Blind Guardian - Traveler's Guide to Space & Time Audio CD

Recording information: Mi Sueno Studio, Tenerife, Es. Editor: Thomas Geiger. Illustrator: Marcos Moura. Photographer: Martin Häusler. Personnel: Andi Deris (vocals); Michael Weikath, Sascha Gerstner (guitar); Matthias Ulmer (keyboards); Dani Löble (drums); Olaf Senkbeil, Billy King (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Charly Bauerfeind.

N'Faly Kouyaté is the energetic kora player with Afro Celt Sound System, which fused firm links between Africa, Celtic music, and techno. He's hardly alone for this solo album, backed by the technically very able Afro-European band Dunyakan. Unfortunately, for much of the disc, the musicality is eclipsed by the musicians seeing just how busy they can be -- the everything-including-the-kitchen-sink approach becomes wearying after a time. That makes the three-track interlude in the middle especially welcome, the all vocal "Niyo," for instance. It might be densely arranged, but it comes as a breath of fresh air, as does the drumming of the following cut, "Atypical Conversation," or the gentle "Kobiyé." That said, the attempt to blend the kora with a string section on "Kora Ballade" never quite works because of a horribly simplistic arrangement. At times this ranges into the overblown -- did "Love Hyppo" really need phasing? -- when more of Kouyaté's superb kora work and high griot vocals would have been much better. It's a shame -- there's potential here, but it's wasted by a lack of direction. ...

Traveler's Guide to Space & Time songs Una coleccion de 16 grandes exitos inolvidables, de la interpretacion del Dueto Criollisimo.

Traveler's Guide to Space & Time music CDs We really tried to put everything into this project with the concept that we are EPIC in Christ. Everyone Prevails In Christ is the theme b/c without Christ, we are nothing, but in him all things are possible. This album features a variety of songs for the listener and always puts Christ front and center. In songs like If we don't praise, and Does it make you wanna we challenge the listener to praise God with all of their ...

Traveler's Guide to Space & Time CD music Guitarist Gabor Szabo's debut as a leader (after an important stint with the Chico Hamilton Quintet) is surprisingly successful. The reason this LP is a bit of a surprise is that the repertoire (in addition to two originals apiece by the leader and Gary McFarland) has a few unlikely songs by the Beatles ("Yesterday" and "If I Fell") and Burt Bacharach (including "Walk On By"). Usually jazz adaptations of rock songs in the 1960s are lightweight, but Szabo's original ...