Navigator - Oceanic Empire (c) 2002 Groove Unlimited
Artist....: Navigator
Album.....: Oceanic Empire
Type......: Album
Source....: CDDA
Tracks....: 06
Genre.....: Electronic
Label.....: Groove Unlimited
Catalogue#: GR-070
Encoder...: LAME 3.97
Quality...: VBR kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint-Stereo
URL.......: http://www.discogs.com/release/148955
Tracklist:
----------
01 The Journey 05:52
02 Flashing Blue 07:53
03 Island Of Silence 11:47
04 Secret Of The Cave 07:32
05 Oceanic Empire 23:58
06 Peace Set I & II 07:10
Total:90,5 MB / 64:12 min
Release Notes:
--------------
After their critically acclaimed first album ôNorthern Consequenceö
from 2000, ôOceanic Empireö is the debut on the Groove-label from this
international trio consisting of Tony Anderson, Kent Eskildsen and Jens
Peschke. Electronic music and trios: you can't almost help but thinking
of Tangerine Dream. Well, NavigatorÆs music surely has traces of this
legendary name. Just take the first track ôThe Journeyö which opens
with guitar arpeggios and then moves into some great sequencing and
guitar soloing. This is a sort of new version of ôStratosfearö. There
is more. In the six pieces on ôOceanic Empireö you'll hear a sublime
mix of sequencer music combined with fine melodies and very strong
solos of guitar and synths. ôFlashing Blueö is an excellent example of
this. It has a superb base melody. There is even more because there is
also room for spherical ambient sounds in pieces like ôIsland Of
Silenceö and the title track, which, with almost 24 minutes is the
magnum opus of the CD. This piece opens with Mellotron strings and
moves some of the strongest sequencerlines ever heard. After a long
ambient-intermezzo the sequences return, even better. There is a lot of
retro-electronic music going on at the moment. ôOceanic Empireö can be
regarded as on of the highlights.
2002. Review by Paul Rijkens