David Arkenstone - Return of the Guardians

Track List: Return of the Guardians

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1. Border JourneyDownload & Buy
2. Trail Of TearsDownload & Buy
3. Chosen VoicesDownload & Buy
4. Winds Of ChangeDownload & Buy
5. The Forgotten LandsDownload & Buy
6. Two HeartsDownload & Buy
7. City In The CloudsDownload & Buy
8. MaskDownload & Buy
9. Water Of Life (Out Of Darkness/Transformation)Download & Buy
10. ReunionDownload & Buy

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Album Details: Return of the Guardians

Release Date:

10/22/1996

Label:

Narada

UPC:

083616401126

User Reviews: Return of the Guardians

1. The most experimental Ark., yet.

   , October 8, 1999
   Reviewer: dukewallymondo_mark2 - See all dukewallymondo_mark2's reviews

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   If you've been following along faithfully with the C.D. releases of this creative wizard, then you know this album is the final chapter in his "Stardancer Trilogy". It is also the most distant from the content of the story in the liner notes of all three discs. Whereas "Quest" directly linked itself to the story with lyrics that refered to the main character and places and things like "The Stone of Truth", and "Wind" was crafted as a soundtrack to Dave's own story- this collection of music could just as well been a stand-alone piece and no one would have been like, "Hey, this could be part three of that series David is doing!". I think Dave wanted to experiment and expand musically and in so doing totally disregarded the text. Hey, we fans do the same thing...we let his music carry us and create our own stories. His catalog of instrumentals and sound effects has expanded greatly, all kinds of talent join him on this journey (Sid Page's violin-craft is phenominal), and, in case you didn't know it, there's a Church of Scientology Chior out there, somewhere, and they check in, too. Not all of The D.Ark.One's experimenting is successful, in my opinion, but the one's that succeed do so on a level of sheer brilliance. Tracks 1, 4, 8, 9, and 10 prove his musical genius w/o a doubt (especially track 9, Water of Life---WOW). So, if you're trying to buy the absolute best stuff to start out your New Age collection with, and you don't have Arkenstone's Trilogy, yet...You haven't started your collection. Duke Wally Mondo sez =] ...

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California's David Arkenstone blends global, cinematic, and rock elements into his new age sonic tapestries. A music lover since the age of ten, when he moved to California from Chicago, Arkenstone has immersed himself in all kinds of music, and play...Full David Arkenstone Biography

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