Showing posts with label Ambient. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ambient. Show all posts

Friday, April 17, 2026

VA - Beyond The Veil Of Time (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CDs)

AMBIENT

VA - Beyond The Veil Of Time (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CDs)

Sub-titled A musical equivalent, This set began as a response to reading Amazing Stories, and more specifically Beyond the Veil of Time by B. H. Barney (1932). The comic does not overwhelm with dialogue or explanation, instead, it opens a conceptual space. Its ideas arrive quietly, through suggestion rather than instruction, and that restraint was what stayed with me. Reading it felt less like consuming a story and more like entering a state of attention, where illusion, belief, and scientific explanation coexist without immediately cancelling each other out.

I found that ambient music felt like the natural companion to that experience. Not as illustration, nor as a cinematic soundtrack, but as a parallel process. Like the comic, ambient music operates in a liminal space: it suspends conventional temporality, foregrounds texture over narrative and invites the listener into an active engagement with sound and duration. The tracks here unfold slowly, often in subtle layers, creating an environment where perception itself becomes elastic.

The pieces were chosen to move alongside the ideas suggested by the comic rather than its plot. Early selections carry momentum and curiosity, echoing the initial sense of discovery. As the set progresses, structure loosens and sound becomes less assertive, mirroring the way the comic questions the boundary between magic and method. What begins as fascination gradually shifts toward reflection, where explanation does not remove mystery but reframes it. Through drones, minimal motifs, and sustained textures, the listener is invited to inhabit a temporal space that is contemplative rather than prescriptive.

This compilation is meant to be read with as much as it is listened to. It can sit in the background during the act of reading, or it can function afterward, as a way of re-entering the atmosphere the comic creates. In that sense, it is not an adaptation but a continuation. The music becomes another layer of the same inquiry, one that unfolds in time rather than panels. Its intention is to extend attention, to encourage subtle noticing, and to create a quiet resonance that amplifies the comic’s speculative impulse.

Ultimately, this set exists as an extension of the reading experience, a space where sound, idea, and duration meet. It treats the comic not as a finished object, but as a point of departure, inviting the listener to remain beyond the veil a little longer. Ambient music, in its restraint and expansiveness, provides a vessel for that continuation. It feels like a conversation in stillness, a continuation of the same speculative impulse, expressed through sound instead of ink. (B)

I’ve included a PDF of Beyond The Veil of Time by B. H. Barney (1932), which inspired this set and is available in the downloadable file.

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Track lists

CD1

01 Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois & Roger Eno - An Ending (Ascent) 4:26 1983

02 Steve Roach - Structures From Silence 28:33 1984

03 Tangerine Dream - Love on A Real Train 3:58 1984

04 Biosphere - Poa Alpina 4:10 1997

05 Stars of the Lid - Requiem for Dying Mothers Part 2 7:37 1999

06 Boards of Canada - Roygbiv 2:29 1998

07 Fennesz - Endless Summer 8:29 2001

08 William Basinski, Lawrence English - Mono No Aware 1.1 5:39 2003

09 Max Richter - On The Nature of Daylight 6:11 2004

10 Hammock - Turn Away and Return 5:13 2005

11 Oneohtrix Point Never - Zones Without People 3:59 2009

12 Grouper - Alien Observer 3:56 2011

13 A Winged Victory for The Sullen - Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears 4:25 2011

14 Tim Hecker - Virginal I 6:16 2013

15 Loscil - Endless Falls 7:55 2014

16 Ryuichi Sakamoto - Andata 3:26 2017

17 Gas - Narkopop 1 4:52 2017

18 Jon Hopkins - Abandon Window 4:57 2018

19 Kali Malone - All Life Long (for organ) 8:38 2019

20 Caterina barbieri - Fantas 10:31 2019


CD2

21 Popol Vuh - Brüder des schattens - Söhne des lichts 18:50 1978

22 Vangelis - Le Singe Bleu 7:41 1973

23 Cluster - Es war einmal 5:25 1976

24 Michael Stearns - Encounter (Awaiting The Other) 3:29 1988

25 Harold Budd - Bismillahi 'rrahmani 'rrahim 18:27 1974

26 Laraaji - Being Here 25:22 1980

27 The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds 4:27 1991

28 Global Communication - 14:31 14:31 1994

29 Aphex Twin - #19 (Stone in Focus) 10:14 1994

30 Oval - Textuell 7:23 1995

31 Atrium Carceri - Black Needle 5:08 2003

32 Kammarheit - Hypnagoga 4:08 2005

33 Eluvium - Indoor Swimming at the Space Station 10:29 2007

34 Jan Jelinek - Moiré (Piano & Organ) 6:54 2011

35 Raime - The Last Foundry 5:53 2012

36 Ben Frost - Venter 6:45 2014

37 Jóhann Jóhannsson - Flight From the City 6:31 2016

38 Susumu Yokota - Saku 5:45 2018

39 Abul Mogard - Half Light of Dawn 6:49 2019

40 Sofie Birch - Myrian Myriad 11:28 2019


CD3

41 Klaus Schulze - Velvet Voyage 28:25 1979

42 Ashra - Ocean of Tenderness 12:42 1985

43 Hans-Joachim Roedelius - Selbstportrait I - Gewiss 4:46 1979

44 Constance Demby - Novus Magnificat, Pt. 1: Soul's Journey 6:51 1986

45 Pauline Oliveros - Quintessential, alternative version 4:51 2023

46 Seefeel - Climactic Phase #3 8:25 1993

47 Future Sound of London - Lifeforms (Path 5) 6:05 1994

48 Nurse With Wound - The Bottom Feeder 5:09 1996

49 Growing - Southern Wrights 5:08 2003

50 Scorn - Silver Rain Fell 7:36 1998

51 raison d’être - The Hidden Hallows 8:21 2006

52 Keith Fullerton Whitman - Stereo Music for Acoustic Guitar, Buchla Music Box 100, Hewlett Packard Model 236 Oscillator, Electric Guitar and Computer - Part One 5:29 2005

53 Gaspar Claus, Lyna Zouaoui - Mer des mystères amoureux 4:25 2021

54 Mountains - Choral 12:53 2010

55 Demdike Stare - Hashshashin Chant 6:20 2011

56 Huerco S. - Plonk IV 5:33 2014

57 Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - An Intention 3:59 2016

58 Visible Cloaks - Wintergreen 2:47 2017

59 Sarah Davachi - Perfumes II 6:57 2018

60 Lawrence English - The Jungle 8:36 2021


CD4

61 Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene Part I 7:40 1976

62 Terry Riley - A Rainbow in The Curved Air (Instrumental) 18:39 1969

63 Gavin Bryars - Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet - Single Version (with Tom Waits) 3:42 1971

64 Isao Tomita - Claire De Lune 5:53 1974

65 Jon Hassell - Dreaming 6:04 1981

66 Paul Horn - Mirage for Miles 11:54 1976

67 Robert Turman - Flux 3 11:54 1981

68 Herbie Hancock - Rain Dance 9:17 1975

69 Holger Czukay & Rolf Dammers - Boat-Woman-Song 17:23 1996

70 O Yuki Conjugate - Raindance 7:19 1987

71 Ujang Suryana - Sorban Palid 5:33 1986

72 Andrew Chalk - The Plain 13:43 1997

73 Caretaker - All you are going to want to do is get back there 3:46 2011

74 Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - Love’s Refrain 7:37 2013

75 Félicia Atkinson - Joan 6:46 2019

76 Julianna Barwick - The Harbinger 5:50 2016

77 Midori Takada - Crossing 8:54 2017

78 Ellen Arkbro - For Organ and Brass 20:08 2017

79 Luigi Tozzi - Calipso 9:15 2019

80 Alvin Lucier - I Am Sitting in a Room 45:24 1970

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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Saturday, February 28, 2026

VA - Erased Tapes Collection I–IX [2008-2018] + Bonus VA - Erased Tapes 1+1=X [2018] (10 x CDs)

ERASED TAPES

VA - Erased Tapes Collection I–IX [2008-2018] + Bonus VA - Erased Tapes 1+1=X [2018] (10 x CDs)

Erased Tapes Records is a London-based record label established in 2007 by Robert Raths aka Ghostworker. Released across nine volumes between 2008 and 2018, Erased Tapes Collection I–IX functions as a long-form document of a label finding, refining, and ultimately defining its voice. Rather than acting as simple snapshots of a catalogue, these collections trace a gradual evolution, one rooted in restraint, clarity, and an insistence on emotional presence. Heard as a whole, the series reflects how Erased Tapes developed a recognisable identity without locking itself into a fixed sound.

The early volumes establish the foundation. Piano-led works, intimate recording spaces, and a focus on tone and silence set these releases apart from the prevailing trends of the time. The music feels deliberately unhurried, allowing detail and nuance to carry weight. As the series progresses, the scope widens. Electronics become more embedded, ensemble writing grows more confident, and rhythmic elements surface with greater intent. What changes is not the core philosophy, but the vocabulary used to express it.

Sequencing plays a crucial role throughout. Each volume balances contrast and continuity, allowing different approaches to coexist without breaking the overall mood. The collections reward being heard front to back, where subtle shifts in texture and pacing become part of the experience. Across all nine volumes, the emphasis remains on craft and atmosphere, music that invites attention rather than demanding it.

Taken together, Erased Tapes Collection I–IX reads as an archive of a decade in motion. It captures not only individual artists at various points in their development, but also the emergence of a shared aesthetic language, one built on patience, space, and a quietly human sensibility.

Released alongside the final volume, Erased Tapes 1+1=X operates as a companion rather than an extension of the series. Instead of curating existing works, it centres on collaboration, pairing artists in new configurations and shared creative settings. The focus shifts from individual statements to collective process, revealing how overlapping ideas and textures shape the label’s identity. Where the main series documents evolution, 1+1=X captures convergence.

For listeners and collectors, this body of work rewards exploration. Each volume stands on its own, but the deeper satisfaction comes from engaging with the series over time, letting the sequencing, contrasts, and recurring sensibilities reveal themselves through repeated listening. (B)

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Track lists

CD01

01 Kyte - Boundaries 3:52

02 Ólafur Arnalds - Fok 4:29

03 Ghostworker - Autark 3:57

04 British Expeditionary Force - The Engine 3:20

05 Rival Consoles - Kitsch 3:42

06 Ólafur Arnalds - 3055 4:16

07 Codes in The Clouds - Distant Street Lights 4:41

08 Aparatec - Vemeer 3:26

09 Ghostworker - The Morning (Acousmatic Mix) 3:22

10 British Expeditionary Force - A Long Way from Home (Rival Consoles Remix) 3:10

11 Canon Blue - Odds & Ends (Rival Consoles Remix) 3:51


CD02

01 Rival Consoles - 1985 4:07

02 Nils Frahm - Ambre 3:47

03 Codes in The Clouds - Don't Go Awash in This Digital Landscape 3:10

04 Ólafur Arnalds - Ljósið 3:29

05 Peter Broderick - Part 3: Pill Induced Slumber 6:02

06 Finn. - Boy-Cott 3:29

07 Ólafur Arnalds - Til Enda 4:09

08 Rival Consoles - Helvetica 4:28

09 Kiasmos - 65 5:52

10 Nico Muhly - A Hudson Cycle (Rival Consoles Remix) 3:21

11 Peter Broderick - And It's Alright (Nils Frahm Remix) 4:34


CD03

01 World's End Girlfriend - Teen Age Ziggy 4:58

02 Nils Frahm - Unter 1:37

03 Nils Frahm - 7fingers 4:07

04 Rival Consoles - I Left the Party 5:17

05 Codes in The Clouds - Washington 4:27

06 Ólafur Arnalds - Hægt, Kemur Ljósið 5:25

07 British Expeditionary Force - Crack in the Clouds 3:35

08 Codes in The Clouds - Distant Street Lights (iambic Remix) 5:37

09 Nils Frahm - Said and Done 3:08

10 Peter Broderick - Part 4: The Dream 4:50

11 Rival Consoles - Jan 4:11


CD04

01 A Winged Victory for The Sullen - Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears 4:25

02 Ólafur Arnalds - Poland 3:31

03 Nils Frahm - Snippet 4:25

04 Codes in The Clouds - You Are Not What You Think You Are (Rival Consoles Remix) 5:30

05 Rival Consoles - Into the Heart I 3:57

06 Peter Broderick - Old Time 3:24

07 Oliveray - Growing Waterwings 4:33

08 British Expeditionary Force - Where You Go I Will Follow 4:39

09 Ólafur Arnalds - Near Light 3:24

10 Nils Frahm - For 5:52

11 Jon Hopkins - Insides (Rival Consoles Remix) 4:20


CD05

01 Rival Consoles - Daddy 4:28

02 Kiasmos - Driven 5:17

03 Anne Müller - Walzer für Robert 4:11

04 World's End Girlfriend - Bohemian Purgatory, Pt. 2 (N.S.K.G. Version) 4:51

05 Nils Frahm - Little Boy in a Space Suit 3:58

06 Peter Broderick - Give a Smile in 5 5:00

07 Codes in The Clouds - Hanau Bridge 3:55

08 British Expeditionary Force - End of the New End 4:07

09 Ólafur Arnalds - Happiness Does Not Wait 4:11

10 A Winged Victory for The Sullen - String Quartet No. 2: III (Live at the Ancienne Belgique) 6:06


CD06

01 Lubomyr Melnyk - Pockets of Light (Excerpt) 5:50

02 Peter Broderick - A Snowflake 3:07

03 Rival Consoles - Odyssey 4:37

04 Douglas Dare - Swim 4:36

05 Nils Frahm - You 3:06

06 A Winged Victory for The Sullen - Atomos VI 5:58

07 Kiasmos - Burnt 6:14

08 Greg Gives Peter Space - That I Am 4:05

09 Michael Price - A Bridge 3:09

10 Nils Frahm - Hammers 3:50

11 Nils Frahm - Peter (Clark Remix) 6:26


CD07

01 Nils Frahm - Ode 4:21

02 A Winged Victory for The Sullen - Atomos VII (Excerpt) 4:00

03 Rival Consoles - Recovery 4:47

04 Ólafur Arnalds - Four 2:57

05 Masayoshi Fujita - Moonlight 4:45

06 Michael Price - The Attachment 5:31

07 Lubomyr Melnyk - Parasol (Excerpt) 6:25

08 Dawn of Midi - Io 5:06

09 Douglas Dare - The Edge 4:09

10 Kiasmos - Looped 6:02

11 Ólafur Arnalds - Four (Rival Consoles Remix) 5:42


CD08

01 Allred & Broderick - The Ways 3:08

02 Penguin Cafe - Cantorum 7:21

03 Daniel Brandt - Kale Me 6:29

04 Rival Consoles - Slow Song 3:51

05 A Winged Victory for The Sullen - Galerie 3:19

06 Ben Lukas Boysen - Golden Times 1 8:38

07 Ólafur Arnalds - 00:26 (Ryan Davis Rethink) 5:27

08 Douglas Dare - Rex 7:05

09 Immix Ensemble - Scope 5:40

10 Woodkid - Winter Morning II (Excerpt) 4:19

11 Peter Broderick - Eyes Closed and Traveling 3:43


CD09

01 Ólafur Arnalds - 0040 4:33

02 Nils Frahm - A Place 6:48

03 Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Kora Kora 3:05

04 Peter Broderick - Robbie's Song 4:29

05 Cornelius - Birdwatching at Inner Forest (Penguin Cafe Mix) 4:11

06 hatis noit - Illogical Lullaby (Matmos Edit) 6:20

07 Rival Consoles - Unfolding 5:55

08 Högni - Crash 4:56

09 Kiasmos - Paused 5:27

10 Ben Lukas Boysen - Eisenach 5:19

11 Masayoshi Fujita - Cloud of Light 5:09


Bonus CD10

01 Qasim Naqvi - Brutal Moderna 4:19

02 A Winged Victory for The Sullen - Long May it Sustain 4:20

03 Rival Consoles - Ritual Song 5:10

04 Nils Frahm - Frau Dehlholm 3:05

05 Daniel Thorne - Iroise 5:47

06 Daniel Brandt - Blackpool Sands Forever 5:11

07 Douglas Dare - Darling 8:13

08 Michael Price - Eyn Hallow 4:17

09 Kiasmos - Zebra 3:43

10 Ben Lukas Boysen - Pending 4:44

11 David Allred - Ahoy 4:49

12 Anne Müller - Bel Tono 3:30

13 Lubomyr Melnyk - Palisade 1 17:03

14 hatis noit - Inori 4:44

15 Masayoshi Fujita - Spaceship Magical 4:05

16 Högni - Ma´ni 3:56

17 Peter Broderick - The Perpetual Glow 5:23

18 Arthur Jeffes - Up is Good 5:35

19 Daniel Brandt - Blackpool Sands Forever (Rival Consoles Remix) 4:27

20 Penguin Cafe - Wheels Within Wheels (Greg Gives Peter Space Remix) 6:10

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Popol Vuh -The Werner Herzog Soundtracks [2010] + In Den Gärten Pharaos [1971] + Hosianna Mantra [1972] + Best Of Popol Vuh From The Films Of Werner Herzog [1989] (8 x CDs)

POPOL VUH

Popol Vuh -The Werner Herzog Soundtracks [2010] + In Den Gärten Pharaos [1971] + Hosianna Mantra [1972] + Best Of Popol Vuh From The Films Of Werner Herzog [1989] (8 x CDs)

Popol Vuh were a German musical collective founded by keyboardist Florian Fricke in 1969 together with Frank Fiedler (sound design), Holger Trülzsch (percussion), and Bettina Fricke (tablas and production). The band took its name from the Mayan manuscript containing the mythology of highland Guatemala's K'iche' people. During the next two decades the membership often alternated, most notably including Djong Yun, Renate Knaup, Conny Veit, Daniel Fichelscher, Klaus Wiese, and Robert Eliscu.

Popol Vuh began as an electronic music project, but under Fricke's leadership they soon abandoned synthesizers for organic instrumentation and world music influences. They developed a productive working partnership with director Werner Herzog, contributing scores to films such as Aguirre, The Wrath of God (1972), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), and Fitzcarraldo (1982). The group are associated with West Germany's 1970s krautrock movement and are considered progenitors of new-age and ambient music. Pitchfork magazine called Hosianna Mantra (1972) Popol Vuh's classic release.

The 2010 box set Popol Vuh - The Werner Herzog Soundtracks is a remarkable collection that showcases the unique collaboration between the German progressive rock band Popol Vuh and acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog. Released by SPV GmbH, this compilation features five CDs that encapsulate the ethereal and haunting soundscapes that became synonymous with Herzog's cinematic masterpieces.

The first album, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, includes the iconic track "Aguirre I," which sets the tone for Herzog's tale of obsession and madness. Popol Vuh's use of the Moog synthesizer creates an otherworldly atmosphere that perfectly complements the film's visuals.

The second album, Heart of Glass, is a testament to Popol Vuh's versatility. Tracks such as "Engel der Gegenwart" employ acoustic instruments and choral arrangements, reflecting the film's surreal and dreamlike quality.

Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht is the third album in the set, featuring tracks like "Brüder des Schattens - Söhne des Lichts." This soundtrack blends gothic and mystical elements, enhancing the eerie and melancholic mood of Herzog's vampire classic.

The fourth album, Cobra Verde rounds out the collection with its tribal rhythms and evocative melodies. Tracks like "Der Tod des Cobra Verde" mirror the film's themes of power and downfall.

Finally, Fitzcarraldo, captures the grandeur and ambition of Herzog's story about a man determined to build an opera house in the Amazon. The soundtrack includes operatic pieces alongside Popol Vuh's compositions, creating a rich auditory experience.

This box set is a window into the creative synergy between Popol Vuh and Werner Herzog. It remains a must-have for fans of experimental music and cinema alike. 

Also included are the following albums:

The Best of Popol Vuh: From the Films of Werner Herzog [1989]      A match made in cinematic heaven; the meshing of Popol Vuh's grand atmospherics and sonic landscapes with the grand landscapes and near-mythic themes of many of Werner Herzog's films. This collection provides representative selections from the soundtracks to Aguirre, Fitzcarraldo, Nosferatu, Gasherbrum, and Cobra Verde. The music falls far enough into the atmospheres and ambient camps that the album is as easily used as a meditational piece as a soundtrack release. Either way, this is beautiful music. (AMG review by Steven McDonald)

"In Pharaoh's Garden"    was the first true work of "sacred music" by Florian Fricke, guiding light of the mythical group Popol Vuh. Consisting of two extended works, his mixture of electronics and church organ with assorted winds and percussives, conjures up visions of the celestial light. Deeply emotional and filled with mysticism, this album marked the dawning of new age music, and still today is a wonder to behold. (AMG review by Archie Patterson)

"Hosianna Mantra"     Florian Fricke pioneered the use of synthesizers in German rock, but by the time of Hosianna Mantra he had abandoned them (eventually selling his famous Moog to Klaus Schulze). While In den Gärten Pharaos had blended synths with piano and African and Turkish percussion, Hosianna Mantra focuses on organic instrumentation. Conny Veit contributes electric guitar, but other than that, Fricke pulls the plug and builds the album around violin, tamboura, piano, oboe, cembalo, and Veit's 12-string, often with Korean soprano Djong Yun's haunting voice hovering above the arrangements. As the album's title suggests, Fricke conceived of Hosianna Mantra as a musical reconciliation of East and West, a harmonization of seemingly opposed terms, combining two devotional music traditions. That notion of cultural hybridity resonates throughout. On "Kyrie" droning tamboura, simple piano patterns, ethereal, gull-like guitars, and yearning oboe ebb and flow before coalescing in a passage of intensity and release. The epic title track adds another dimension to the fusion, emphasizing a Western rock sound with Veit's spectacular playing to the fore, simultaneously smoldering and liquid, occasionally yielding to Djong Yun's celestial vocals. Above all, Fricke envisioned this as sacred music, intimately linked to religious experience; however, as his musical synthesis of disparate religious traditions indicates, he was seeking to foment a spiritual experience beyond the specificity of any particular faith. Indeed, Fricke called this album a "mass for the heart" and that aspect can be heard most succinctly on the melancholy "Abschied" and the gossamer-fragile "Segnung," which blend an austere hymnal sensibility with a more mystical vibe. Julian Cope has said that Hosianna Mantra sounds like it was made in a "cosmic convalescent home" -- an excellent description underscoring the timeless, healing quality of this music, which is far removed from the everyday world and yet at one with it. (AMG review by Wilson Neate)

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Popol Vuh -The Werner Herzog Soundtracks [2010]

CD1

01 Popol Vuh - Aguirre I (L'acrime di rei) 7:22

02 Popol Vuh - Morgengruss II 2:55

03 Popol Vuh - Aguirre II 6:16

04 Popol Vuh - Agnus Dei 3:03

05 Popol Vuh - Vergegenwärtigung 16:51

06 Popol Vuh - Aguirre III 7:16


CD2

01 Popol Vuh - Engel der Gegenwart 8:18

02 Popol Vuh - Blätter aus dem Buch der Kühnheit 4:19

03 Popol Vuh - Das Lied von den hohen Bergen 4:12

04 Popol Vuh - Hüter der Schwelle 3:47

05 Popol Vuh - Der Ruf 4:42

06 Popol Vuh - Singet, denn der Gesang vertreibt die Wölfe 4:15

07 Popol Vuh - Gemeinschaft 3:51

08 Popol Vuh - Auf dem Weg - on the Way (alternative Guitar Version) 4:44

09 Popol Vuh - Hand in Hand in Hand (Agape Guitar Version) 5:44


CD3

01 Popol Vuh - Brüder des Schattens 5:43

02 Popol Vuh - Höre, der du wagst 6:00

03 Popol Vuh - Das Schloss des Irrtums 5:37

04 Popol Vuh - Die Umkehr 5:57

05 Popol Vuh - Mantra 1 6:15

06 Popol Vuh - Morning Sun 3:21

07 Popol Vuh - Venus Principle 4:41

08 Popol Vuh - Mantra 2 5:22

09 Popol Vuh - Die Nacht der Himmel 5:03

10 Popol Vuh - Der Ruf der Rohrflöte 3:39

11 Popol Vuh - To a Little Way 2:34

12 Popol Vuh - Through Pain to Heaven 3:47

13 Popol Vuh - On the Way 4:05

14 Popol Vuh - Zwiesprache der Rohrflöte 3:24


CD4

01 Popol Vuh - Der Tod des Cobra Verde 4:35

02 Popol Vuh - Nachts-Schnee 1:51

03 Popol Vuh - Der Marktplatz 2:30

04 Popol Vuh - Eine andere Welt 5:07

05 Popol Vuh - Grab der Mutter 4:30

06 Popol Vuh - Die singenden Mädchen von Ho, Ziavi 6:53

07 Popol Vuh - Sieh nicht überm Meer ist's 1:26

08 Popol Vuh - Hab Mut, bis daß die Nacht mit Ruh' und Stille kommt 9:32

09 Popol Vuh - Om Mani Padme Hum 4 (Piano Version) 5:28


CD5

01 Popol Vuh - Wehe Khorazin 5:32

02 Popol Vuh - Scene from  Ernani 5:53

03 Popol Vuh - Engel der Luft 2:37

04 Popol Vuh - Ridi Pagliacci 3:11

05 Popol Vuh - O Paradiso 3:38

06 Popol Vuh - Kind mit Geige 0:56

07 Popol Vuh - Im Garten dem Gemeinschaft 2:26

08 Popol Vuh - Blasmusik 0:43

09 Popol Vuh - Tod und Verklärung 2:55

10 Popol Vuh - Music aus Burundi 1:51

11 Popol Vuh - Il Sogno 2:39

12 Popol Vuh - Quartett 3:59

13 Popol Vuh - O Mimì, Tu Più Non Torni 3:04

14 Popol Vuh - Als Lebten Die Engel Auf Erden 2:07

15 Popol Vuh - A Te O Cara Amor Talora 5:50


In Den Gärten Pharaos [1971]

01 Popol Vuh - Hosianna-Mantra - Ah! 4:46

02 Popol Vuh - Hosianna-Mantra - Kyrie 5:23

03 Popol Vuh - Hosianna-Mantra 10:12

04 Popol Vuh - Das V Buch Mose - 1 Abschied 3:14

05 Popol Vuh - Das V Buch Mose - 2 Segnung 6:07

06 Popol Vuh - Das V Buch Mose - 3 Andacht 0:47

07 Popol Vuh - Das V Buch Mose - 4 Nicht hoch im Himmel 6:18

08 Popol Vuh - Das V Buch Mose - 5 Andacht 0:48

09 Popol Vuh - Maria (Ave Maria - Bonus Track) 4:30


Hosianna Mantra [1972]

01 Popol Vuh - In Den Garten Pharaos 17:39

02 Popol Vuh - Vuh 19:52

03 Popol Vuh - Kha-White Structures 1 (Bonus Track) (Formerly Unreleased) 10:17

04 Popol Vuh - Kha-White Structures 2 (Bonus Track) (Formerly Unreleased) 10:09


Best Of Popol Vuh From The Films Of Werner Herzog [1989]

01 Popol Vuh - Wehe Khoorazin 6:26

02 Popol Vuh - Im Garten Der Gemeinschaft 4:44

03 Popol Vuh - Der Tod Des Banditen 2:35

04 Popol Vuh - Agape, Agape 5:06

05 Popol Vuh - Gemeinsam Assen Sie Das Brot 2:53

06 Popol Vuh - Gemeinsam Trankensie Den Wein 3:52

07 Popol Vuh - Ais Lebten Die Engel Auf Erden 2:13

08 Popol Vuh - Eine Andere Welt 5:04

09 Popol Vuh - Hore, Der Du Wagst 1:41

10 Popol Vuh - Bruder Des Schattens-Sohne Des Lichts 8:50

11 Popol Vuh - Engel Der Luft 2:54

12 Popol Vuh - Wir Wissen Von Der Not 3:36

13 Popol Vuh - Take The Tension High 5:49

14 Popol Vuh - Lacrime Di Re 6:13

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Enya - A Box of Enya [1986-2015] (18 x CDs)

ENYA

Enya - A Box of Enya [1986-2015] (18 x CDs)

Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin (born 17 May 1961; anglicised as Enya Patricia Brennan) known mononymously as Enya, is an Irish singer and composer. With an estimated equivalent of over 90 million album sales worldwide, Enya is the best-selling Irish solo artist, and the second best-selling music act from Ireland overall, after the rock band U2. Her music has been widely recognised for its use of multi-layers of her own vocals and instrumentation, lengthened reverb, and interwoven elements of Celtic music. Enya's style defies conventional genre classifications, blending elements of Celtic, New Age, and pop music into something wholly unique. Her ability to transport listeners to otherworldly realms has made her a global icon.

Raised in the Irish-speaking region of Gweedore, Enya began her musical career in 1980 playing alongside her family's Irish folk band Clannad. She left Clannad in 1982 to pursue a solo career, working with the former Clannad manager and producer, Nicky Ryan, and his partner Roma, as their lyricist. Over the following four years, Enya further developed her sound by combining multitracked vocals and keyboards with elements from a variety of musical genres, such as Celtic, classical, church, jazz, hip-hop, ambient, world, and Irish folk. Her earliest solo releases were two piano/synthesiser instrumentals for the Touch Travel T4 cassette compilation (1984) composed around 1982–83. The majority of the soundtrack for The Frog Prince (1985) was originally composed by Enya, and she sang two songs with lyrics for the project. Enya had also composed a body of work for a documentary series by the BBC named The Celts. A selection of Enya's pieces for The Celts were released as her self-titled debut album (1986) with the documentary and BBC Records releases in 1987.

The chairman of Warner Music at the time, Rob Dickins, found enjoyment in listening to Enya's music for The Celts, and he signed her with Warner Music UK. The initial record deal granted her considerable artistic freedom and minimal interference. The success of her sophomore album, Watermark (1988), propelled Enya to worldwide fame, primarily through her international hit single "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)". In the following decade and up to the new millennium, she released the multi-million-selling albums Shepherd Moons (1991), The Memory of Trees (1995), and A Day Without Rain (2000). Sales of A Day Without Rain and its lead single, "Only Time", surged in the United States following its use in media coverage of the September 11 attacks. Her subsequent releases included Amarantine (2005), And Winter Came... (2008) and Dark Sky Island (2015).

Enya's accolades include four Grammy Awards and six World Music Awards, and she holds the record as the most-nominated female Irish artist at the Brit Awards, with four nominations. "May It Be", her composition from the soundtrack of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. "Boadicea", a track from her self-titled album, appeared in the soundtrack of Stephen King's 1992 horror film Sleepwalkers and was sampled in several hit songs, including "Ready or Not" (1996) by Fugees and "I Don't Wanna Know" (2004) by Mario Winans, which featured Enya herself.

Here is a Box of Enya which includes The following Box sets and albums:

Enya - A Box of Dreams, a limited edition 3-disc box set released on 1 December 1997 by WEA Records. The set was a companion release to her first compilation album Paint the Sky with Stars – The Best of Enya, released the previous month. A Box of Dreams contains 46 tracks from her 1987 debut album Enya to Paint the Sky with Stars across three discs, each thematically arranged: "Oceans" contains Enya's upbeat tracks, "Clouds" is a collection of her piano instrumentals, and "Stars" contains slow ballads and more atmospheric tracks. Four B-sides are included: "Oriel Window", "Morning Glory", "Willows on the Water" and "Eclipse". The calligraphy and design were done by Brody Neuenschwander.

Enya - Themes from Calmi Cuori Appassionati, a compilation album by Enya, released exclusively in Japan on October 30, 2001. This album serves as a soundtrack for the Japanese romantic film Calmi Cuori Appassionati. It features a selection of Enya's previously released tracks, recorded between 1986 and 2000, making it a "greatest hits" collection tailored for the film's themes. The album includes 14 tracks, showcasing Enya's signature ethereal and atmospheric style. Some notable songs are "Wild Child," "Caribbean Blue," "Book of Days," "Orinoco Flow," and "Watermark." These tracks highlight her ability to blend Celtic influences with modern production, creating timeless and evocative music.Produced by Nicky Ryan, with lyrics by Roma Ryan, the album was recorded at Aigle Studios in Ireland and other locations. Its release was met with commercial success, debuting at number two on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart and selling over a million copies in Japan alone

Enya - Only Time, The Collection, released on 5 November 2002 in the United States and on 2 December 2002 in Europe. The set contains 51 tracks across four discs that spans her 1987 debut album Enya through her 2002 single "May It Be". A 48-page booklet with liner notes and lyrics by her longtime lyricist Roma Ryan is included. The video of "Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night)" is also included on the fourth disc, the performance comes from the BBC programme Christmas Day in the Morning aired on 25 December 1996 and was recorded at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin. In addition to this computer playable video, there is also a screensaver in the cover art motif and a slideshow of pictures from the booklet. This release was a limited worldwide release of 200,000, with US sales of over 60,000 copies. The selection of songs was made by Enya, Nicky and Roma.

Enya - The Soundtrack Collection [1985 - 2002] with songs used in various soundtracks.

Her full studio album discography including the following:

Enya - Enya [1986]

Enya - Watermark [1988]

Enya - Shepherd Moons [1991]

Enya - The Memory of Trees [1995]

Enya - A Day Without Rain [2000]

Enya - Amarantine [2005] CD1+CD2

Enya - And Winter Came… [2008]

Enya - Dark Sky Island [2015]


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Track lists

Enya - A Box of Dreams [1997]

CD1

01 Enya - Orinoco Flow 4:28

02 Enya - Caribbean Blue 3:58

03 Enya - Book of Days 2:55

04 Enya - Anywhere Is 3:47

05 Enya - Only If ... 3:19

06 Enya - The Celts 2:57

07 Enya - Cursum Perficio 4:07

08 Enya - I Want Tomorrow 4:02

09 Enya - China Roses 4:47

10 Enya - Storms in Africa 4:01

11 Enya - Pax Deorum 4:54

12 Enya - The Longships 3:38

13 Enya - Ebudæ 1:56

14 Enya - On My Way Home 3:36

15 Enya - Boadicea 3:27


CD2

01 Enya - Watermark 2:26

02 Enya - Portrait (Out of The Blue) 3:11

03 Enya - Miss Clare Remembers 1:59

04 Enya - Shepherd Moons 3:40

05 Enya - March of The Celts 3:15

06 Enya - Lothlórien 2:08

07 Enya - From Where I Am 2:21

08 Enya - Afer Ventus 4:06

09 Enya - Oriel Window 2:22

10 Enya - River 3:11

11 Enya - Tea-House Moon 2:41

12 Enya - Willows on The Water 3:02

13 Enya - Morning Glory 2:28

14 Enya - No Holly for Miss Quinn 2:41

15 Enya - The Memory of Trees 4:16


CD3

01 Enya - Evening Falls 3:47

02 Enya - Paint The Sky With Stars 4:13

03 Enya - Angeles 3:57

04 Enya - Athair Ar Neamh 3:42

05 Enya - La Soñadora 3:34

06 Enya - Aldebaran 3:05

07 Enya - Deireadh an Tuath 1:43

08 Enya - Eclipse 1:32

09 Enya - Exile 4:22

10 Enya - On Your Shore 3:59

11 Enya - Evacuee 3:50

12 Enya - Marble Halls 3:54

13 Enya - Hope Has A Place 4:44

14 Enya - The Sun in The Stream 2:55

15 Enya - Na Laetha Geal M'óige 3:56

16 Enya - Smaointe... 6:06


Enya - Themes from Calmi Cuori Appassionati [2001]

01 Enya - Wild Child 3:49

02 Enya - Caribbean Blue 3:59

03 Enya - Book of Days 2:56

04 Enya - After Ventus 4:06

05 Enya - Watermark 2:26

06 Enya - Orinoco Flow 4:27

07 Enya - The Celts 2:57

08 Enya - Once You Had Gold 3:18

09 Enya - Triad: St. Patrick / Cú Chulainn / Oisin 4:25

10 Enya - Anywhere Is 3:46

11 Enya - Fairytale 3:04

12 Enya - Evening Falls ... 3:49

13 Enya - Song of The Sandman (Lullaby) 3:42

14 Enya - The Promise 2:29


Enya - Only Time, The Collection [2002]

CD1

01 Enya - Watermark 2:26

02 Enya - Exile 4:23

03 Enya - Aldebaran 3:07

04 Enya - March of The Celts 3:17

05 Enya - Boadicea 3:32

06 Enya - The Sun in The Stream 2:56

07 Enya - On Your Shore 4:01

08 Enya - Cursum Perficio 4:09

09 Enya - Storms in Africa 4:04

10 Enya - The Celts 2:58

11 Enya - Miss Clare Remembers 2:01

12 Enya - I Want Tomorrow 4:01


CD2

01 Enya - Orinoco Flow 4:28

02 Enya - Ebudæ 1:57

03 Enya - River 3:12

04 Enya - The Longships 3:37

05 Enya - Na Laetha Geal M’Óige 3:59

06 Enya - Book of Days 2:56

07 Enya - Shepherd Moons 3:44

08 Enya - Caribbean Blue 4:00

09 Enya - Evacuee 3:51

10 Enya - Evening Falls 3:49

11 Enya - Lothlórien 2:09

12 Enya - Marble Halls 3:53


CD3

01 Enya - Afer Ventus 4:07

02 Enya - No Holly for Miss Quinn 2:43

03 Enya - The Memory of Trees 4:20

04 Enya - Anywhere Is 3:59

05 Enya - Athair Ar Neamh 3:41

06 Enya - China Roses 4:50

07 Enya - How Can I Keep From Singing? 4:24

08 Enya - Hope Has A Place 4:46

09 Enya - Tea-House Moon 2:43

10 Enya - Pax Deorum 4:59

11 Enya - Eclipse 1:33

12 Enya - Isobella 4:27


CD4

01 Enya - Only Time 3:39

02 Enya - A Day Without Rain 2:37

03 Enya - Song of The Sandman 3:41

04 Enya - Willows on The Water 3:04

05 Enya - Wild Child 3:47

06 Enya - Flora's Secret 4:07

07 Enya - Fallen Embers 2:31

08 Enya - Tempus Vernum 2:24

09 Enya - Deora Ar Mo Chroí 2:48

10 Enya - One by One 3:54

11 Enya - The First of Autumn 3:09

12 Enya - Lazy Days 3:43

13 Enya - May it Be 3:33

14 Enya - Oíche Chiúin 3:45


Enya - The Soundtrack Collection [1985 - 2002](Bootleg)

01 Enya - The Frog Prince 3:15

02 Enya - Dreams 3:38

03 Enya - Portrait (Out of The Blue) 3:12

04 Enya - Eclipse 1:32

05 Enya - Watermark 2:25

06 Enya - Storms in Africa 4:05

07 Enya - River 3:11

08 Enya - Exile 4:23

09 Enya - On Your Shore 3:59

10 Enya - Epona 1:37

11 Enya - Ebudæ 1:49

12 Enya - Book of Days 2:57

13 Enya - Boadicea 3:30

14 Enya - Marble Halls 3:54

15 Enya - Only Time 3:37

16 Enya - May it Be 3:33

17 Enya - Aníron (I Desire) 2:43

18 Enya - Fallen Embers 2:28


Enya - Enya [1986]

01 Enya - The Celts 2:56

02 Enya - Aldebaran 3:05

03 Enya - I Want Tomorrow 4:03

04 Enya - March of The Celts 3:16

05 Enya - Deireadh an Tuath 1:43

06 Enya - The Sun in The Stream 2:56

07 Enya - To Go Beyond 1:22

08 Enya - Fairytale 3:03

09 Enya - Epona 1:36

10 Enya - Triad: St. Patrick / Cú Chulainn / Oisin 4:24

11 Enya - Portrait 1:23

12 Enya - Boadicea 3:30

13 Enya - Bard Dance 1:23

14 Enya - Dan Y Dwr 1:41

15 Enya - To Go Beyond (II) 2:58


Enya - Watermark [1988]

01 Enya - Watermark 2:25

02 Enya - Cursum Perficio 4:09

03 Enya - On Your Shore 3:59

04 Enya - Storms in Africa 4:05

05 Enya - Exile 4:21

06 Enya - Miss Clare Remembers 1:59

07 Enya - Orinoco Flow 4:26

08 Enya - Evening Falls... 3:49

09 Enya - River 3:11

10 Enya - The Longships 3:38

11 Enya - Na Laetha Geal M'oige 4:01

12 Enya - Storms in Africa, Pt. 2 3:04

13 Enya - Morning Glory (Bonus Track) 2:28


Enya - Shepherd Moons [1991]

01 Enya - Shepherd Moons 3:45

02 Enya - Caribbean Blue 3:59

03 Enya - How Can I Keep From Singing? 4:25

04 Enya - Ebudæ 1:55

05 Enya - Angeles 4:01

06 Enya - No Holly for Miss Quinn 2:43

07 Enya - Book of Days 2:55

08 Enya - Evacuee 3:50

09 Enya - Lothlórien 2:07

10 Enya - Marble Halls 3:54

11 Enya - Afer Ventus 4:06

12 Enya - Smaointe 6:08


Enya - The Memory of Trees [1995]

01 Enya - The Memory of Trees 4:20

02 Enya - Anywhere Is 3:59

03 Enya - Pax Deorum 4:59

04 Enya - Athair Ar Neamh 3:42

05 Enya - From Where I Am 2:22

06 Enya - China Roses 4:49

07 Enya - Hope Has a Place 4:48

08 Enya - Tea-House Moon 2:43

09 Enya - Once You Had Gold 3:18

10 Enya - La Soñadora 3:38

11 Enya - On My Way Home 5:38

12 Enya - Oriel Window 2:22


Enya - A Day Without Rain [2000]

01 Enya - A Day Without Rain 2:38

02 Enya - Wild Child 3:47

03 Enya - Only Time 3:38

04 Enya - Tempus Vernum 2:24

05 Enya - Deora Ar Mo Chroí 2:49

06 Enya - Flora's Secret 4:07

07 Enya - Fallen Embers 2:31

08 Enya - Silver Inches 1:37

09 Enya - Pilgrim 3:12

10 Enya - One By One 3:54

11 Enya - The First of Autumn 3:10

12 Enya - Lazy Days 3:42


Enya - Amarantine [2005] 

CD1

1 Enya - Less Than A Pearl 3:44

2 Enya - Amarantine 3:12

3 Enya - It's In The Rain 4:08

4 Enya - If I Could Be Where You Are 4:00

5 Enya - The River Sings 2:49

6 Enya - Long Long Journey 3:17

7 Enya - Sumiregusa 4:42

8 Enya - Someone Said Goodbye 4:02

9 Enya - A Moment Lost 3:08

10 Enya - Drifting 4:11

11 Enya - Amid The Falling Snow 3:38

12 Enya - Water Shows The Hidden Heart 4:39


CD2

1 Enya - Adeste, Fideles 4:00

2 Enya - The Magic of the Night 3:32

3 Enya - We Wish You a Merry Christmas 3:42

4 Enya - Christmas Secrets 3:44


Enya - And Winter Came… [2008]

01 Enya - And Winter Came ... 3:15

02 Enya - Journey of The Angels 4:47

03 Enya - White is The Winter Night 3:00

04 Enya - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel 3:40

05 Enya - Trains and Winter Rains 3:44

06 Enya - Dreams Are More Precious 4:25

07 Enya - Last Time By Moonlight 3:57

08 Enya - One Toy Soldier 3:54

09 Enya - Stars and Midnight Blue 3:08

10 Enya - The Spirit of Christmas Past 4:18

11 Enya - My! My! Time Flies! 3:02

12 Enya - Oíche Chiúin (Chorale) 3:49


Enya - Dark Sky Island [2015]

01 Enya - The Humming... 3:45

02 Enya - So I Could Find My Way 4:26

03 Enya - Even in The Shadows 4:14

04 Enya - The Forge of The Angels 5:14

05 Enya - Echoes in Rain 3:35

06 Enya - I Could Never Say Goodbye 3:30

07 Enya - Dark Sky Island 4:57

08 Enya - Sancta Maria 3:51

09 Enya - Astra Et Luna 3:21

10 Enya - The Loxian Gate 3:34

11 Enya - Diamonds on The Water 3:35

12 Enya - Solace 3:58

13 Enya - Pale Grass Blue 3:34

14 Enya - Remember Your Smile 2:57

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