Close Topic Options

Артист: (val)Liam Альбом: Daydreamer, 2009 Издатель: Celestial Dragon / CDREC-15 Жанр: Ambient, Downtempo, Psychill Формат файла: WavPack (playable ZIP) - CUE, LOG, Covers embedded Ссылка: CD 30 clicks Нахождение: eDonkey/Kademlia Примечание: To extract CUE, LOG and/or covers from this file, open it with WinZIP, WinRAR, or 7-Zip. For playback in separate tracks, open it in foobar2000.

TRACKLIST

1. Gaia. . . . . . . . . .7:54  2. Happy Accidents. . . .10:03  3. Freefall. . . . . . . .7:02  4. Earth . . . . . . . . .5:23  5. Somewhere Not Here. . .5:26  6. Lotus Dancing . . . . .6:54  7. The Mystic. . . . . . .9:13  8. Solace. . . . . . . . .7:57  9. In Samsara. . . . . . .6:10 10. Daydreamer. . . . . . .7:12

SPOILER!

CODE REM GENRE Psychill REM DATE 2009 REM DISCID 8911290A REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v0.99pb4" PERFORMER "(val)Liam" TITLE "Daydreamer" FILE "(val)Liam - Daydreamer.wv" WAVE   TRACK 01 AUDIO     TITLE "Gaia"     PERFORMER "(val)Liam"     FLAGS DCP     INDEX 01 00:00:00   TRACK 02 AUDIO     TITLE "Happy Accidents"     PERFORMER "(val)Liam"     FLAGS DCP     INDEX 01 07:54:12   TRACK 03 AUDIO     TITLE "Freefall"     PERFORMER "(val)Liam"     FLAGS DCP     INDEX 01 17:57:12   TRACK 04 AUDIO     TITLE "Earth"     PERFORMER "(val)Liam"     FLAGS DCP     INDEX 01 24:59:18   TRACK 05 AUDIO     TITLE "Somewhere Not Here"     PERFORMER "(val)Liam"     FLAGS DCP     INDEX 01 30:22:00   TRACK 06 AUDIO     TITLE "Lotus Dancing"     PERFORMER "(val)Liam"     FLAGS DCP     INDEX 01 35:48:05   TRACK 07 AUDIO     TITLE "The Mystic"     PERFORMER "(val)Liam"     FLAGS DCP     INDEX 01 42:42:29   TRACK 08 AUDIO     TITLE "Solace"     PERFORMER "(val)Liam"     FLAGS DCP     INDEX 01 51:55:22   TRACK 09 AUDIO     TITLE "In Samsara"     PERFORMER "(val)Liam"     FLAGS DCP     INDEX 01 59:52:06   TRACK 10 AUDIO     TITLE "Daydreamer"     PERFORMER "(val)Liam"     FLAGS DCP     INDEX 01 66:01:60

SPOILER!

CODE Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008 EAC extraction logfile from 26. April 2009, 0:05 (val)Liam / Daydreamer Used drive  : MATSHITABD-MLT UJ-220S  Adapter: 0  ID: 0 Read mode              : Secure Utilize accurate stream : Yes Defeat audio cache      : Yes Make use of C2 pointers : No Read offset correction                      : 102 Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out          : No Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes Delete leading and trailing silent blocks  : No Null samples used in CRC calculations      : Yes Used interface                              : Installed external ASPI interface Used output format              : User Defined Encoder Selected bitrate                : 1024 kBit/s Quality                        : High Add ID3 tag                    : No Command line compressor        : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\wavpack.exe Additional command line options : -hmxd -w "GENRE=%m" -w "DATE=%y" -w "COMMENT=Released by a-one" %s %d TOC of the extracted CD     Track |  Start  |  Length  | Start sector | End sector     ---------------------------------------------------------         1  |  0:00.00 |  7:54.12 |        0    |    35561          2  |  7:54.12 | 10:03.00 |    35562    |    80786          3  | 17:57.12 |  7:02.06 |    80787    |  112442          4  | 24:59.18 |  5:22.57 |    112443    |  136649          5  | 30:22.00 |  5:26.05 |    136650    |  161104          6  | 35:48.05 |  6:54.24 |    161105    |  192178          7  | 42:42.29 |  9:12.68 |    192179    |  233646          8  | 51:55.22 |  7:56.59 |    233647    |  269405          9  | 59:52.06 |  6:09.54 |    269406    |  297134        10  | 66:01.60 |  7:12.06 |    297135    |  329540  Range status and errors Selected range     Filename C:\Rips\(val)Liam - Daydreamer.wav     Peak level 93.7 %     Range quality 99.9 %     Copy CRC 7B2E456F     Copy OK No errors occurred AccurateRip summary Track  1  not present in database Track  2  not present in database Track  3  not present in database Track  4  not present in database Track  5  not present in database Track  6  not present in database Track  7  not present in database Track  8  not present in database Track  9  not present in database Track 10  not present in database None of the tracks are present in the AccurateRip database End of status report

(val)Liam, Liam Skogland from Canada, is out with his first physical album release on Celestial Dragon. Having previously released 2 tracks on the Intermittent Memories, which for me were both standouts on that compilation, I was very excited when I heard of this release. I was hoping that Celestial Dragon were releasing something to rival last year’s Distant System album. And while this is very different in style and atmosphere, it really is on par quality-wise. From start to finish this album uses lush sounds that are light, melodic and bubbly. The whole album has a fresh late spring or early summer feel, and I think I will be playing it a lot this summer. Daydreamer fills me with an expectation that the summer is going to be a great one and makes me glad that I have decided to move out of the city and near the beach.
I really like how (val)Liam has used a lot of acoustic sounds and blended them with some old school Goa Ambient atmospheres. The piano, guitar and bass add some really nice natural flavours, but for me it is the clean tribal beats that sound like they are being played with hollowed out tubes of bamboo banging against each other that really make this magical. The sound of the entire album is incredibly clean and although it is unmistakably electronic the atmosphere created is very natural and acoustic. Gaia (track 1) is a perfect example of this as I can feel the wind through my hair, the birds in the trees and the water lapping at my feet although none of these sounds are actually used.
The first 3 tracks are quite beat orientated sounding like fresh old school Goa, similar to some of the ambient CDs on the Global Psychedelic Trance series. The next 6 are much more ambient with very few beats if any and feel very chilled out. Earth (track 4), Somewhere Not Here (track 5) & Lotus Dancing (track 6) sound like they could be on Ishq’s album Orchid with pristine sounds, trippy atmospheres and a touch of the ethereal. Although I make this comparison I never get the feeling that (val)Liam is copying Ishq as these tracks have a flavour all of their own. The Mystic (track 7) feels like it could be on The Mystery of the Yeti with some very Himalayan sounds. It is the only track that starts cold but it gets warmer as it progresses, as if we are coming down a mountain from the area of permanent snow to a rain forest at the base. The next two tracks are blissful tracks made for relaxing and forgetting about busy stressful lives. The final track, Daydreamer, sees a return to beat orientated psychill from the opening trio and with its nice beach party atmosphere it seems perfectly placed to make me want to start the album again, which I have done time and time again.
This album is a must for any fan of chillout, ambient or downbeat. With such a clean natural feel, this album would be great for warm summer days in the park or at the beach, or just chilling out at home. Daydreamer gives a fresh touch on some old school ambient atmospheres. It is trippy, detailed and so very relaxing in the middle. ~ by Abasio