[22/12/2009]【纯音乐】Gandalf甘道夫1995年《Echoes From Ancient Dreams》
【新世纪纯音乐】新世纪“音像彩绘家”Gandalf甘道夫1995年专辑《Echoes From Ancient Dreams》 (MP3/320K)
Biography
Hein Strobl is an Austrian new age multi-instrumentalist (proficient at piano, percussion, guitar, and synthesizer), and has issued countless albums on a steady basis since 1980 under the alias of Gandalf. Taking his name from the good-hearted wizard in J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy Lord of the Rings, Gandalf's work often reflects his love of nature, as well as his commitment to preserving the environment (while his music has been compared to such other artists as William Ackerman, Rick Wakeman, Shadowfax, Enya, and Mike Oldfield over the years). His first few albums -- 1980's Journey to an Imaginary Land, 1982's To Another Horizon, and 1983's Magic Theatre -- contained a definite prog rock edge, before adding such instruments as flutes and saxophones to the equation and heading in a more new age-ish direction. Over the years, Strobl has recruited several renowned musicians to guest on Gandalf's recordings (including Tracy Hitchings, Steve Hackett, Emily Burridge, and Peter Ashenbrenner), and in 1989, composed the soundtrack to the motion picture Labyrinth.
Album review
This album has the same style of Colours of the Earth: more drums and compositions influenced by ethnic elements. Just as a great part of their work, this is conceptual and talks about myths and legends.
01 Echoes From Ancient Dreams (05:30) 02 The Inner Flame (05:38) 03 A Flower in the Desert (07:37) 04 Heartbeat of the Universe (12:04) 05 Cloudshadows (03:22) 06 So Close - So Far (02:13) 07 The Magic of Spring (05:40) 08 Shine on Full Moon (05:29) 09 Echoes From Ancient Dreams Ii (08:13)