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Vangelis - Direct (1988)

Posted By: Designol

Date: 6 Oct 2023 19:41:30

The CD release of Direct includes bonus material – which fits the flow of this intense and dramatic offering – not included on the cassette or vinyl releases. Like most Vangelis, this defies categorization. It has strong elements of rock & roll, symphonic synth ambience, and new age instrumental aspects. At the same time, the bold synthesizer strokes and washes fit the Berlin school of electronica. Given Vangelis' proclivity for soundtrack work, it is no surprise that this disc sounds like great film music. It is a great CD that will appeal to many different audiences. Fans of Kitaro, Deuter, and Constance Demby will like this disc.

Review by Jim Brenholts, Allmusic.com

I discovered Vangelis on YouTube when I was looking at videos about extrasolar planets, which have been a favorite topic of mine since I was a teenager. While searching, I happened to stumble upon a video for the piece "Message" which consisted of a slide show of several artists' visual impressions of extrasolar planets, mostly from wikimedia commons. Instantly, I was swept off my feet by the sheer breath-taking beauty as I listened through the full 7 minutes of the video.

After that awesome, soul-piercing experience, I made the decision to buy this album. I must say that I am thoroughly impressed by the amount of variety that Vangelis employs with the use of synthesizers and occasional human voices. I will try not to get into too much detail on track-by-track description, so as not to spoil the listening experience for anyone intent on buying this album. However, I really have to say that the pieces "Metallic Rain," "Elsewhere," "Dial Out," "The Oracle Of Apollo," and especially "Message" are my top favorites for this album.

"Metallic Rain" and "Dial Out" both illustrate the frequent jumps/transitions from being soothing and upbeat within the same musical piece, and especially in the case of the former, when one would least expect it. "Elsewhere," in a sense, is closer to what one might expect to hear on an Enya album, with its steady and relaxing tone, accompanied with a gradual increase in emotion thoughout its duration. With the way that the relaxing harp-esque "The Oracle Of Apollo" directly precedes "Message," it is definitely an ideal way for the listener to gloriously ease the mind so as to be ready to take on the dark, looming atmosphere of the latter. "Message," with its overwhelming sense of mind-opening, yet relaxing energy, is more than enough to send even a die-hard head-banging metalhead like myself into a trance of infinite confidence and relaxation. There is so much I could say about this piece, I might as well do a whole review on it alone, but I won't.

In a general sense, this album is solid-proof of what can really be done with synthesizers and other electronic music equipment if someone as amazing as a man like Vangelis puts in the dedication, time and effort. I highly reccommend this album, or any other album from Vangelis, if you are into new age artists like Enya. With the amount of emotion, power and variety throughout this whole album, it really just goes to show how much of a joke all that talentless pop-dance, techno, trance, house, and *GAG* dubstep nonsense really is. This is REAL electronic music right here, people. Don't pass up on an opportunity like this, because you cannot go wrong with this one. You will not regret it.

Review by Agile1986, Amazon.com

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Tracklist:

01. The Motion of Stars (04:19)
02. The Will of the Wind (04:44)
03. Metallic Rain (06:11)
04. Elsewhere (05:45)
05. Dial Out (05:22)
06. Glorianna (Hymn а la Femme) (04:24)
07. Rotation's Logic (03:35)
08. The Oracle of Apollo (03:58)
09. Message (07:12)
10. Ave (05:04)
11. First Approach (05:01)
12. Intergalactic Radio Station (07:43)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

Отчёт EAC об извлечении, выполненном 15. апреля 2012, 11:34

Vangelis / Direct [Arista ARCD-8545]

Дисковод: PLEXTOR CD-R PREMIUM2 Adapter: 0 ID: 0

Режим чтения : Достоверность
Использование точного потока : Да
Отключение кэша аудио : Да
Использование указателей C2 : Нет

Коррекция смещения при чтении : 30
Способность читать области Lead-in и Lead-out : Да
Заполнение пропущенных сэмплов тишиной : Да
Удаление блоков с тишиной в начале и конце : Нет
При вычислениях CRC использовались нулевые сэмплы : Да
Интерфейс : Встроенный Win32-интерфейс для Win NT/2000

Выходной формат : Внутренние WAV-операции
Формат сэмплов : 44.100 Гц; 16 бит; стерео

TOC извлечённого CD

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Характеристики диапазона извлечения и сообщения об ошибках

Выбранный диапазон

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CRC теста 1EB055D1
CRC копии 1EB055D1
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DR log

foobar2000 1.2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2013-01-30 22:52:29

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Analyzed: Vangelis / Direct [Arista ARCD-8545]
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 0.00 dB -20.12 dB 4:19 01-The Motion of Stars
DR14 0.00 dB -16.87 dB 4:44 02-The Will of the Wind
DR13 -0.13 dB -18.47 dB 6:12 03-Metallic Rain
DR13 -2.18 dB -20.00 dB 5:45 04-Elsewhere
DR15 -0.43 dB -19.88 dB 5:22 05-Dial Out
DR13 -1.63 dB -19.74 dB 4:24 06-Glorianna (Hymn а la Femme)
DR15 0.00 dB -18.76 dB 3:35 07-Rotation's Logic
DR11 -4.13 dB -20.66 dB 3:58 08-The Oracle of Apollo
DR14 -1.17 dB -19.71 dB 7:12 09-Message
DR12 0.00 dB -16.82 dB 5:04 10-Ave
DR13 -3.94 dB -22.03 dB 5:02 11-First Approach
DR14 -0.19 dB -17.48 dB 7:44 12-Intergalactic Radio Station
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 794 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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