Shadowfax - Shadowdance
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Free Music Review: Might be Shadowfax's best
Hit: 5 Stars
This is my favorite shadowfax album. It is the first one I heard and most of their albums sound similar, so that might be why I prefer this one.The music on Shadowdance is more complex and has more depth than on any of the earlier albums. And it is certainly better than the follow up "Dreams For Children". On "Dreams of Children", Shadowfax took a step backwards but recovered on the later albums.
This album was made just as CD's were becoming popular. Like most Windham Hill albums from that time, it is relatively short. It is only 38 minutes long (some of the early Winham Hill albums are even shorter than that).
Shadowfax was one of the pioneers in new age jazz. They were also one of the best. They took the boring lite jazz of the time and merged it with new influences and injected new life into it. There are a lot Eastern influences in the music. Violin played in an Indian style is a major component of the sound.
Shadowfax had a number of inferior imitators. New age music drifted back to it's lite roots. New age jazz and Windham eventually developed a bad reputation, and the popularity has died off. I like to call the style Yuppie Muzak.
Free Music Review: My favorite Shadowfax album
Hit: 5 Stars
I was in a record store in 1983 when I heard "A Song For My Brother" I immediately bought the album and that was my introduction to Shadowfax and New Age Music. I have since bought this album over twice one cassette and on CD. After that I was hooked on Windham Hill records. Even though I knew nothing about the artists, I would choose an album based on the album cover art. That's how I discoverd Liz Story, George Winston, William Ackerman, Nightnoise and others. This album always remained my favorite, with the haunting A Song For My Brother being the stand out track. I also love Distant Voices and Watercouse Way, but all the tracks are great.Free Music Review: shadowdance
Hit: 5 Stars
the first time i heard this music,i was on fl myers beach, florida.there was an outdoor disc jockey and this album was playing, so i asked who it was. the music has a mystical quality, it's very unique. i've had a hard time tracking it down in the music stores, but i just got a laptop,so now i found it,thank god!!Free Music Review: shadowdance
Hit: 5 Stars
the first time i heard this music,i was on fl myers beach, florida.there was an outdoor disc jockey and this album was playing, so i asked who it was. the music has a mystical quality, it's very unique. i've had a hard time tracking it down in the music stores, but i just got a laptop,so now i found it,thank god!!Free Music Review: An excellent album
Hit: 5 Stars
Everything about this CD works. Shadowdance is an intriguing piece of work, New Electric India rocks. A Song For My Brother is heart rending. There is not one song on this album which can be classified as sub-par. In fact, they are all excellent. The work is creative without being weird.