专辑简介:
Simon Jeffes always considered he didn't have enough musical training to be a classical musician and no intimacy with pop to be a popular musician. And although he lived in many countries and was crazy about music from many cultures he never wanted to do "world music".
A quiet man, he had one simple and rare talent: the ability to create sublime music.
And he had an even rarer talent among instrumental musicians: sense of humor.
The PCO is a small chamber group that plays instrumental music that draws from all these sources. It is music created by a music lover. Sometimes it sounds like a happy mantra from Bolivia, sometimes as a moving string quartet playing something that sounds medieval, sometimes he flirts with electronic gadgets like ring modulators (not on this CD though).
The PCO crossed boundaries like few other groups have. And nothing sounds forced, it all makes sense and seems organic as if this was the only way to play music.
The cruelest irony is that you will usually find this CD under "new age". Well, it is definitely not new age and I believe it ends up in the New Age aisle just because this genre is broad enough to fit any music that is not loud.
This is the perfect CD to give as a gift. Although very accessible and pleasant on the surface, it is so deep in its structure and has such unusual arrangements that even music scholars and nitpickers will be forced to pay attention and ask "how did he do that?". 曲目列表:
1. Music For A Found Harmonium
2. Prelude & Yodel
3. More Milk
4. Sheep Dip
5. White Mischief
6. In The Back Of A Taxi
7. Music By Numbers
8. Another One From The Colonies
9. Air
10. Heartwind
11. Isle Of View (Music For Helicopter Pilots)
12. Now Nothing 试听: