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█▓█ General Info :
█▓█ Title .........: Paradise
█▓█ Artist ........: Vivian Khor
█▓█ Music Style ...: Ambient
█▓█ Type ..........: Album
█▓█ Release Date ..: Nov-22-2003
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█▓█ Used Tools :
█▓█ Grabber .......: Eac
█▓█ Encoder .......: Lame
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█▓█ Additional Info:
█▓█ Source ........: CDDA
█▓█ No. Of Songs ..: 12
█▓█ Size ..........: 74,9 MB
█▓█ Playtime ......: 54:27 min
█▓█ URL ...........: http://www.viviankhor.com/
█▓█ Label .........: none
█▓█ Quality .......: 192kbps / 44,1kHz / HQ / Full Stereo
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█▓█ 01 ::: Paradise ::: 03:24
█▓█ 02 ::: Rivers Of Blessing ::: 06:05
█▓█ 03 ::: Soothing Moments ::: 03:09
█▓█ 04 ::: Cloud 9 ::: 07:25
█▓█ 05 ::: Loves Parting ::: 04:13
█▓█ 06 ::: Fly Free ::: 06:37
█▓█ 07 ::: Unconventional Wisdom ::: 04:59
█▓█ 08 ::: Peace Dance ::: 05:00
█▓█ 09 ::: Another Moment ::: 03:26
█▓█ 10 ::: The Joy Of Life ::: 02:24
█▓█ 11 ::: Majesty ::: 01:25
█▓█ 12 ::: Close To Heaven ::: 06:20
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█▓█ Although California resident Vivian Khor is of Asian descent, Paradise
█▓█ isn't among 2003's more overtly Asian-minded new age releases. There have
█▓█ been an abundance of new age discs that were heavily influenced by Asian
█▓█ music ù Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, or otherwise. But Paradise
█▓█ doesn't fit that description. Rather, Khor favors a more conventional
█▓█ approach to new age that gets its inspiration from romantic movie themes
█▓█ as well as the recordings of Suzanne Ciani (who is obviously a major
█▓█ influence). While the self-produced Paradise isn't one of new age's more
█▓█ challenging, innovative, or cutting-edge CDs, Khor's material is generally
█▓█ enjoyable. The adjectives that are usually applied to new age discs ù
█▓█ calm, tranquil, peaceful, serene, placid, soothing ù easily describe
█▓█ Paradise, and the song titles are stereotypical new age titles. When you
█▓█ see titles like "The Joy of Life" and "Soothing Moments," it's safe to
█▓█ assume that you're getting a new age release ù and, of course, that's
█▓█ exactly what Paradise is. But if Khor's work is less than groundbreaking,
█▓█ Paradise never comes across as stiff, cold, or mechanical ù just the
█▓█ opposite, in fact. For an album that is so heavily produced and
█▓█ programmed, Paradise has a lot of warmth and charm. It also has a very
█▓█ piano-minded outlook; most of the time, Khor uses her keyboards,
█▓█ synthesizers, and sequencers to make Paradise pianistic-sounding (which
█▓█ makes sense when you consider that she has been playing the acoustic piano
█▓█ since childhood). Paradise doesn't pretend to reinvent new age's wheel and
█▓█ falls short of exceptional, although it's a pleasant, worthwhile effort
█▓█ from the West Coast musician.
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█▓█ Alex Henderson
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