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Elly Roberts reviews
Liberty – EMI
- Released: September 2006
- Rating: 4/10
Michael Cretus quest for world dominationvia his ambient new-age cosmic soundscapes began with vigour on 1990sSadness part 1 and album MCMXC a.D., both chart toppers in theUK.
Gathering sounds from cultures on every continent and from many differenteras, the Romanian studio wizard and German wife Sandra Lauer have beenpursuing their electro stylings for 16 years.
A Posteriori (Latin for what comes after) continues hisobsession with spacey atmospherics using his penchant transcendent template,having successfully sold over 30 million records to date. For me, this isntserious listening music, more like the type I would have used for a schooldrama productions, filed under FX. It will no doubt find its way into somefilm soundtrack in the future.
Opener Eppur Si Muove would, if remixed, make a cracking Euro dance hit,as would Feel Me Heaven. After that were left with ambling drifters,which seem to serve no purpose other than to send you into snooze mode perfect for de-stressing and relaxation.
A more interesting and sweeping Hello And Welcome, with the odd wiryguitar or synth may be the lead-off single, though itll need editing fromits 5 minutes 8 seconds. Eventually we get to hear a hushed Cretu vocal onSitting On The Moon, which is a near as you get to a proper tune assuch.
Just when you thought hed done his turn, back he pops up on heavilyreverebed cosmic closer Goodbye Milky Way.
Verdict perfect for lunar missions.
Weblink:enigmamusic.com
The full list of tracks included are :
1. Eppur Si Muove
2. Feel Me Heaven
3. Dreaming Of Andromeda
4. Dancing With Mephisto
5. Northern Lights
6. Invisible Love
7. Message From IO
8. Hello And Welcome
9. 20,000 Miles Over The Sea
10. Sitting On The Moon
11. The Alchemist
12. Goodbye Milky Way
Elly Roberts passed away in 2011, but he was a man who was so passionate about all types of music and loved meeting his musical heroes, such as Mick Hucknall at a book signing at the Trafford Centre, Manchester in 2007.
A former teacher and also a music journalist, DJ and radio presenter on local community station Calon FM, plus appearances on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio 2, Elly started doing reviews for DVDfever.co.uk in 2004 and he did the majority of the CD and concerts reviews on the website.
I know also that he loved getting away for the summer to Spain and I hope that wherever he is now he is enjoying the hot sunshine and, as one of his friends has said on his Facebook page, that he is interviewing his musical heroes.