"Jonn Serrie's return to spacemusic earns five stars. Listen carefully and you can hear elements from his "Stars Go With You" and "Planetary Chronicles". Boy, I love those productions. His albums moved away from the planetarium-type production with Ixlandia, Tingri, and the rest. Each album had a couple tracks that were super spacemusic productions, but the complete works were overly laced with romantic or tribal hybrids. I can understand a musician wanting to "broaden his horizons", and I realize that as some music fans are disappointed, others are delighted. As a Serrie "traditionalist", I was disappointed with his "Lumia Nights" production (a work more in line with his romantic creations) and extremely delighted with the "Stargazer's Journey". The insert by David Levy was fascinating. A huge thanks to Mr. Serrie for giving us a release that shows why he's still at the top the heap in this genre. Just enough of a melody to support a beautiful background the way only Jonn Serrie can. As soon as you hear the first track, the title track in fact, you know you're in for a "5-star journey"."
Finally!! Jonn's back to his 'Space' music!!
Sugar Britches | North Texas | 02/19/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"In the tradition of Planetary Chronicles and 'And The Stars Go With You' this CD lets you imagine a journey through space, etc. Yeah - this CD sounds a lot like Planetary Chronicles - SO WHAT? Planetary Chronicles I & II are some of the best work. I was a little put off when Serrie branched off into the tribal sounds of Spirit Keepers and all the lovey crap in Midsummers Century and Ixlandia. However, even those 2 CD's were pretty good. Don't listen to the other review about this CD not breaking any new ground and that this CD sounds like his others. It's SPACE MUSIC - how much NEW ground can you really break in this genre?? The music either sounds all spacey and junk or it doesn't. Bottom line if you LIKE Jonn Serrie's previous "space" music then you will LOVE this CD."
Elegant and Sublime
K. N. Nelson | California, USA | 03/26/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"As a long time fan of Jonn Serrie, I am very happy that he has returned to his "roots" of cosmic space music after his brief sojourn into more "earthy" music that he did on Spirit Keeper, etc.This premier artist of cosmic music that is used worldwide at Planetariums is reknown for his floating, ethereal music that allows one to dissolve into bliss as an instant fix for tension and stress particularly at the end of a teeth grinding day. On this CD, Jonn has created some of his most elegant and sublime music to date. Favorites: #2 "Eye of the Beholder" is achingly gorgeous; #4 "Pan Galactic" is stunning and #5 "The Stars,like Dust" is like really being out there floating around the cosmos in an imaginary starship like Enterprise or Voyager. An amazing CD from an amazing artist who will always remain my #1 favorite of all time."
Been Away Too Long
derJUBster | Near the beach in the heart of Dixie | 02/07/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I purchased this CD recently after discovering, quite by surprise, that it was the only one of Jonn Serrie's masterful works not already in my collection... I had taken a hiatus from the New Age stuff for awhile as I slowly drifted back into the Baroque Classics that will always be the mainstay of my collection... This CD made me realize, however, that I had been away from New Age much too long...I read where one reviewer had said: "Nothing new here", and perhaps that's exactly why I couldn't quit listening to this CD when I received it... This work is so very characteristic of the genre that Jonn Serrie help make famous... Unobstrusive yet compelling, haunting yet beautiful, mysterious yet joyful... If not the best of Serrie's work, certainly one of his top five...If you are one of the few who has not yet experienced the power and beauty of Jonn Serrie's work, this would be as good a starting point as any... If you're a collector of his work but like me, somehow missed this one, your collection is not yet complete until you have this masterful work of New Age pioneer Jonn Serrie... No, beauty is not always something new, but like all the classics, it is something that can be appreciated over and over and over again... Excellent!"