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Awakenings 2007 Vol. 1: New Worlds (2007). Brendan Pollard donates his awesome twenty-minute 'E-Live 2006 Rehearsal' to get this double CD set underway. The initial sounds are as if vast objects are being hurled into the sea accompanied by all sorts of weird whooshes and twitters. A superb combination of sequences emerge from the aquatic depths. These meld rapid melodic runs as well as bass pulses. It is all underpinned by some wonderful mellotron. In other words Berlin School Heaven. More sequences are added accompanied by a flutey lead line. In the seventh minute things subside to more thick analogue sonic effects, coming out of it with a decidedly 'Ricochet' sounding collage of sounds. Very impressive indeed…

These Awakenings compilations are always interesting, featuring a selection of previously unreleased tracks from both well-known names amongst the Electronic Music scene and those who might not be quite there yet but on the basis of some of their offerings often should be!

Cosmic Balance is an emotional and positive journey trough different sounds and vibrations. Suduaya, known for his downtempo and progressive psytrance music, welcomed together in one compilation magical artists like Zero Cult, Chronos, Miktek, Murya, Erot, State Azure, Hoshin, Xelomen, Sufi's Life and Merlin, Liquid Space and Zinovia Arvanitidi. There is a way to happiness, to freedom and consciousness. This way needs an equilibrium, a connection to the source of life. Put yourself into a trance relaxing state trough music, let yourself dive into an ocean of notes and melodies, and find your inner Cosmic Balance.

Because he's long been stereotyped by the rousing neo-romantic adventure scores for the Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Jurassic Park franchises, it's easy to forget that composer John Williams is hardly idiomatically challenged. When Steven Spielberg gratifyingly used the clout of his enormous commercial success to produce and direct this brave Holocaust drama, his longtime musical collaborator used the opportunity to display both the depth and maturity of his musical gifts and training, producing a score with sad, evocative melodies frequently carried by the violin of the great Itzhak Perlman. Rich with ethnic nuance and showcasing the composer's masterful orchestral/choral subtlety, Williams's emotionally compelling score for Schindler's List also won the Academy Award for Best Dramatic Score.

The compilation with lots of brilliant psychedelic ambients sounds on it. This compilation consists of both old and newer tracks in which Raja Ram has either been involved in, or released on TIP. Many of the tracks are quite famous and known (or at least should be) to most people. All tracks are still sensations and worth countless hours of listening. Raja Ram and his drawings/paintings are so wicked and full of life.

In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the landmark film, SCHINDLER’S LIST, La-La Land Records, Universal Music Special Markets, Universal Studios, Amblin Entertainment and Geffen proudly present Schindler's List - 25th Anniversary Edition Soundtrack, a 2-CD remastered re-issue of legendary composer John Williams’ Oscar-Winning original motion picture score to the 1994 Best Picture, Schindler's List, starring Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, and Jonathan Sagall, and directed by Steven Spielberg.