Pure Moods, Vol. I

Description

New Age music, ambient electronica, and spiritualized hip-hop
received their first major, K-Tel-like treatment in 1996 when Virgin Records
assembled Pure Moods. The “As Seen on TV” compilation quickly became a hot
seller, and it would be nice to think that its popularity has as much to do
with the music as the marketing. To be sure, Pure Moods offers genre hits
aplenty: from Enya’s “Orinoco Flow” to “Sadness” from Enigma; from a dance mix
of the “X-Files Theme” to edits of vintage electronica from Mike Oldfield
(Tubular Bells) and Jean Michele Jarre (Oxygene). Beyond other selections of
beat-enhanced chants and a few other popular themes (“The Mission,” “Twin
Peaks”), the album, refreshingly, also includes a few selections noteworthy
only for their originality and quality. A three-track section near end of the
70-minute disk features affecting soft African chants from Geoffrey Oryema,
followed by “My Wife with Champagne Shoulders,” a dollop of regal, faintly
ethereal romanticism from master film scorer Mark Isham, then a robust piano
workout, “The Promise” from Michael Nyman (The Piano). With so many elements
of interest on its 17 tracks, the album’s broad diversity is sure to have
broad popularity. –Terry Wood

Features:

Product Details:

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.5 x 5 inches; 3.61 Ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Virgin Records
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2132307
• Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2004
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2006
• Label ‏ : ‎ Virgin Records
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1