it. Eventually I can identify many of the exotic sounds made by these unique musical tools. I really enjoyed this album and the wide range of sounds and cultures that come into play. This album is a truly fabulous work from Sharon West. It is one of the best I have ever heard in the genre of World Music/Instrumental. I HIGHLY recommend this work. It is perfect for just plain listening but can be a great background for reading, meditation/contemplation, or relaxing. --A. Canales - The CRITICAL REVIEW, March 2008

Review
Sharon West's charming instrumental world music manages to bring together the non-ethnic specific appeal of contemporary new age music and the very much culturally rooted aspects of various regions of the world in a CD that lives up to its title. With an artistic reach that touches on continents around the world and draws these influences under the creative banner of West's own signature style, World Journey manages to be soothing, lively, alluring, exotic, friendly and beautiful. World has become a popular discount bin filler and with some CDs, it's easy to understand their placement there. All I can say is that if West's disc ever ends up piled in with the generic world music crud that passes for musical culture, it's an undeserved fate. Four stars. --Corazine.com, Jan. 2008

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Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An energetic, eclectic world mix, March 29, 2008

By	Twinkscat "curious listener" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

I've listened to this CD several times, mostly in my car. I really enjoy the first song, "Return to Capistrano," and other songs, such as "Fuego". Each song seems to have its own tempo and melody, yet they are linked by a common thread. If you want a CD that is relaxing yet at the same time intricate, I highly recommend "World Journey"!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars World Journey, February 26, 2008

By	E. Mcbride (california) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

An Avid Listener:

I have all of Sharon's discs and enjoy every one of them . However I feel World Journey is by far my favorite. The variety of musical arrangements relaxes me and soothes me at the end of a very busy day. I can sit, close my eyes and "travel" away from my hectic lifestyle.