Banabila-Precious_Images_(Datafiles_1999-2008)-2CD-2008-BCC

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MP3/FLAC

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BCC

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181,56 MB

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32

Date

2008-11-23

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Artist  : Banabila
Title   : Precious Images (Datafiles 1999-2008)
Genre   : Electronic / Ambient / Instrumental
Year    : 2008
Date    : 11/2008
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks  : 32
Label   : Steamin' Soundworks
Source  : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length  : cd1: 78:55 cd2: 71:07
Size    : 181,6 MB


Tracklist:
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cd1

01.babylon                                01:27
02.wonderful mistakes (08 remix)          02:00
03.where                                  02:43
04.do something about it!                 02:46
05.sorokin blues                          02:47
06.urban scapes                           03:07
07.voices print (08 remix)                03:36
08.damned                                 03:43
09.one for the road                       04:25
10.heavy gravity                          04:33
11.a virtual meeting                      04:40
12.the flow                               04:52
13.uav (sanjana remix)                    05:38
14.a strong sense of urgency              08:06
15.low pulse & high noiz                  08:20
16.voiz recycled                          08:36
17.suma 4 (blue mix)                      07:36

cd2

01.magical day                            04:14
02.a man in a room                        03:51
03.migrations                             03:53
04.little picture on the wall             06:02
05.voix du fou (08 remix)                 04:56
06.a dark premonition                     01:30
07.ears tell us where we are in space     05:24
08.the holy mountain                      04:58
09.e.t.                                   02:06
10.yasar & salar session                  01:22
11.wasp                                   04:09
12.y14                                    03:54
13.night                                  05:08
14.crime scene (08 remix)                 09:32
15.a moody guy's audible dream            10:08
                                         -------
                                          150:02 min



The music of Michel Banabila has been on the top of
my personal playlist favourites for years.
Considering the strength of his versatile output, it really
is a shame he doesn't get the recognition he deserves.

In the past few years, his music has found its way into
theatre productions (by well-known Dutch company
Orkater, for example) and television documentaries.
Some of this work has been compiled earlier on the
self-released double-CD 'Hilarious Expedition' and on
'Traces'.

Dutch record label Steamin' Soundworks released a
new compilation, fully titled "Precious Images - Datafiles
1999 - 2008". The two CD's are hand-picked and
remastered by Michel Banabila himself and show an
interesting duality in his work.

The first CD contains music that was released earlier
(as Voiznoiz 1/2/3, Spherics 1/2) and mainly focusses
on the electronic side of his past work (ignoring some of
the great ethnic-jazz-world music he has created).
It's a good introduction to his earlier work for those that
did not know it until now.

But the real surprise is on the the second CD, which
contains all new work ('new' as in 'unreleased on CD').
This is the music that was written for various theatre
and television productions. It emphasizes Banabila's
cinematic strength.

Some of it brings to mind the lighthearted 'AmΘlie' sound-
track (by Yann Tiersen), but some of the other tracks are
much darker, sometimes even quite frightening.
There's a wealth of emotions that share one common factor:
Michel Banabila's vision.

Banabila often seeks companionship with musicians sharing
his vision, and since they may come from all corners of the
world this gives the music its unique 'global' feel.

http://www.steamsounds.com/
http://www.myspace.com/preciousimages

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