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I'm starting to see a pattern in the selections here. More New Age
than I'd have predicted; I got introduced to it just after college and
moved on long before it became the choice of elevators everywhere.
And more violins; I think of myself as having more of a pop rather than
an orchestral sensibility. But maybe that's just self-delusion. Or
maybe I'm more interested in writing about music that's a little less
mainstream.
Whichever the reason, here comes another New Age recording with
violins. Secret Garden is a keyboardist from Norway and a violinist
from Ireland, along with various supporting musicians on the tracks.
A strange combination, but one that offers characteristics of two very
different musical traditions.
How to describe it... Think
Enya
with fewer vocals, and without every
song sounding quite so much the same. It's a pleasant background when
you want to relax, while showing greater complexity if you care to
give it your attention. Sounds like a pretentious wine, doesn't it?
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