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Volume 5: Anatomic
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0094633180024
Label: Real World
Manufacturer: Real World
MPN: 31800
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Real World
Release Date: October 04, 2005
Studio: Real World
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Editorial Review:
Their debut album broke down many tediously outdated barriers. Now the Afro-Celts are back with another genre-bursting, non-preachy, multi-culti soundscape. There has never been anything bland or generic about the ensemble's output as their concept of one-world music is less color-blind than color-appreciative; in other words, they don't ignore our differences but celebrate them. Anatomic continues an ongoing pilgrimage of respectful collaboration, wherein Western studio mastery abuts Irish flutes and percussion, harp-like West African koras, keening bagpipes, and gutty Greek bouzoukis, all presented over a resonant, crunchy bottom with beats and electronica for days. Iarla Ó Lionáird sings in English and Gaelic, sitting in with Sevara Nazarkhan from Uzbekistan (who is lovely if disembodied on "My Secret Bliss") and Dorothee Munyaneza, a genocide survivor whose soulful pipes made such a strong impression on the soundtrack to Hotel Rwanda. As always, Simon Emmerson's guitar fulfills dual roles as a melodic vector and tireless rhythmic powerhouse. --Christina Roden
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great Music!
I love it, my girlfriend loves it, my friends love it, you'll love it. Get it!
Rating: - amazing
This CD is amazing. Wonderful array of sounds and believe it or not, since birth it has soothed my son. This is not music you would consider a lullaby for a child but it always comforts him. Definitely worth picking up even if you know nothing about it. There is something for everyone. It also is the kind of music that moves people. One minute you're crying the next you're dancing. Extraordinary.
Rating: - An Antti Keisala Comment: The Temples of Sound
I'm preparing some commentary on Iarla Ó Lionáird, one of the true voices of our contemporary music. He has only released three albums so far, as much of his time has passed with this band, a sort of a super group of celtic fusion, or into whatever the brand we wish to demote them, if in the mood. So I'll start here, with their best album.
I prefer the quietude of Ó Lionáird, but the Afro Celt Sound System is, in its inexorable energy, a rather successful blend of the kind ... Read More
Rating: - Relaxing envigorating refreshing music for your day
I enjoy the masterful blending of rhythm, tone, beat, instruments, and voice that to me is so well done by Afro-Celt Sound System. And this album is their best yet.
My current favorite song is "Mojave" - the third track on this album. I love to put ACSS on in the background as I'm working through the day, and Mojave takes me from a quiet start on an emotional journey through different stages and moods and then gently back down at the end. One day I was playing my way through the album ... Read More
Rating: - Afro Celt Sound System Volume 5: Anatomic
This is my second buy for the Afro Celts. I may like this one better than the first one. I'm sure this won't be the last. Thanks for asking.
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