Played this about 7 - 8 times since I got it this week. Just love it. This is the instrumental version. 50 min. There is 20 min of bonus material that includes visuals and vocals but I didn't spend much time on that. The 5.1 mix is wonderful - discrete and immersive. Also included are 2.0, 7.1, and 9.1 mixes. The fidelity (dts-hd ma format) is great as well.
Lichtmond is a German band comprised of Brothers George and Martin Koppehele born in Munich in the mid sixties. Their roots are Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream, and Alan Parsons. This particular disc is strictly instrumental. Other versions incorporate visuals and song. I sampled some of those on their web site and wasn't that impressed with those versions. But that could be just me. My preference is to not watch TV while listening to music of any kind. And I didn't find the vocals to be anything special.
I would describe the music as electronic pop/rock with orchestral overtones. There are real instruments as well as synthesizers - sorry I know that a synth is a real instrument but I think you get what I mean. It's a beautiful marriage. Acoustic and electric guitars take the lead at certain points throughout while the electronic sounds, background strings, drums, and bass carry the themes. Some other reviews on QQ of Lichtmond 2 described it as "cheesy" and I wonder if that has something to do with the singing. Lichtmond 3 Pure Audio does not sound cheesy to me at all.
This is definitely one of the best 5.1 mixes in my collection. There are lots of sounds and layers of sounds. You just want to keep listening to see what comes next.
There are some cool desktop images available for free download:
http://lichtmond.com/downloads.php
The main site is:
http://lichtmond.com/index_en.php
It looks as though Amazon Germany is the only distributor which is where I got my copy for $39cdn.
http://www.amazon.de/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000542463
Lichtmond is a German band comprised of Brothers George and Martin Koppehele born in Munich in the mid sixties. Their roots are Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream, and Alan Parsons. This particular disc is strictly instrumental. Other versions incorporate visuals and song. I sampled some of those on their web site and wasn't that impressed with those versions. But that could be just me. My preference is to not watch TV while listening to music of any kind. And I didn't find the vocals to be anything special.
I would describe the music as electronic pop/rock with orchestral overtones. There are real instruments as well as synthesizers - sorry I know that a synth is a real instrument but I think you get what I mean. It's a beautiful marriage. Acoustic and electric guitars take the lead at certain points throughout while the electronic sounds, background strings, drums, and bass carry the themes. Some other reviews on QQ of Lichtmond 2 described it as "cheesy" and I wonder if that has something to do with the singing. Lichtmond 3 Pure Audio does not sound cheesy to me at all.
This is definitely one of the best 5.1 mixes in my collection. There are lots of sounds and layers of sounds. You just want to keep listening to see what comes next.
There are some cool desktop images available for free download:
http://lichtmond.com/downloads.php
The main site is:
http://lichtmond.com/index_en.php
It looks as though Amazon Germany is the only distributor which is where I got my copy for $39cdn.
http://www.amazon.de/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000542463
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