[New Age, Celtic] Dagda - Hibernia - The Story Of Ireland (2002) [APE]

Dagda - Hibernia - The Story Of Ireland (2002)

| APE+CUE | 412MB | New Age, Enigmatic, Celtic | Label: OWL Records |

Searching musically for Ireland's roots, songwriter and musical visionary Reg Keating fashions a unique new age outing steeped in the realm where myth and reality cross in murky shadows. The title promises a Celtic-themed journey and there are definitely elements here that will appeal to fans of the genre -- native language performances by the Enya-like ethereal voices of Sharon Murphy and Karen Tracey, a festive jig-type flavor on "Winds of Change," and a whimsical flute and haunting tribal voices winding through the ambient contours of "Tuath de Danaan." Despite these threads, however, and some unique scene-setting track descriptions (which read like a largely mythologized history), this recording is more geared toward the fan of cool, soulful ambient music in general than hardcore Irish music fans. "The 9th Wave" has a hypnotic industrial groove with haunting synth sounds and a moody vibe. "Tri na nOg" is all synth wash ambience and distant synth patterns leading into a gently throbbing trance. "Genesis Hibernia" is a lush new age solo piano tune surrounded by a thunderstorm soundscape. Overall, the story is slightly more interesting than the music. (Jonathan Widran)

Tracklist:
01 - The 9th Wave ...4:20
02 - Mise Liom Feim ...5:27
03 - Home Again in Eireann ...5:25
04 - Tuath de Danaan ...4:00
05 - Criost Liom ...4:26
06 - Tir Na Nog ...5:54
07 - Wind of Change ...4:28
08 - Lake Derravaragh ...5:05
09 - For You ...4:35
10 - Genesis Hibernia ...3:30
11 - Abhaile ...3:51
Bonus Tracks:
12 - Lost Myths of Creation ...4:52
13 - Return of The Kings ...5:19
14 - Shadow of Atlantis ...4:09
15 - The Marriage of Princess Niamh ...3:05

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