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Terry Riley (Artist)
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
  • SPARS Code: ADD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Sony
  • ASIN: B0000025CB
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,609 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #3 in  Music > Dance & Electronic > Techno > Minimal Techno
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listen  1. Anthem of the Trinity (Instrumental) 9:27$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. Celestial Valley (Instrumental)11:35$0.99 Buy Track
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On this CD:
  1. Shri Camel, for electronic organ & tape delay Anthem of the Trinity
    Composed by Terry Riley
    with Terry Riley

  2. Shri Camel, for electronic organ & tape delay Celestial Valley
    Composed by Terry Riley
    with Terry Riley

  3. Shri Camel, for electronic organ & tape delay Across the Lake of the Ancient Word
    Composed by Terry Riley
    with Terry Riley

  4. Shri Camel, for electronic organ & tape delay Desert of Ice
    Composed by Terry Riley
    with Terry Riley

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Riley is one of the founders of Minimalism. His music tends to be for soloist (usually himself) playing a barrage of electronic instruments. The works on this disc hail from the mid-seventies, when Riley began to dabble with Eastern modalities, mostly Indian ragas that strive for swara, a transcendental state reached through perfect pitch. Along the way, notes will clash and (to our ears) sound like performance mistakes. These are the product of Riley's overlapping Eastern modalities with Western modalities, often in the same measure. Riley travels farther afield in his music than other Minimalists do, but it's worth the journey. --Paul Cook

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5.0 out of 5 stars A spiritually transcendant work, July 23, 2000
By Paul Minot (Waterville, ME United States) - See all my reviews
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Simply put, this is one for my top ten "desert island" collection. I've had this for about 20 years, first on vinyl and then CD, and have never tired of hearing it. Quite frankly, when I listen to this album I feel the presence of God, no matter how despairing I might otherwise feel. This is due in part to the use of just intonation--the beating of certain intervals on the organ recall the sound of water ripples, or something, and when the dissonances resolve into "true" harmonies it's somewhere between soothing and ecstatic, or both. However the liner notes indicate that Riley performed each of these pieces in real time using an organ and a system of digital delays, which is simply unbelievable given the stunning complexity of the result. I believe it is one of the most spiritually inspired performances ever put to record, clearly reflective of his studies in raga. This CD puts the alleged meditational intent of conventional "New Age" music to shame--this is the real deal, a true "Masterwork" as the previous reviewer stated, and the best work by Riley I've heard. In short, buy this CD.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Balance, March 13, 2007
As suggested this work has a very spiritual feel to it.

If I am correct Mr. Riley plays two Yamaha organs (specially modified by Yamaha for him) using digital delays.

The music is sort of an extension of Rainbow on Curved Air except far more complex and developed. It's very easy to listen to and enjoy despite it's complexity and sophistication. The polyphony and timbre are well integrated with the tunings. The organs are well suited to Mr. Riley's ideas. Some of the instruments on his later works seem less well suited to my ears.

I believe it's one of Riley's best works if not the best. I'd also recommend the Ten voices of the Two Prophets (two Prophet 5 synths have 10 voices - get it?) which is similar.

I've listened to a fair amount of this kind of music that involves alternative tunings, Le Monte Young, Wendy Carlos, Ivor Darreg and I'd say this is one of the most listenable pieces yet it's retained it's deepness over the years. It's certainly one of my desert island disks. Essential.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Just intonation's easiest-to-access work, April 3, 2000
By DAC Crowell (Rankin, IL United States) - See all my reviews
Terry Riley here continues on his organ + delay explorations which first are heard on "A Rainbow in Curved Air", but adds the extra dimension of just intonation to the fray, to excellent results. The somewhat 'out of tune' sound might take a moment for some listeners to get used to, but once you're acclimatized, these minimal improvisational-based works are very rewarding and satisfying listening. Riley's training with Pandit Pran Nath is here strongly in evidence, as well, as raga-based structures play a strong shaping role in these shorter works. An exotic, wonderful work that never fails to satisfy, even on numerous repeated listenings as one slowly uncovers little details that might've escaped notice previously. Highly recommended, plus (as the topic line says) it's perhaps one of the best introduction to 'non-traditionally' tuned music one can get.
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