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Galaxies
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Track Listing
- Galaxies Main Theme
- Starflight 1
- Ancient Stars
- Milky Way Rising
- Galactic Sky
- Southern Cross
- Starflight 2
- Pleaides
- Starflight 3
- Winds (Proxima Centauri)
- Intergalactic Space
- Ice Forests of Orion
- Lookback Time
- Going Home
- Starflight 4
- Down to Earth
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #36521 in Music
- Released on: 1991-07-01
- Number of discs: 1
Customer Reviews
Exactly what I was looking for...
I don't agree at all with the previous reviews that say this is "commercial sounding"... In fact, I don't even know what they are talking about. This CD is first rate. It reminds me of when I went to the San Francisco planetarium for the first time when I was little. The experience was charactirized by overwhelming awe and transport. When I listen to this, I know just how Ellie (in Contact by Carl Sagan - the movie version) felt when she space..."can't describe...no words...poetry..." This music is a soundtrack for experiencing the Numinous.
Buy this!
Endless space
This album is great to have for someone who may be going through a time of reflection/decision or simply wishes to add new and deeper colors to a day thats maybe grown boring or predictable. When I first heard space music I was awed by how it draws you in for great periods of time, with seemingly no musical structure. But then I realized that it wasn't working most effectively as sheer music, but more as a muse for me to find meaningful rhythms within myself. Kevin Braheny is a master of this motivation, and Galaxies is undoubtedly Braheny in one of his finest hours. A true celebration into the bond between space and human consciousness.
A bit too commercial sounding
The cover of this cd looked very promising, but didn't quite deliver in the music. Occasionally I will put it in rotation with other space music cd's to break the monotony of too much of my favorite deep space music, just to keep me on my toes. Yes, to me this cd has one foot just barely on the cheesy side. However, it is not at all boring. It is entertaining, and I like Kevin Braheny, but I think he does a little better when he collaborates with artists such as Tim Clark or Steve Roach. We all have our tastes, however, this cd is just a bit commercial sounding for me. It has some deep space moments, but leans more toward a slightly science fiction atmosphere, lightly sprinkled with a fairy tale feel. The music is nice, but I don't think the synthesizers used on this cd are necessarily cutting edge. Either that or he just isn't experimenting enough with various sounds. I've heard these angelic voices before. I've heard way too many similar effects as found here. Give me something that veers off the glorious, heavenly path but still remains mysterious and beautiful. A large order perhaps, but as an extreme space music buff, I can't help but continue to raise my standards as I am exposed to artists who do venture beyond what has already been done. But I still gave this cd three stars, and really that isn't bad at all.
