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Global Communication - 76:14

Label:
Catalog#:
DQFDD014
Format:
CD, Album, Remastered
CD, Compilation, Remastered
Country:
UK
Released:
26 Sep 2005
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Downtempo, Ambient

Tracklist

  76:14 Remastered
1-1 Global Communication  -  4:02 4:02
1-2 Global Communication  -  14:31 14:31
1-3 Global Communication  -  9:25 9:25
1-4 Global Communication  -  9:39 9:39
1-5 Global Communication  -  7:39 7:39
1-6 Global Communication  -  0:54 0:54
1-7 Global Communication  -  8:07 8:07
1-8 Global Communication  -  5:23 5:23
1-9 Global Communication  -  4:14 4:14
1-10 Global Communication  -  12:18 12:18
  Singles And Bonus Tracks
2-1 Global Communication  -  The Groove (Instrumental Version) 8:10
2-2 Global Communication  -  The Way (Secret Ingredients Remix) 11:51
    Remix - Secret Ingredients
2-3 Global Communication  -  The Deep (Global Communication Mix) 11:10
2-4 Reload  -  The Biosphere (Global Communication Remix) 9:05
    Remix - Global Communication
2-5 Global Communication  -  Incidental Harmony 8:33
2-6 Global Communication  -  Sublime Creation 11:50
2-7 Sensorama  -  Aspirin (Global Communication Remix) 12:57
    Remix - Global Communication

Credits

Artwork By - Red Design
Artwork By [Original Artwork] - Ben Drury , Will Bankhead
Mastered By [Remastering] - John Dent , Mark Pritchard
Other [Project Co-ordinated By] - Will Nicol
Other [Sleevenotes] - Dorian Lynskey , Mark Pritchard , Tom Middleton
Written By, Producer - Mark Pritchard , Tom Middleton

Notes

Originally released in 1994. Packaged in 'Super Jewel Box' with cardboard slipcase.

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Rated 5/5
Review by jedi4q2 Jul 17, 2007 (edited over 2 years ago)
This is by far my favorite album of all time. When originally released, it may have been lost in the heyday of ambient albums, but it truly stands the test of time. This version, remastered by Mark Pritchard, sounds amazing; samples that were buried before emerge like hidden gems, and the warmth of the vinyl version finally comes through to be archived for future generations of chillers. Absolutely essential.
Rated 5/5
Review by Risingson Jul 13, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)
Milestone in ambient music, yes. Perfect timing in every sound. Perfect echoing melodies. Pure soul in it that makes it timeless. It's not Brian Eno: it's futuristic, electronic, alive, gathering every influence from the ambient music before in a sinergistic manner. And not in the same league as "The Orb", but those like Jonah Sharpe (in his first days), Irresistible Force or Biosphere, but lighter, brighter and much more beautiful than those.
Review by JonnieDarko May 01, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)
Another landmark in the Ambient era of 1993.This album simply is stunning. Nocturnal listening of the highest order with angelic soothing pads,ticking clocks,mutterings of different languages etc. The album opens like Close encounters' Opening credits,eerie,dissonant chords,heralding one of many nameless tracks(all tracks titled by their running times...GENIUS)Allowing the listener to make his/her own envisions of a truly better place 'No Matter where you are!'...A truly beautiful Aural painting..PRICELESS!
Rated 1/5
Review by Gecks Mar 28, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)
Milestone in ambient music? Sign me up! Except...no, it's crap. Don't get me wrong, I love my ambience, but this is almost completely devoid of quality. The only good track is the Orbital-style 9:25 which, by the way, is not ambient in the slightest. The rest of it seems to isolate the most annoying things about Eno (dated synth pads, overly crisp production), and ditch all the good stuff (interesting melodies, emotion). I read somewhere that 14:31 is regarded as one of the greatest, most original ambient tunes. Didn't Aphex Twin do almost the exact same track a few months previous on SAW II, complete with metronome/clock ticking? Now there's a quality ambient album, despite it's random noise interludes.

I can only assume that people who like this haven't heard the true pioneers of the genre - Eno, Stars Of The Lid, Aphex, and so forth. The sounds in 76:14 convey no emotion to keep you occupied when you are awake, and the percussive tracks make it impossible to sleep to. Pish.

Oh and it has a bonus disc full of what I imagine the chillout room sounds like at club hell. Boring.