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Music CD - Caia: The Magic Dragon
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Music CD: The Magic Dragon
Artist: Caia
List Price: $16.98
Our Price: $14.99
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Manufacturer: Guidance Recordings
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1. The Rose Room
2. Remembrance
3. The Love Room
4. Summer Lightning
5. La Telecabine
6. Mr Gone
7. Whose Blues
8. Heavy Weather
9. Subway Freedom
10. Jericho
11. Afterwards @ The Bar
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0634651061228
Label: Guidance Recordings
Manufacturer: Guidance Recordings
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Guidance Recordings
Release Date: 2003-04-08
Studio: Guidance Recordings
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Summary: ABSOLUTE DOPE
Comment: Purchased Caia on a humbug because of Any Catos association with it,blown away instantly.Definately a smoother sound than any other Cato produced projects except maybe Weekend Players,also recommended. Caia has become one of my favorite downtempo gems.
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Summary: This Might be the Best Chill-Out Album Ever
Comment: Yes, I know, you've never heard of this obscure band called "Caia". But let me tell you, I've listened to a lot of downtempo/chill-out music, and this is my favorite album. This music will simply make you happy. It's just one of those inexplicable things. Caia's music is soft, light, refreshing, with many nice beats and great synth work.
Remembrance is one of the all-time best ambient tunes. So good that it may bring tears to your eyes. Other great songs on here are The Love Room, La Telecabine, and Jericho. Along with the Dining Rooms, Caia ranks as my favorite Chill Out band!
Do yourself (and your ears) a favor and get Caia's The Magic Dragon. You won't regret it.
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Summary: can't really think of a worthy title for my review of Caia
Comment: ITunes is a great tool, isn't it? Now, even tho I'm hella asian, I don't know anything about computers and technology and all that jazz. I do know I like certain songs and artists and what not. So, I pretty much have no life, although when I spell it out it doesn't seem all that unusual. I'm a 25 year old bartender who sits at the computer and plays online poker in his spare time. That could easily describe 2 million people. But when I'm pokered out (or when I'm flat broke from pokering around) I go to amazon and read people's reviews, then go to limewire and get songs based on reviews. I must do this 20 hours a week. I work 40, play poker another 40, sleep 60, and do this for 20. I told you I have no life. When I made my profile 5 or 6 years ago, and I was prompted to put down a profession like teacher, or student, or whatever, I said "music is my life, by default", and the statement still holds true today. Why am I going on this long winded narrative about my life, or lack thereof? I'm not sure, I just want to stress that I'm a music lover, and I love Caia.
So ITunes, it keeps track of what songs I play. Weekend Players is number one, with Aquanote not far behind. But I've had those guys a lot longer than Caia, and Caia is proudly number 3 right now. And the reason I'm writing this review is because I've had "Remembrance" on repeat for 50 minutes now. I just had to share how good this song and album is to people who might care. There is no other song in my vast ITunes library that I would put on repeat, let alone 8 times. If you're like me, who likes to browse and download based on reviews, get Caia's "Remembrance". It's not for everyone, but you'll be glad you're not one of them.
There are other delicious songs on here as well, and I'm sure like everyone else, I went through a phase where I liked "Rose Room" the best, or that Subway song, or "Summer Lightning". It really doesn't matter anyways, everyone has their own tastes. I'm just saying, that right now, a music junkie with no other life, I love this album the best. Maybe I'm not willing yet to put it ahead of OK Computer by Radiohead yet, but it's in the same discussion. I never thought I would say this because OK Computer is well, OK Computer. Just check it out, ok?
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Summary: Relaxing Magic
Comment: This is very definitely a chill-out album, so many of the normal buzz words apply - blissful, melodic, electronic, etc. Each track is beautifully composed, but not overwhelmingly so. There is a sense when listening to Caia that the music is subtly and sophisticatedly put together and produced. Mostly, it's an instrumental album though female vocals stand out on 'the rose room' and 'subway freedom', 'Whose blues' along with saxophones, and soulful crooning and tribal chants appear on 'heavy weather'. However, the vocals are minimal and the music is always the main impact on the listener.
Favourite tracks for me are:
'the rose room': a real funky opening with a heavy beat, scratches, dub, and a luscious bass line.
'La telecabine': its a track filled with soothing synths and crashing base, but its composition seems to change when you least expect it. It keeps you on your toes.
'afterwards@the bar': a real end of the night tune. Deep mellow acoustics and piano, a jazz feeling, full of soul and gentle passion.
If you are into chill-out, you'll love this, particularly if you like Groove Armada as Andy Cato is said to have helped out on production. The album also shares musical similarities with Bonobo, Thievery Corporation, and Weekend Players.
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Summary: Another great Andy Cato production - LOVE HIM!
Comment: I love this album, but I love pretty much everything touched by Andy Cato, such as Groove Armada (of which he is half) and The Weekend Players (which he co-wrote, produced and engineered with the amazing vocalist Rachel Foster).
This is a little more downtempo and "chill" than the typical Groove Armada fan may be use to, but this music is beautiful and entrancing. Perfect for that dinner party or even part of your romantic soundtrack - smooth, sexy, and sophisticated.
This has a fairly similar sound to The Weekend Players album "Pursuit of Happiness", which I absolutely adore and acually prefer to the CD if pressed. "Pursuit of Happiness" is easily one of my favorite albums and is never far from reach. There is even a shared song between the two, "Jericho", but the vocals that really make this song soar on "Pursuit of Happiness" are missing here. Lyrically and vocally dense, this album is not. Think ambient and subtle.
Check this one out, it's a little gem. Also, regardless of where you land on this album, be certain to add "Pursuit of Happiness" to your list, you will NOT be disappointed.
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Editorial Reviews:
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As Caia, Japanese producer Maiku Takahashi comes up with a solid debut filled with ambient space and druggy downtempo. Produced by Groove Armada's Andy Cato, The Magic Dragon has some of that band's soulful warmth, but Caia's sound is even smoother, layered with rich chill tunes and hypnotic effects. Wordless choruses float like little fluffy clouds into extended bridges, mixing up the structure of songs like "Summer Lighting" and "La Telecabine." The atmospherics gain momentum from traces of hip-hop and dub, like a Tangerine Dream movie soundtrack with a beat. Some songs end up in completely different places from where they started; "Heavy Weather" develops from a brooding acid-house bass line, but eventually dissolves into a wash of keyboards and chanted melodies. By keeping us off balance, Takahashi gets to surprise us and takes advantage of our disorientation to establish a dreamy and wonderful weightlessness. --Matthew Cooke
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