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Global Communication
76:14 [Expanded and Remastered]
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Pop

Track Listings (17) - Disc #1
1. 4:02
2. 14:31
3. 9:25
4. 9:39
5. 7:39
6. 0:54
7. 8:07
8. 5:23
9. 4:14
10. 12:18
11. Groove (Bonus Track)
12. Way (Bonus Track)
13. Deep (Bonus Track)
14. Blosphere (Bonus Track)
15. Incidental Harmony (Bonus Track)
16. Sublime Creation (Bonus Track)
17. Sensorama (Bonus Track)

CD Details

All Artists: Global Communication
Title: 76:14 [Expanded and Remastered]
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Discotheque UK
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 9/19/2005
Album Type: Import
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Pop
Styles: Ambient, Electronica, Dance Pop
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 5050441401428

Synopsis

Album Description

UK Expanded remastered double-disc edition. Global Communication's 76:14 is rightly widely regarded as one of the most important works in the history of electronica. Recorded by Tom Middleton and Mark Pritchard in 1994, this classic has been unavailable for years and now makes a welcome return to the shops. Disc One contains the original album in its entirety, whilst Disc Two features rare singles and remixes. The whole package has been lovingly remastered by Mark Pritchard and comes in suitably stylish packaging. 'Early 90s ambient bliss, handcrafted in Somerset' 4/5 - Q, 'A genre landmark, there's a timelessness to much here' - UNCUT, 'Your record collection isn't complete without it' - IDJ, '76:14 is the most important ambient album of modern times' - Pete Lawrence (The Big Chill), '76.14 is THE definitive ambient album' - Adam Freeland, 'A stone cold soul classic of the 90's' - Ross Allen. Sanctuary. 2005.

CD Reviews

A landmark ambient work

Ryan Mcmahon | Boston, MA USA | 03/29/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"76:14 is one of the milestones in ambient/downtempo electronica music. I've come across few other works in the genre have the same warm, dreamy, timeless, placeless quality. Global Communication uses the minimalist sensibilities of ambient and the cut-and-paste palette of 90s house music -- choral washes, samples, blips, and the occasional beat -- to create a sonic collage that somehow stands apart from the norms of both styles. It's more moving than pure ambient, but without the clutter of house electronica.

For me, few other chillout CDs as distinctive and replayable as this one. The way layers of whispery, echoing voices, gentle successions of synth notes, and a few unintrusive real-world sounds (a clock is used to good effect in 14:31) loop and flow in harmony, building to sublime crests as gradually as an eagle on a thermal, then returning to deep contemplativeness, are a listening experience to get lost in. It's the perfect soundtrack for writing, painting, computer work, or just looking out the window at the clouds, thinking of the dreamy afternoons of childhood.

Highly recommended as a gateway album to anyone exploring the ambient or idm genres. Standout tracks are 14:31 and 8:07 (with its overt Tangerine Dream reference), but the whole CD is great, and worth listening to in its entirety.

Note: I only own the original release (disc one), but I've heard three or four tracks from the bonus disc, and they're all high quality."

One word: Awesome

Do'Glas | USA, Ohio | 02/01/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this on a gamble after reading the Amazon reviews. This is the best ambient CD I've ever heard. What a trip. What a gift. Try it out and you'll quickly add it to your "most frequently played" stack of CD's."