Alpha - Lost in a Garden of Clouds 1-2 (2004/2006)
BAND/ARTIST: Alpha
- Title: Lost in a Garden of Clouds 1-2
- Year Of Release: 2004/2006
- Label: Don't touch recordings
- Genre: Downtempo
- Quality: FLAC 16/44100
- Total Time: 00:48:27 / 00:57:37
- Total Size: 296 MB / 363 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Lost in a Garden of Clouds is a series of albums by Alpha. The first part was released in 2004, and the second in 2006. Each album is a continuous mix of instrumental music by Alpha. On the band's official website, the series is described as "an endless journey beyond reality, pure art-house — a blend of songs, spoken word, and recurring themes."
Tracklist:
1-1 Alpha - Intro Theme [0:56]
1-2 Alpha - 1900 [1:11]
1-3 Alpha - Motor city [2:26]
1-4 Alpha - Theme 2 [0:41]
1-5 Alpha - Familiar demons [3:31]
1-6 Alpha - Reunion [1:05]
1-7 Alpha - Hopper [1:12]
1-8 Alpha - In Between [0:47]
1-9 Alpha - Means to an end [4:04]
1-10 Alpha - Sterile [2:05]
1-11 Alpha - Keep fit [2:00]
1-12 Alpha - Your eyes have loved [2:11]
1-13 Alpha - Monophonic [4:13]
1-14 Alpha - Violet Skeleton [3:18]
1-15 Alpha - Predictable world [0:46]
1-16 Alpha - Hope goes blind [3:51]
1-17 Alpha - Reprise [1:23]
1-18 Alpha - Hang on [3:01]
1-19 Alpha - Song of silence [7:18]
1-20 Alpha - End theme [2:28]
Lost in a Garden of Clouds, Pt. 2 Review by Tim DiGravina
Part two in the prolific Alpha team's Lost in a Garden of Clouds series collects another 16 slices of downtempo heaven. Devoid of vocals but littered with mournful strings, film dialogue, and NASA voice samples, the tracks showcase Corin Dingley and Andy Jenks at their dreamy best. Slightly more upbeat and beat-heavy than Pt. 1, the album features the usual, effortless, uplifting melancholia that only Bristol artists can produce. Quite surprisingly some of the tracks date back to Alpha's earliest days. These are the demos they played for Massive Attack to get signed to that band's Melankolic label. One wouldn't know from the lush modernity of the music that those tracks date back ten years prior to this collection's release. Chalk it up to the timeless nature of their songwriting and craftsmanship. Two particular highlights are sequenced back to back: the sweeping, groovy "The Things You Might Do 2" and the sad, µ-Ziq-like "Castlefranc." Some of these instrumentals show up other places in Alpha's discography with vocals, but Lost in a Garden of Clouds, Pt. 2 is its own beautiful beast. While the duo's full vocal albums might reward closer listening a bit more, these instrumental efforts are just as soothing and engaging.
1-1 Alpha - Theme [1:56]
1-2 Alpha - You Know [1:26]
1-3 Alpha - Last Night [4:40]
1-4 Alpha - Elevator [6:02]
1-5 Alpha - Hooper [3:58]
1-6 Alpha - Terrify [2:16]
1-7 Alpha - Pike [4:33]
1-8 Alpha - Could have missed it [2:20]
1-9 Alpha - The Things you might 2 [4:29]
1-10 Alpha - Castlefranc [4:27]
1-11 Alpha - Ranch [1:38]
1-12 Alpha - Rum [6:40]
1-13 Alpha - Watergate [2:30]
1-14 Alpha - To the sea [4:12]
1-15 Alpha - Backward [4:55]
1-16 Alpha - Theme 2 [1:35]
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