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Faeries: A Musical Companion | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: RCA
Category: Music
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 149781
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 11652
UPC: 019341165224
EAN: 0019341165224
ASIN: B00006J3ZZ
Release Date: September 24, 2002
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| Tracks:
| • | Sweet Allure | | • | Dreaming - Muggleton, Paul | | • | Natures Kingdom | | • | Awankening | | • | Miserere | | • | Wild Butterfly | | • | Alegria - Amesse, Claude | | • | Undistracted - Disley, Terry | | • | Nevermore - Schwartz, Paul | | • | Aerial Boundaries - Hedges, Michael [1] | | • | Hugh - NiDhomhnaill, Trion |
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Amazon.com
Subtitled "A Musical Companion to the Art of Brian Froud," Faeries comprises a mixed bag of music--techno, trance, cinematic soundscapes, New Age--befitting the mythical objects of Froud's paintings and drawings: at times impish, lovely, annoying, majestic, curious, and beguiling. Overall, it's an interesting if not wholly satisfying hodgepodge of pop-techno vocal tracks (all using female voices) and instrumental works that have no actual link to the notion of faeries (or, for that matter, to one another). After four female-rooted vocal selections (the most notable being the inventive, pulsating "Dreaming" from producer-DJ BT), we arrive at the disc's showcase track, "Miserere," a radiant choral mini-epic borrowed from Paul Schwartz's State of Grace disc. Also of interest is the stroll along a gleaming, heavenly pathway (augmented by a percussive, Mardi Gras-like atmosphere) from James Hood and Grant Showbiz (a.k.a. Moodswings). The disc's two concluding numbers are the only ones with ties to Windham Hill's traditional sound: the anticipation-edged title track from Aerial Boundaries by the late, great Michael Hedges and the slightly wistful "Hugh" by Nightnoise, which provides the album's lone hint of Gaelic influence. The package includes a 16-page CD booklet, which contains some Froud artwork. The enhanced CD adds an interview and more artwork, some of it not seen before. --Terry Wood
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 FINALLY SOUNDS THAT REPRESENT ACTUAL FEY July 11, 2008
Benjamin Phillip
This is the First CD that actually gets the spirit and energy of all Fey aspects, unlike the common folk funeral dirges that slap a "FAERY" label on it. seen more fey dance to this CD then from all the other "faery" music Cds out there. Point being BUY IT NOW!! bonous is the enhanced art work on the cd.
Relaxing and Soothing March 27, 2008
Brycen T. Edwards (Florida)
This is a wonderful little CD. I loved listening to it while driving. It relaxed me in the Atlanta traffic. Yes a total miracle worker obviously. ;) I found the music diverse enough that it did not get boring quick but similar enough that it was enjoyable.
Great CD! August 28, 2007
R. Lewis (NJ)
This is a great cd! It's very uplifting and diverse. There's everything from relaxing music to make you want to get up and dance music on here. I like this better than some of the other Fairy Cd's because it does have a wide variety of music. Some of the other ones are good but too mellow and relaxing at times. This is one of my new favorites!
A great gift from my son I love it. June 16, 2005
Rhonda J. Thompson (Indiana)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I really like this cd it is different and that!s what I like about it. There are all different types of faeries so there needs to be different types of music to go along with them . I think that!s what Brian Froud wanted when he picked these songs to go along with his book. This cd puts me in a different frame of mind when I listen to it. I have all of Gary Stadlers cds also celtic faery music I enjoy all of them.
 Different But Good March 5, 2003
9 out of 16 found this review helpful
This is definitely not a CD for relaxation, but it is good music, mostly techno/pop stuff. If you're looking for relaxing instrumental music instead, I'd recommend David Arkenstone or Yanni.
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