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Taksu
Loren Nerell
Taksu
Genres: Dance & Electronic, International Music
 
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Loren Nerell's association with Soleilmoon Recordings dates back to his 1996 release "Lilin Dewa", as well as the more recent "Indonesian Soundscapes". "Taksu" takes cues from both of these albums, blending environmental s...  more »

     
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All Artists: Loren Nerell
Title: Taksu
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Soleilmoon
Original Release Date: 1/1/2003
Re-Release Date: 9/19/2008
Album Type: Import
Genres: Dance & Electronic, International Music
Styles: Ambient, Electronica
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 753907782523

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Loren Nerell's association with Soleilmoon Recordings dates back to his 1996 release "Lilin Dewa", as well as the more recent "Indonesian Soundscapes". "Taksu" takes cues from both of these albums, blending environmental sounds and Balinese instruments together into a glowing, amorphous cloud of spine-tingling sound. Two musicians come to mind when listening to "Taksu": Jon Hassell, who popularized Fourth World music, and Brian Eno, the father of Ambient music. While sounding nothing like the work of either artist, Loren Nerell's music takes inspiration from both of them. His music is evocative of mist-covered mountains and slow-motion waterfalls, so it owes something to Hassell. But it also pays tribute to the patient genius of Eno, with its endlessly evolving atmosphere, in which there is no beginning or end, only the present. The crowning touch on this project came from Steve Roach, stalwart Ambient Music pioneer and long-time friend of Loren's, who came in to provide the final spacial treatments and mastering of the CD. In his liner notes for the CD booklet, Djam Karet founder Chuck Oken, Jr. describes the music as a "sound pool" that the listener is immersed in. His words couldn't be more accurate, and it's no exaggeration to say that putting this record on is like waking up at sunrise, deep in the tropical Balinese rainforest, surrounded on all sides by the sounds of the jungle. To describe ambient or atmospheric music as "a soundtrack" is cliched, but it's really the best way to talk about "Taksu". It truely is a very special album, and one that asks to be seen, not merely heard.

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IC B.
Reviewed on 11/9/2010...
The cover and art do match Loren Nerell's "Taksu", a subtle work, not intended as a set of "songs" but a single lengthy atmospheric track that consists of sounds -- bells, muffled voices -- and texture but no strong rhythm or melody. This is an experimental, "ambient" work made organic, as if to mirror a pre-industrial time. Electronics are not the point, here. The mood evokes a place -- Indonesia? -- but set in a timeless time without obvious, predictable aural cues. This recording calls for open ears and patience: far from being "difficult" or unfriendly, it is an experiment that takes time to grow on you. Interesting and moody.

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Hengeworld | Cornwall UK | 01/15/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)

"There has been a mistake in the amazon listing, this is an entirely different CD to the one listed!"