Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Where the Stars and Moon Play 4:23
2. When I See You Again 4:41
3. Deep Still Blue 5:05
4. An Ocean Apart 4:21
5. Sarah's Rainbow 4:02
6. Little Angel 5:06
7. Setting Sail 4:32
8. Summer's End 5:07

Disc 2:

1. Where the Stars and Moon Play set to the photography of Susan Saibara
2. When I See You Again set to the photography of Susan Saibara
3. Deep Still Blue set to the photography of Susan Saibara
4. An Ocean Apart set to the photography of Susan Saibara
5. Sarah's Rainbow set to the photography of Susan Saibara
6. Little Angel set to the photography of Susan Saibara
7. Setting Sail set to the photography of Susan Saibara
8. Summer's End set to the photography of Susan Saibara
9. Sweet Dreams set to the photography of Susan Saibara
10. The Voyage Home set to the photography of Susan Saibara

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14116 in Music
• Released on: 2007-05-08
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .26 pounds

Album Description
Includes both audio CD and DVD video with artist interviews and special features! It has been said they have achieved greatness - it is true. Pamela and Randy Copus, the duo known as 2002, have graced the Billboard charts for over 264 weeks! With Deep Still Blue, their ninth full release, they return with their signature sound - romantic themes, opulent string arrangements, piano, acoustic guitar, harp, and flute combined with lush vocal textures. This beautifully orchestrated CD and DVD Audio Visual Connect Series(tm) sets the 2002 trademark sound adrift in an ocean of majesty whilst exploring the exquisite underwater photography of Susan Saibara. Join 2002 as they unveil the mystery of Deep Still Blue enabling a new-found respect for our world's oceans and reefs.

Amazon.com
The ninth career release from 2002 (the husband-wife team of Randy and Pamela Copus) is a sight-and-sound combo that includes a DVD gallery of splendid underwater photography (with the duo's music lending a dreamy, state-of-wonder audio backdrop) and a separate, music-only CD. The DVD, which slowly pans across dozens of colorful, otherworldly stills captured by unheralded photographer Susan Saibara, can provide some head-turning wallpaper for a computer screen or a wide-screen flat-panel monitor. The music, meanwhile, is a pleasant enough endeavor, though after a while it becomes apparent the duo has stirred an excess of stardust into these compositions. At their best, 2002 have used their soft, ethereal blend of electronics, acoustic guitar, flute, pennywhistle, and Pamela Copus's Enya-clone voicings to venture out (though never too far out) into the safer, gentler realms of the cosmos. On this disc, after an inviting opening track, several selections thereafter sound as though they have been touched by Tinkerbell's wand a few times too often, diminishing their stand-alone appeal. Pretty music, yes; but perhaps because it exists here principally to embellish many delicate visual images, it seems a bit too pretty on occasion. --Terry Wood

Dan Cowan, Music Design
"As 2002, Pamela and Randy Copus have carved a niche in the healing music sub-genre with their swelling synthesizer dreamscapes."

Customer Reviews

Under the Spell of the Sea
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2ADLOGGZBOR1M ~ Review by RJ Lannan on 8/10/2007
Deep Still Blue, the newest release from 2002 encompasses all that we value and love from New Age music and adds an extra dimension with the addition of a video disc in the package. The DVD has some of the most spectacular still photography on the planet compliments of marine photographer Susan Sailbara. In addition, the group has included some full ethereal vocals to the mix. I truly enjoyed Emerald Way, the last album of the husband and wife duo of Pamela and Randy Copus, but after watching and listening it appears that this is their best album to date.

Starting off with a very Enya-esque sounding tune, Where the Stars and Moon Play opens the world of the sea to us. The visuals are stunning. It is as if we are seeing color for the first time in our lives. North of Honduras is the magical world of the Caribbean. Our underwater visit is filled with delicate and delightful creatures that strike our imaginations.

Deep Still Blue the main track is a song featuring gentle guitars, placid piano and layers of voices that carry you away to a secret paradise. Somewhere north of the Coral Sea is a magic world where time stood still longer than any pace on earth. Under the sea, you can still find castles of chalky coral, delicate green dragons, and water bluer than the sky.

Drifting under the Pacific with just a hint of a current, we are gently pushed on the tune An Ocean Apart. This is one of the most relaxed tunes I have ever heard. The music suggests wandering aimlessly under a sapphire sea with just our thoughts. Nothing on the surface can affect us as we drift placidly over a living rainbow of creatures, endless sandy plains, and far away skys of green ocean algae.

There is an astonishing image of anemone that looks like a row of little green mushrooms. More evidence to the magic under the sea. The musical accompaniment to the incredible vision is called Little Angel. 2002 has taken much of the gentleness that the ocean sometimes offers and put it into music. There is a subtext to this song however. It is as if from a distance we are witnessing a sleeping child. This is one of the best cuts on Deep Still Blue.

One of the brightest spots on the album is called Sarah's Rainbow. It is song sung just for the joy of life. The tune is a celebration of triumph. There are days when even the darkest cloud may have a ray of sunshine peaking out behind it.

We return to the surface on the spirited song Setting Sail. Canvas slaps, ropes creak and the jib flutters as the wind pushes on our backs and we move across the ocean in search of new adventure. Friendly voices, glittery guitar and fluid flute combine to warm the air with sunshine and promise.

The Voyage Home, a song with forward motion and no regrets in the notes opens with images of bright orange anemone, khaki-colored pipefish and the sharp ghostly photos of white sea sponges. There is a remote kind of sadness in the tune, but the spirit of the adventure is still with us and it will carry us through for the rest of our lives.

Never has still photography come more alive than under the lens and heart of Susan Sailbara. Despite the burden of personal illness that she has carried for some time, she is still able to see the intrinsic beauty of the world and, in the blink of an eye, capture it for all to see.

2002 has been making terrific music for a long time. I think I may have some of their material on cassette. Deep Still Blue is a labor of love on many levels. There is the love of just making music and the delight of joyous little lives that we are privileged to steward, particularly as parents. Finally the love of the earth in all its forms whether deep ocean or soaring mountain. This is music for the type of person that loves to rejoice in life.

~ reviewed by RJ Lannan on 8/10/2007

Their BEST album yet!
I have been a long time fan of 2002, since their "Land of Forever" album on the Real Music label. It looks like they have ventured out on their own for this own. A pretty good move for us fans. Their sound has grown alot on this album, incorporating more instrumentation and a few vocal pieces - some of my favorite tracks on the album.
I have often thought their music would fit perfectly with video and 'Deep Still Blue' allows the listener to see it. This CD/DVD release is what their music needed! Listen for yourself!

Relaxing and Calming
When a person needs a bit of mental and physical time out, and a relief from the stress of life sit take a deep breath and put on the
Deep Still Blue cd and relax and listen......very calming and very easy to get lost in the melody and ride with the ocean waves at least mentally and in spirit!