The Moon And The Melodies Music Cd

Cocteau Twins - The Moon And The Melodies

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The Moon and the Melodies      List Price : $11.98 USD        Your Price : $10.99 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1999-10-05      Studio : 4ad / Ada      Label : 4ad / Ada      Avg. Customer Rating : (12 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for The Moon And The Melodies      Immersed in flowing crystalline midnight      Rating:      This is a gorgeous fusion of evocative, dreamy sound, courtesy of Harold Budd & the Cocteau Twins, whose styles mesh as if made for each other. The music conjures ghosts, memories, winter stars, whispers of frost ... and yet there's a floating, detached warmth to it all, as well. It's the sound of crushed diamonds, languid chimes of ice, hushed thunder, blind white birds silently circling under the polar night skies ... it's a tangible chill that paradoxically nestles & soothes the listener, without ever becoming pointless New Age noodling. Absolutely perfect for introspection, reflection, drifting ...     Customer Reviews for The Moon And The Melodies Cd      Great gift for the ambient music lover!      Rating:      I bought this CD because of the association with Harold budd, one of my husband's favororite ambient artists. Surprisingly I liked it myself. The vocals provided by the Cocteau Twins lent an upbeat mood to the otherwise somber sounding ambient musings that I've grown accustomed to by Budd and other ambient artists. My husband thought the same. We both enjoy listening to this excelent collaboration and have bought two other Cocteau Twin CDs. Editorial Reviews for The Moon And The Melodies Audio Cd      Album Description      Domestic debut of the Scottish trio's 1986 ambient collaboration album with Harold Budd for the 4AD label. Contains eight tracks, most of which sound like Cocteau Twins with a moody organ added. Vocalist Elizabeth Fraser sings on 'Sea, Swallow Me', 'Eyes Are Mosaics', 'She Will Destroy You' & 'Ooze Out And Away, Onehow'; the other cuts, 'Memory Gongs', 'Why Do You Love Me?', 'The Ghost Has No Home' & 'Bloody And Blunt', are all instrumentals. Highlyrecommended to any fan of Cocteau Twins or Budd! 1999 release.