Karl Leister - Solo

Advantages: Seriously cool
Disadvantages: absolutely none, it is what it is.

...I was so thrilled to hear that Karl was doing this album. I have Been a big fan of Nile since they first come onto the international scene and was instantly a fan due to their cutting edge sound, brutal technicality and originality, 'I could go on about Nile, but I am not here to write about them, except to say that I had often loved the extended pieces with just that authentic egyptian sound from the various instruments Karl uses on their albums including the epic chanting and sounds that make the masses want to rise and conquer! He has now taken those pieces, which are awesome without the blast beats, growling vocals and seriously fast distorted guitars which....oops.. there I go again....... And he has now done a whole album of this. It is exactly what I expected it to be and was not dissapointed. The title says it all... Read review

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Advantages: Original Karl Jenkins
Disadvantages: None

...Imagined Oceans is a brilliant selection of Music by Karl Jenkins, so before I say anything else I would recommend it to everyone to listen to at least some of the Tracks if not all. The Tracks on imagined Oceans are named after the Seas on the moon (Not that their are any real liquid seas on the moon but imagined ones by early astronomers looking up at the moons dark patches). Each tracks Music is meant to say somthing about the name of the sea or the area of the moon. The Ensemble accompanying the Music is the 'Karl Jenkins Ensemble' which creates a Harmonious background for the soloists; Pamela Thorby gives an excellent perfomance on the Recorder and Three Solo Singers Sarah Eyden, Micaela Haslam and Heather Cairncross sing the melody brilliantly. One thing I didn't realise untill I listened to the CD again was that the lyrics... Read review

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Advantages: Perfectley Crafted Techno Pop
Disadvantages: Lasks Depth

...Karl Bartos was one of the electronic percussionists with Kraftewerk during the first electronic Quartet period. For many fans of electronic music Kraftwerk were the Beatles, even though the Beatles sucked. However using that analogy you can say that if Ralph and Floridan were Lennon and McCartney then Karl Bartos was definitely George Harrison and Wolfgang Flur was Ringo, even though Wolfgang is yet to publish a very surreal and entertaining website, or do the voice over for Thomas The Tank engine. Communication was his third solo album released in 2003 and the limited edition came in a digipack which is almost impossible to open. It typically goes on eBay for around about 30 quid, but rather luckily I got it on eBay for about 9 quid. The bonuses you get is a QuickTime video for the single "I am the Message" which is respectable... Read review

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