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Review by: Jonathan Sanders Bednjanec is the first Croatian artist I have come across on mp3.com so far. If his music, especially this recording of "Scarborough Fair", is an adequate example, he is musicians I expect to hear a lot from. He is definitely musical pioneer. This is sonically astounding. I've heard "Scarborough Fair" in several guises, most notably the version recorded by Simon and Garfunkel. But this version is not to be compared to the ones I've heard before. It is different in almost every way minus the melody, and I was amazed by how different it sounded. The beat seems very middle eastern, with a touch of harplike guitar (or at least that's what I think it is . . . my ears aren't THAT well trained, unfortunately) to even out everything. Bednjanec lists this as New Age, but it certainly isn't any New Age that I've been listening to. In fact, it's far superior. Musically, I would have to grade this recording as excellent. The instruments work together, not one of them taking over for the others. As a whole, the sound is complete, there doesn't seem to be anything I could think of to make this better in that respect. That is quite a complement, I must say. Production on this track also far exceeds the kind of quality I hear in the average mp3. It's as if Bednjanec used every bit of this track to its full potential, making this listening experience as good as I could have expected. Or better, I'm still too captivated to be sure. If you don't listen to this beautiful rendition
of "Scarborough Fair", you're cheating yourself. This
is by far the most promising track I've come across in quite a while,
most certainly one I'll be keeping on my hard drive. And as the
ultimate show of respect to these musicians, I'll be stopping in
for repeated listens. What more can I say? listen
to Scarborough Fair Review by: Hunter Hansen
The song begins with a xylophonist melody with a light touch of percussion. Then a bass (?) sample is interjected in. Bass is not an element is usually heard in new age, but in this piece, it is great. It gives the piece its melodic groove. The beat as a whole remains steady, yet takes breaks at well-timed points to keep this song from getting stale. Even if you do not really care for new age, you should still like this song for its rhythm. It resembles something somewhat, yet not quite, similar to hip-hop and downtempo, but with the song's ethnic, mellow sound, it makes a good cross between a edgier beat and new age styled samples. As for the effects in this song, they are surprisingly clean in production and in sound. Mastering in the whole piece is well done, making every effect sound crisp and rich in tone. In addition to simply sounding refined, the well-rounded group of samples fit just right to lay down a really nice beat while projecting a mellower tone. The percussion used here is light and not so dominating, which leaves room for the xylophone effect. That alone seems to give a new age feel. The guitar melody interposed at the end of the song, and the additional softened percussion interjected throughout also lends that same feel. In summary, the piece does a good job of taking new age effects and laying them down to a beat with a groove. The combination is splendid, and the song is enhanced by it. The effects are changed in such ways as to avoid repetition, so that is another plus. Most people like music with a beat they can enjoy, and this song delivers while adding a bit of ethnic spice. Overall, a great listen. Listen to F Town Review by: Christian Lowensprung Miracle is a charming mood music piece, which is best listened to with a sub-woofer as it then produced a very warm, and friendly sound to anybody lucky enough to be listening. The whole melody is very well arranged, and extremely well structured. As you might have guessed, the sound quality is wonderful, and could very well been recorded in a studio since it sounds so neat. Although I prefer more experimental material, I must say I am very impressed by this performance, which is a rare achievement by all standards. If you are indeed a fan of this type of relaxing music, with guitar being the main instrument, you would do well in picking this song up, and maybe even some more tracks from the artist page. Listen to Miracle |
