Mannheim Steamroller London Symphony Cambridge Singers - Fresh Aire V
Review by Mara Brans
Fresh Aire V by Mannheim Steamroller London Symphony Cambridge Singers is an album that showcases the best of classical music and electronic soundscapes. The album is a beautiful blend of traditional and modern music, featuring a range of instruments including strings, horns, and synthesizers. The London Symphony Orchestra and the Cambridge Singers add depth and richness to the tracks, making them even more enjoyable to listen to.
The album opens with "Toccata," a track that sets the tone for the rest of the album. It's an upbeat, energetic piece that features a combination of classical and electronic sounds. "The Sky" is another standout track that begins with a haunting melody before building up to a powerful crescendo. The use of the choir in this track adds a beautiful layer of depth and emotion.
Other tracks on the album, such as "The Steamroller" and "The Fifth Door," showcase the band's ability to seamlessly blend different genres of music. The use of synthesizers and electronic beats in these tracks adds a modern touch to the classical pieces.
Table of Contents
Download
Filename: mannheim-steamroller-london-symphony-cambridge-singers-fresh.rar- MP3 size: 88.5 mb
- FLAC size: 564 mb
Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Escape From The Atmoshpere | ||
| Creatures Of Levania | 3:51 | |
| Chant | ||
| Earthrise Return | ||
| Earth Rise / Return | 8:58 | |
| Return | ||
| The Storm | 0:42 | |
| Z-Row Gravity | 3:50 | |
| Earth Rise | ||
| Dancin' In The Stars | 5:13 | |
| Escape From The Atmosphere | 10:38 | |
| Lumen ("New Light" A Chant For Candlemass) | 1:29 | |
| Release | ||
| Lumen | 1:29 | |
| Earthrise/Return | 8:56 |
Video
Mannheim Steamroller Dancin' in the Stars
Mannheim Stemaroller Lumen
Images
Catalog Numbers
- AGCD-385, DIDX 005550
- AGCD-385
- AGC-385
Labels
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Formats
- CD
- Album
- Pre-Emphasis
- Reissue
- Cassette
- Dolby
- PMDC Pressing
Companies
| Role | Company |
|---|---|
| Manufactured By | American Gramaphone Records |
| Phonographic Copyright (p) | American Gramaphone Records |
| Copyright (c) | American Gramaphone Records |
| Recorded At | CTS Studios |
| Mastered At | JVC Cutting Center |
| Glass Mastered At | DADC |
| Printed By | American Gramaphone Records |
| Pressed By | JVC, Japan |
Credits
| Role | Credit |
|---|---|
| Artwork | Carol Eggleston Davis |
| Art Direction | Carol Eggleston Davis |
| Composed By | Chip Davis |
| Conductor | Chip Davis |
| Percussion | Chip Davis |
| Electric Bass | Eric Hansen |
| Engineer | Don Sears, Jim Wheeler, John Richards |
| Keyboards | Jackson Berkey |
| Lacquer Cut By | Chris Bellman |
| Painting | Gilbert Williams |
| Producer | Chip Davis, Don Sears |
| Chorus Master | John Rutter |
| Programmed By [Drumatix | Mark Coniglio |
| Sequential Circuits] | Mark Coniglio |
| Recorded By | Tim Pennington |
| Technician | Louis Davis, Sr. |
| Chorus | Cambridge Singers |
| Design | Carol Eggleston Davis |
| Orchestra | London Symphony |
| Translated By | Reverend Normand Raymond Falardeau, S.S.S. |
| Performer | Mannheim Steamroller, Cambridge Singers, London Symphony |
Notes
- (c) (p) 1983 American Gramaphone Records (c) 1983 Dots And Lines Ink.
- Issued with a 20-page booklet
- No barcodes, no SID codes, time of tracks not printed (from PC CDreader), DIDX 005550 on label
- Same Category releases:
- Fresh Aire V CTA Co.Ltd Japan
- Fresh Aire V JVC Japan
- Fresh Aire V PMDC USA
- Fresh Aire V Nimbus USA
- Rhythm section recorded at Sound Recorders in Omaha, Nebraska. Orchestra recorded at CTS Studios, London. Singers recorded on location at Ely Cathedral in England.
- Mastered at JVC Cutting Center, L.A.
- "Lumen," subtitled "New Light" A Chant For Candlemass.
- Booklet includes a 10 page English translation of Kepler's The Astronomy Of The Moon.
- Track 1 subtitle as shown in booklet track listing.
- Mastered with pre-emphasis; PRE flag in TOC and subcodes.
- Essentially identical to Mannheim Steamroller / London Symphony* / Cambridge Singers* - Fresh Aire V except that the back cover and page 3 of the booklet list the American Gramaphone Records copyright dates as 1985 rather than 1983. Booklet also lists releases through Fresh Aire VI, which was issued in the fall of 1986.
- Made in the U.S.A.
- Inspired by Johannes Kepler's book, "The Dream".
- Booklet includes a 10 page English translation of Johann Kepler's "A Dream 'Somnium': The Astronomy Of The Moon", translated by Reverand Normand Raymond Falardeau, S.S.S.
- Rhythm section recorded at Sound Recorders in Omaha, Nebraska.
- Orchestra recorded at CTS Studios, London.
- Singers recorded on location at Ely Cathedral in England.
- Made in the USA
- This version was release sometime between June 1992 until September 1999.
Barcodes
- Matrix / Runout: DIDX-005550 3 ⌖⌖⌖ ⌖⌖⌖⌖⌖
- Rights Society: SESAC
- Matrix / Runout: AGCD 385 M3611
- Barcode: none
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped): AGCD-385 X-386 1D2 CTA CO, LTD JAPAN
- Matrix / Runout: AGCD-385 (V) · Mastered By Nimbus
- Matrix / Runout: AGCD-385 X-386 1D4 CTA CO.LTD JAPAN
- Barcode: 0 1280-50385-2 2
- Matrix / Runout: IFPI L005 AGC D38 5 03! BA
- Matrix / Runout (Inner Ring, Moulded): IFPI 0337 MADE IN USA BY PMDC
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI L005
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 0337
About Mannheim Steamroller London Symphony Cambridge Singers
Mannheim Steamroller is a New Age band co-founded by Chip Davis and Jackson Berkey. The band was named after an 18th-Century musical technique, now known as crescendo.
Mannheim Steamroller albums feature instruments from harpsichord to synthesizer, with a lot of strings. Chip Davis composes, arranges and plays drums with the band, while Jackson Berkey and his wife Almeda Berkey do most of the keyboard work. Other permanent band members include Ron Cooley (Guitar), Eric Hansen (Bass), Steven Shipps and Arnold Roth (Strings), Roxanne Layton (percussion and woodwinds), and Chuck Pennington (Conductor). Mannheim Steamroller frequently collaborated with , and .n
Members
- Eric Hansen
- Chip Davis
- Jackson Berkey
- Arnie Roth
- Ron Cooley
- Roxanne Layton
- Rex Martin
- Robert Bowker
- Steve Shipps
- Charles Vernon
- George Vosburgh
- Barbara Butler
- Ed Kocher
- Bobby Jenkins
- Bob Jenkins
Summary by Mara Brans
Comments
Beautiful
I got a friend in deed!
Cantos gregorianos, mezclados con rock una chulada!!!
Hmm -- first time I've listened to anything of theirs that wasn't Christmas music. Kinda medieval. I like it.
What has happened to music, the real music that we used to know? Can or will we ever get it back? Love, glory , beauty like we listened and danced to, enjoyed and praised. Please don’t say it’s gone forever..Come back, come back so our young people will hear and know and be sane and stop criticizing us for the music we loved and still do, forever.
People we need 20,000 comments on this video
Lo que provoca la música de FRESH AIRE a quien con atención
la escucha, es una sensación de agradable placer; de intuición… en que todo
está en su sitio, de experimentar un baño fresco en un ambiente de gran
conexión consigo mismo. Saludos desde CDMX
la escucha, es una sensación de agradable placer; de intuición… en que todo
está en su sitio, de experimentar un baño fresco en un ambiente de gran
conexión consigo mismo. Saludos desde CDMX
i had a friend in the USAF named Osvaldo O'neill. He loved this music. God Bless Osvaldo where ever you are.
Jugando con la geometría, podemos definir la música de FRESH
AIRE, como dos líneas paralelas que se unen y luego de un pequeño trayecto,
caen en ángulo vertical una y otra vez, hasta encontrarse en el centro de su
origen. Continuar y al liberarse de esa figura, separarse de nuevo para
construir lo inesperado.
AIRE, como dos líneas paralelas que se unen y luego de un pequeño trayecto,
caen en ángulo vertical una y otra vez, hasta encontrarse en el centro de su
origen. Continuar y al liberarse de esa figura, separarse de nuevo para
construir lo inesperado.
this is my favorite piece from this album, by far. I love the series.
Excelente pieza musical
Extraordinaria musica!!
I grew up listening to Fresh Aires 1 -7. By thirteen, I believe I wore this vinyl out, and then the first of the CDs we had come, by then, to own. These days, I have most of Chip Davis' compositions collected in my apartment... between this, Fresh Aire 2, 6 and his Sunday Morning collections, I can't choose my favourite.
Hi dluff, I'm in Waco not far from you, and if you lived in Killeen you might have watched KXXV Channel 25 from Waco during the 80's. We moved to Waco around 1985 and until the 90's they played this song as their news intro :-D
Fresh Aire 5 and 7 are by far my faves, and Spotify just added both this week!!! Nice! Also 'Dancin' In The Stars' is kinda nostalgic for me and probably many others in my area because KXXV channel 25 used this song as the nightly news intro for years.
This album is a masterpiece. Definitely the best of the series...the best of Mannheim Steamroller, in my opinion.
