░ ▓ ░ ▀ ▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▓ ░ ▄▄█▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀ ▀ ░ ▄██▓ ▄▓██████▓▄▄ ▀▀▀░▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█▄ ▄█ ▄▓███████▓░ ░ ░ ░ ▄██▓██ ██▌ ▀███ ▀▓██▀▀▀▀▓█▓▄ ██ ░░ ▄█ ▄▓▀ ██▌ ███ ░ ██▓ ░ ▐██▌ ██▌ ▀█▌ █▄▓▄██ ▐█▌ ██▓ ███ ▓ ██▌ ▓░ ███ ██▓ ▄▄ ▀ ▐█▓█▌▄ ▓█ ██▌ ███ ░ ██▌ ░ ▐██▌▄ ██▌ ▄█▓▀▓▄ ▄ ██▀ ▓▌▐█▌ ▄ ██▌ ██▓ ██▌ ▄▓█▀ ▓ ████▓▀ ▓ ▀ ███ █▓▄ ▓ ██▌ ░▓ ██▓ ▄ ██▌▀██▓▀ ░▓█░██▓▀ ░ ░░▓▓█▓░ ▓▌█▓▌ ▀▓▄■▓█░██▌▐▓░░ ░ ░ ▄▓██▓█▀▐██▌ ▀██ ▓ ██▌ ▓ █▀ ▐██ ▓ ██▌ ▀▀▀▀ ▄▓██▌ ███▄ ▀ ██▌ ▄ ▀ █▀ █▓▌ ▀ ██▌ ▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ███▄ ▄▓██▓▄ ▄▓▌ ▄█▓▄▄ ▐██ ▄▓█▓█▄ ■▀▄ ▄██████▓▓▀▀▓ ███▄▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▄▓█▀ ▀▀█▄▐██▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀██▄ ▐█ ▐█████▓█▀ ░ ████▄ ▀▀█▓▓▀ ▄▓█▀ ▀██▓▌▀███▓▓█ ▓██▄ z! █▌ ████▓▀▀ ▀▓███▓▄ ▀ ▄██▀ ▀██▄ ▀██▓▌ ░ ▀█▓▄ ▄▓█ ███▓▀ RELEASE ░ ▀▓█████▓▀ ▓██▄ ▀█ ▀▓██▓▀ ▐█░▌ INFO: ░ ▀▓██▓▄ ▄▀ ░ ▐░ ░▀▀███▀ ▀▄ ▀▄ Artist... larry kucharz ░ Title.... cyberchoralcolors Label.... international audiochrome Year..... 2002 Genre.... Ambient Rip Date. 26.05.2003 Tracks... 13 Grabber.. EAC Source... CDDA Encoder.. LAME 3.92 Quality.. 192kbps/44.1kHz ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▓▄▄ ░ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▓█████▓▓▓▓█▄ ▄▓████▓▓█▄ ▄▓██▓▄ ▄▓█▀▀▀█▓▄ ■▀▄ ▄██████▓▓▀▀▓▀████▄▀▀██████▓█▀▀▄▓█▀ ▀▀█▄ ▄█▀ ▄▄▓▄ ▀█▄ ▐█ ▐█████▓█▀ ░ ▀▓███▄ ▀▀██▓▀ ▄▓█▀ ▀██▓▌▀████▓▌ ▓█▄ █▌ ████▓▀▀ ▀▓███▓▄ ▀ ▄██▀ ▀██▄ ▀██▓ ░ ▀█▓▄ ▄▓█ ███▓▀ RELEASE ░ ▀▓██▓██▓▀ ▓██▄ ▀█▌ ▀▓██▓▀ ▐█░▌ COMMENTS: ▀▀▀▀░ ▀▓██▓▄ ▄▀ ░ ▐░ ░▀▀███▀ ▀▄ Larry Kucharz's latest foray into electronic keyboard choral works is another fine effort on his part. Basically, CyberChoralColors is a three-part excursion into lush (and not always minimal) soundscapes, dominated by male and female choral samples of the type he has used on other recent recordings, such as ComputerChoral Green Prints and Digichoral Blue Portraits. On his latest release, though, the choral voices are more in the forefront at certain times. In fact, the middle section of the album, five Organum "colors" sound like pure (and dramatic!) choral works and you'd probably have a difficult time distinguishing them from the "real thing." The other two sections of the CD are the opening six "Cyber" movements (which most closely resemble the type of previous synth-choral work Larry has been releasing recently) and the closing three "Fugal" (as in the classical term "fugue") movements. Personally, I least enjoy the fugues, simply because the fugue motif is quite dramatic at times and grabs your attention more directly (so, this statement of mine is a reflection of a personal preference and does not indicate any criticism of Kucharz's fugue compositions or performances). My favorite pieces on the album are the opening six tracks - the "Cyber" section. "Cyber Dusk" (track two) and "Cyber Fog" are both appropriately ethereal (and, in the latter case, mysterious), filled with shimmering keyboards and heavenly choral voices. "Cyber Fog" is the more "shadowy" of the two, of course. "Cyber Dawn" is gloriously exhultant, as deep baritone male voices counterpoint against the soprano female voices as well as an undercurrent of celestial strings. You can almost picture the sun beginning its slow traverse of the sky in the east, slowly but majestically painting the horizon pink and gradually a bright shade of blue. "Cyber Night" is ushered in with serene female choral voices, similar to Kucharz's earlier recordings, such as his fantastic Unit 25: Dark Red. This particular track is more minimal than others on this album, as choral notes are held for long periods of time (adding an otherworldly quality to the eerie realism of the sampled choirs - after all, who can hold a note that long but an angel?). The Organum "colors" are short tracks all between one and two minutes in length, sometimes exploring dramatic fluctuations in the choral samples as the assembled voices swoop and soar from high to low (yet never in such as a way as to be pretentious). Also, I was not able to discern anything but the choral voices on these tracks (there are no accompanying synths). The Fugal selections are well-performed (the opening fugue, "Fugal Red," opens in extremely dramatic fashion, in particular). "Fugal Green" features Larry Fast-like harpsichordish synths laying down a positively sprightly opening salvo of notes, played against a choir of alto, tenor and what sound like baritone voices. "Fugal Gold" closes the album with a thirteen minute musical exploration, allowing for a deeper examination of the fugue motif. I admire Larry Kucharz's ability to both continue development of his "usual" synth choral work while also incorporating some decidely new composing and performing musical styles. I think that as I play CyberChoralColors more and more, I will warm up to the Fugal section (even as I write this review, I am hearing more and more to endorse those particular songs). The "Cyber" section of the CD is trademark Kucharz magic and if you are a fan of his previous choral recordings, this section alone will prove more than satisfying enough to make purchasing the album a rewarding decision on your part - http://www.windandwire.com/larry_kucharz.htm#cyber ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▓▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▓█████▓▓▓▓█▄ ▄▓████▓▓█▄ ▄▓██▓▄ ▄▓█▀▀▀█▓▄ ■▀▄ ▄██████▓▓▀▀▓▀████▄▀▀██████▓█▀▀▄▓█▀ ▀▀█▄ ▄█▀ ▄▄▓▄ ▀█▄ ▐█ ▐█████▓█▀ ░ ▀▓███▄ ▀▀██▓▀ ▄▓█▀ ▀██▓▌▀████▓▌ ▓█▄ █▌ ████▓▀▀ ▀▓███▓▄ ▀ ▄██▀ ▀██▄ ▀██▓ ░ ▀█▓▄ ▄▓█ ███▓▀ ░ ▀▓██▓██▓▀ ▓██▄ ▀█▌ ▀▓██▓▀ ▐█░▌ TRACKLIST: ▀▀▀▀░ ▀▓██▓▄ ▄▀ ░ ▐░ ░▀▀███▀ ▀▄ 01: cybernoise - 06:46 02: cyberdusk - 05:45 03: cybersnow - 11:28 04: cyberdawn - 03:24 05: cybernight - 07:31 06: cyberfog - 07:55 07: organum gray - 01:18 08: organum red - 01:06 09: organum yellow - 01:34 10: organum blue - 01:15 11: organum green - 01:46 12: fugal red - 06:07 13: fugal green - 17:08 ----- T O T A L T I M E - 73:03 T O T A L S I Z E - 100,4 Mb ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▓▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▓█████▓▓▓▓█▄ ▄▓████▓▓█▄ ▄▓██▓▄ ▄▓█▀▀▀█▓▄ ■▀▄ ▄██████▓▓▀▀▓▀████▄▀▀██████▓█▀▀▄▓█▀ ▀▀█▄ ▄█▀ ▄▄▓▄ ▀█▄ ▐█ ▐█████▓█▀ ░ ▀▓███▄ ▀▀██▓▀ ▄▓█▀ ▀██▓▌▀████▓▌ ▓█▄ █▌ ████▓▀▀ ▀▓███▓▄ ▀ ▄██▀ ▀██▄ ▀██▓ ░ ▀█▓▄ ▄▓█ ███▓▀ ░ ▀▓██▓██▓▀ ▓██▄ ▀█▌ ▀▓██▓▀ ▐█░▌ GROUP NEWS: ▀▀▀▀░ ▀▓██▓▄ ▄▀ ░ ▐░ ░▀▀███▀ ▀▄ ░ 1REAL /1-REE-ILL/ n. 1 a group dedicated to bringing you the best in electronic live performances. cd's. vinyls. 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