ALBEDO To Release Forgotten Lands Video Game Soundtrack

The Artist ALBEDO will be releasing their latest album “Forgotten Lands”, the full orchestral soundtrack to the video game “Forgotten Lands VIII: The Legend of Shadow Lake” by TBC Productions.

ALBEDO “Forgotten Lands”

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         The Classical/New Age Artist ALBEDO will be releasing their latest album titled “Forgotten Lands” on CD by this Thanksgiving. It features music from the brand new video game “Forgotten Lands VIII: The Legend of Shadow Lake” by TBC Productions. The video game itself was created in the old 2-D 8-bit style of the mid 1980's and is a Medieval Fantasy Role Playing Game. It's designed for Windows PCs and can currently be downloaded from their website at the link above.

        The music for the video game is a full orchestral epic soundtrack similar to The Lord of the Rings movies or the Zelda and Final Fantasy video games. The music comes in a variety of styles ranging from ragtime to fiddle music to big classical orchestrations. Doug Clyde composer of Forgotten Lands stated “I've always wanted to write music for a video game and I finally got the chance!”

        ALBEDO can not only be heard on CD, but in live performances as well. Several songs from their last album “Digital Fingers”, a collection of orchestral works by Utah composers, have been performed by several Bands and Symphonies around the country. The song “The Battle of Shiloh” by Kelly Richardson from the album was performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City just last April. “Classical & Scores Suite” by Doug Clyde, “Gaelic Warrior” by Kelly Richardson and “Creaturehouse” by Steven Grames & Eric Kartchner also from the album were all performed by the Davis County Symphony back in March at the same concert.

        Pre-Orders of the “Forgotten Lands” CD are available with free shipping and will ship by November 26th, but according to their website the low price will only last until the end of the month. MP3 downloads of the album are already available on sites like iTunes and Amazon, along with the songs from “Digital Fingers”. More information about both albums can be found at the link below.

The 5 Best Mannheim Steamroller Songs From Fresh Aire I

The 5 Best Mannheim Steamroller Songs From Fresh Aire I

Mannheim Steamroller is a pioneer of the new age music genre, and has continuously been producing albums for the last several decades. I am a huge fan and have picked out, in my opinion, the 5 best Mannheim Steamroller songs from their Fresh Aire I album released in 1975. This album was actually used to demo hi-fi equipment, and customers would say "I like this stereo system, but I really love the record you're playing. Who is that?" So, that's how the Fresh Aire series got its start. Each of the first four Fresh Aire albums are based on a season, and Spring is the theme for Fresh Aire I. Chip Davis said the following about it: "Vivaldi did a nice piece called the "Seasons", and this sounded like a good idea for an overall concept (since Fresh Aire I seemed very "Springish") for any albums that would come later in the series. Of course, at the onset there were no plans for a whole series. We felt we'd be doing well to get one album off the ground. In fact it was the listening public's request for "Fresh Aire II" that spurred the idea to start a series." Several of the song names on this album are word plays of musical terms, like "Fresh Aire" is an air, "Ron Doe" is a rondo and "Pass the Keg, Lia" is a passacaglia.

Here are my top 5 picks in track listing order...

1. Chocolate Fudge

What's most amazing to me about this song is that it was released in 1975 on vinyl! Synthetic music was in its infancy, and this song still measures up to anything created synthetically today. It's probably my most favorite song on the album.

2. Interlude I

I love the use of the simple piano track set to the sounds of a thunderstorm in the background. It's very relaxing. I especially love the pause in the music to allow the loud clap of thunder to sound. Very ingenious.

3. Ron Doe

This song is written in the odd time signature of 5/8. The beginning piano interlude helps to build the power of this song, then it kicks into full gear using the uniqueness of this odd beat. Very fun to listen to.

4. Interlude III

Again, I love the use of the simple piano track set to the sounds of a forest with birds chirping in the background. This is the Interlude I love to play on the piano the most. This song was later used on the album "Yellowstone: The Music of Nature", and it was very fitting.

5. Pass the Keg, Lia

Using the Harpsichord in a rock 'n roll style makes this song very unique. It's no wonder that Chip Davis of Mannheim Steamroller describes their signature sound as "18th Century Classical Rock". Very original and nice to hear.
I also recommend listening to Interlude II with headphones on, very cool. Honestly, every song on this album is good, and I highly recommend getting the whole thing.

Whether you agree with my picks or not, there is no disputing that Chip Davis of Mannheim Steamroller is the best contemporary composer of our time.

If you like New Age music than you might like ALBEDO: a New Age / Classical Artist that has been heavily influenced by Mannheim Steamroller.

Click Here to download 3 of his hit tracks for free!

ALBEDO 7th Heaven 3-year Anniversary

        November 7th was the 3-year anniversary of the album “7^th Heaven”. To date, it's still our most popular. So, to celebrate, We're offering the CD for only $7.11 for the next month with free shipping! The offer will expire at 11:59pm on Wednesday December 7, 2011. There are only 18 copies left, so get one now before they go out of print. For any reason if you don't enjoy it, just send it back for a full refund within 30 days of your purchase. Downloads of mp3s and ringtones will still be the same price and will be available on iTunes, Amazon, Zune, Reverb Nation, etc., even after the CDs are gone.

         Enjoy the music and have a Happy Veteran's Day!

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ALBEDO Forgotten Lands now on iTunes, Amazon, Zune, plus many more!

Digital mp3 downloads of ALBEDO's new album “Forgotten Lands” are now available on: iTunes, Amazon, Zune, plus many more! Just click on the link below.

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Pre-Order your CD now for only $5 at the link above! This is a limited time price.

      “Forgotten Lands” is now available for download on major and minor retailer websites. You can find it on: iTunes, Amazon, Zune, Rhapsody, Napster, plus many more including: Bandcamp and Reverb Nation.

      The physical CD is still being worked on, and will be available by Thanksgiving 2011. You can pre-order a CD right now at the link above and only pay $5. The price will increase by at least 50% once the CD has been released. Sheet music is also being worked on, and will be available by Christmas 2011.

      The album was released back on October 7, 2011 and is called “Forgotten Lands”. It is the soundtrack to a video game called "Forgotten Lands VIII: The Legend of Shadow Lake" by TBC Productions. You can currently download the video game for Windows PCs at the link below.

      Hope you had a Happy Halloween Holiday. Enjoy!

Forgotten Lands VIII: The Legend of Shadow Lake" the video game by TBC Productions

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ALBEDO

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