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Visible World | 
| Artists: Jan Garbarek, Eberhard Weber, Manu Katche, Trilok Gurtu, Mari Boine
Label: ECM
Category: Music
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 17734
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 529086
UPC: 731452908629
EAN: 0731452908629
ASIN: B000024L6W
Release Date: April 22, 1996
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| Tracks:
| • | Red Wind | | • | Creek | | • | Survivor | | • | Healing Smoke | | • | Visible World (Chiaro) | | • | Desolate Mountains I | | • | Desolatae Mountains II | | • | Visible World (Scuro) | | • | Giulietta | | • | Desolate Mountains III | | • | Pygmy Lullaby | | • | Quest | | • | Arrow | | • | Scythe | | • | Evening Land |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
Everyone has their own favourite landmarks in the Jan Garbarek catalogue, from the pungent neo-Americanism of the early Afric Pepperbird to the more recent collaborations with the early music vocal group the Hilliard Ensemble. Along the way, Garbarek has explored the folk music of his native Norway, the Aeolian harp and much else besides, but the common thread is his own peculiarly phraseless saxophone style, which seems to deal in extended structural arcs rather than conventional jazz licks. Drawing as it does upon non-jazz aesthetics, Garbarek's melancholy, elemental sound has almost become a school in itself (even if he is its only member) and on this recording, less rarefied and austere than much of his output and perhaps the most easily returnable-to of his many albums, he deploys this in a variety of contexts. "The Creek", for example, is a beautiful and uplifting folkish melody which nevertheless sits perfectly happily against a backdrop of clicky drums and whooshy pads. Newcomers should certainly start here. --Roger Thomas
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| Customer Reviews:
 Soundtracks April 11, 2008
Much of this is in fact derived from work done for soundtracks. This is clearly stated, including the title of the CD, which is split as Chiaro and Scuro with soundtracks from other visual works. The final track of 12 minutes with voice is also a soundtrack. On first listening, of course this is not comparable in structure to other work listed as comparable such as Twelve Moons or In Praise of Dreams, both significantly superiour, but as background music it is ambient and usually unobtrusive except for occasional blasts in Survivor, so severe in dynamic surge as to suggest a fault in post-production. Innocuous, pleasant, anodyne, late evening background music to conversation, perusal of photographs, autumnal journeys.
Too orthodox March 9, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Despite what other reviewers have written I found this album far too orthodox. This was my first experience of Garbarek - I was led here from Nils Petter Molvaer - and I was expecting ambient, minimalism; and admittedly this album does deliver ambient minimalism in places, but there is far too much dinner music interspersed to make this an enjoyable album.
A few of the more minimalist tracks are fantastic ('Desolate Mountains I' in particular), but there's just not enough of these kind of tracks; and even when one does come along the moment is ruined by the next track more often than not creating a massive juxtaposition. I am not opposed to juxtapositions if they work, but they don't work here.
The worst track for my money is 'Survivor', which sounds like something off a panpipe moods album, but played on the sax.
The flashes of brilliance mean that I am still tempted to try another Garbarek record, but I won't be forking out too much of my hard-earned for it.
 Ambient Heaven June 17, 2004
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Not being a fan of free form improvised jazz, I arrived at this album via 'Officium', which I found, in small doses, brilliant. This does not disappoint! 'Red Wind', 'The Healing Smoke' and 'The Quest' in particular are exceptional, they lift the spirits. If, like me, you enjoy making your own MP3 compilations, then take these three tracks add in a couple of songs from the aforementioned 'Officium' and the later 'Mnemosyne', then buy his 'Rites' album, from that take 'Rites', Pan', 'We Are the Stars' and 'Last Rite'. Finally take 'Tongue Of Secrets' from the earlier 'Legend Of The Seven Dreams' album, make your own playing order and, trust me, you have the (almost) perfect ambient chill experience. Whether you investigate other albums by Garbarek is down to your taste in music, but 'Visible World' and the other albums mentioned here are superb.
Visible Desolation April 1, 2003
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
A highly accessible offering from the Norwegian sax icon. Full of stark, lonely but often lovely sounds. Garbarek continues to plough his own furrow. His folky/jazz small group settings rely mainly on his varied horns and percussion. Best listened to I am sure in some desolate snowscape. Clap on your headphones close your eyes and drift into the landscapes of your mind.
Sultry and inspired July 26, 2000
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
This album will make any sax fan weep at the sheer delicate nature that weaves through this masterpease. Sit back take a sip of something smooth and drift away.
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