 pretty darn good... not amazing...but pretty darn good!!!Reviewer: niki allie very simple, and sweet. I've listened to the CD dozens of times now and realy enjoy it. It nothing revolutionary but a very, very enjoyable listen with a 'left of center' viewpoint... I say get it!  exceptionalReviewer: jen himmelstein ethereal and exquisite, fabulous music to paint to if you are an artist, my husband is a huge fan of stan ridgeway from the wall of voodoo days and he loved the cd, its a great testament to his talents as well as his partners on the album. oscuridad magicamente romantica Reviewer: +---frerak---+without head escuchar este disco conjuntamente veo la obra de ryden es perfecto para salir volando por tierras lejanas y volver definitivamente trastornado...y feliz. 'MY CURRENT KITCHEN SOUNDTRACK'Reviewer: JohnnyKat The best CD I've purchased in a long time. So many beautiful textures and moods. Ridgeway, an extraordinary stoyteller, along with Wexstun manage to communicate using music to firmly plant the listener into Mark Rydens somewhat dark universe. Currently on our most-played-in-our-kitchen list. Then there's the packaging. WOW. Instantly collectible. Dark and beautiful at the same time.Reviewer: Goblin This is the most relaxing, creepy and beautiful album I've heard in a long time. Nice ambient music. Pretty and Foreboding.Reviewer: chris long I like it. Sometimes pretty at others kind of scary. very nice. A wonderful escapeReviewer: jen This is a beautiful cd. I love to sit with my eyes closed and imagine that I am dancing in the scene from the Adams Family movie in the ballroom with all of their relatives. It takes me away and I can't get enough. It is the first cd with out any words that has ever given me that warm feeling inside. reality is hippyish Xmas Dinner was onged by it in a relative way!Reviewer: jan bunting Thankfuly this album allowed me to by-pass flogging the trad seasonal tuniage. Aural absinthe-400% decadent and intoxicating. "Blood" rules any tableaux with a sonically finessed hand. Baudelairean operatic modern moodtrack, with or without pink gloves. The special edition Mark Ryden cover art is tres magnifique! Overall, it's a rarified pleasure- treasure to be savored, not gulped. Am exceptional collector's item - excellent music, brilliant packagingReviewer: Geoff Maloney This CD is a great buy for anyone intrested in eerie and delightful mood music. It is much more than ambient and is truly a soundtrack I think that Stan Rideway imagined for some long lost example of film noir and applied it to Mark Ryden's Blood exibition. And the packaging, complete with the famous Ryden artwork from Blood is absolutely superb. This is an exceptional collector's item. You could buy it just for the artwork, but once you hear it you will be so glad you did. If you liked the soundtrack music for Lynch's Twin Peaks, you will love this. Love This Cd!Reviewer: Bryan Schroat Great cd! Very moody and relaxing. Excellent!  Macabre cover reflects a grim theme, but the music is luscious.Reviewer: Jim Spaulding If you are interested in ambient music, this cd is well worth having in your collection. I find this to be good music to relax to, very full and calming sounds. The CD cover, while not something that appears rugged enough to take on your next camping trip, is surely a collector's item. I had to laugh at the gruesome paintings that make up the packaging. They are at once grim and whimsical. This ain't your Eno ambient...Reviewer: phog masheeen This CD is on the musical side of ambient. There are some synths involved but the overall effect is Halloween music you can use all year long. It can put you in a strange place though. The packaging is over the top! If you see it you will want to own it. DarkReviewer: Marco Great... great. This is dark... beautiful darkness. Haunting, relaxing and moving. And great service from CD Baby. Highly reccomended. CD from Mark Rydens ,BloodReviewer: Laura West I don't know how it sounds because I'm giving it to my daughter for Christmas. But I'm sure she'll love it. She likes your artistry very much. She is a huge fan. Thanks. haunting and beautifulReviewer: Dave West Thia CD is haunting and beautiful. It's etherial strains capture the essance of the art works which they represent. A must have for all Mark Ryden fans. UnbelievableReviewer: Sean Great CD... i love the art work on it and i love the music... i am an artist as well and it is great music to listen to while you working on projects... highly recommended!!! Dark Sounds Worth Framing!!Reviewer: Sarin69 Very Dark Music with Ryden Art worth Framing!! Great deal and Excellent Service from CD Baby!! bewitchingReviewer: C Gregory Not my usual style of music, but SOOO beautiful! I am spellbound every time I listen. Nicely done. AMAZING!Reviewer: Ana C from hong kong I received this CD promptly and this CD is GREAT!!!!! so dark and so sweet .... Highly recommended!!!! This is art for the soulReviewer: Nick Phillips This CD is well worth checking out. Not only does this cd reach out to those who are into darker music, but also anyone who loves to feel what you are hearing. I think that the music captured mark rydens art extreemly well. This isn't just a CD but it's an experience. Incredible moodReviewer: Robert A Clayton Beautifully scored with incredible debth. The music and Mark's art go hand in glove. An artistic relationship that really pays off. Moody - brooding-but completely listenable!Reviewer: R Norman This is one of those great atmospheric CD’s that occasionally borders on the spooky but is thoroughly easy to listen to. Somewhere between an ambient piece and an amazing soundtrack, it’s great driving music. Besides that, the CD Baby shopping experience was terrific. Who else will send you such amusing follow-up emails? AMAZON? I don’t think so. Euphorically dysphoric!Reviewer: Emily The sounds and the images blend so well together. Not only is Ryden a phenomial artist, Ridway and Wexstun are as well - all great at what they do best - paint and music. Great example of how all artistic mediums surround one another. The music is euphoric (feeling of happiness) and at the same time dysphoric (feeling of sadness). All in all, I am very pleased with the CD and hope to see more soundtracks of this type with both artists in the future! Darkly InnocentReviewer: Tiffany Moon Clearly, this recording is a "Pictures at an Exhibition" for those who see the darker side of the world. The imagery, that of portraits of blood-touched children, is made clear in each composition. -Tiffany Moon, www.studiotiffany.com Amazing, dreamyReviewer: Ida Berg Since I love the work of Mark Ryden I was very interested in the music composed to go with his work, and I must say it was every bit as intruiging and eerie as the paintings! I love this CD I've listened to it every day for a week now!! Ryden/Ridgeway Hybrid is Almost Too GreatReviewer: Grego Blood is an exceptional children's book with accompaning audio. The music is completely sweet. Fountain sounds like a funeral in a hotel lobby. There is something familiar about this music: I'll probably be found dead listening to it in thirty years...It's that good. Beautiful and Haunting I loved it!!!!!Reviewer: Jennifer W I love the music it was elegant and haunting..the children sounds the baby sounds were creepy yet relaxing and meniacle in their own way and other times when it was just music you truly just wanted to drift in to another land or world within your own mind away from the termoils of our lives. Totally loves this Cd would recommend to many:-D So dark, yet so greatReviewer: Ken Bloodshow is truly a dark masterpiece. Ethereal tones, wailings, its a mixture of "sorrow and fear". The music is a perfect compliment to the paintings. Beautiful music Reviewer: Boo the music is beautiful, it just makes you feel so good! Nice mood music for people who don't like "nice"Reviewer: TJW A lovely, well-produced CD (the cover art for the box is worth the purchase). Each song is unique; some songs seem like dramatic opera arias, some horror movie soundtrack music, some like themes for a goth comic book, and some vocals similar to church choir music. Pretty nifty. Music to be creeped out by.Reviewer: Nightmare Tony Not simply another generic spooky CD nor a new age meandering, BLOOD is the perfect counterpoint ot the slightly ofputting paintings of Mark Ryden, the cute little children pictures of yesterday with the added melancholy of blood. The CD is the perfect soundtrack to accompany the various exhibits, strange, unsettling and frankly nightmarish without using the typical cliches of the genre. Soundtrack for hire? GREAT!Reviewer: polly from hollywood PLEASE!...Someone hire these folks for a soundtrack! This CD is a great HORROR MOVIE! Excellent. Top quality CD, top quality serviceReviewer: BuzzMoo Full of emotion and chilling moments, this CD is essential for any ambient collection that has a psychological theme. CDbaby somehow got my CD to me in two working days - from Oregon to Canberra, ACT! All in perfect order. Hooray for CDbaby and for Ryden, Ridgway and Wexstun! Beautiful Music, Great PurchaseReviewer: Philip Ourso Was interested in this cd when I read a favorable review in Rue Morgue, have always been a fan of Mark Ryden's paintings, so a soundtrack for one of his gallery shows was immediately appealing. There isn't much I can say about the music itself that hasn't already been said, great atmospheric music with many haunting and beautiful moments. The cd case design by Mark Ryden is worth the cost alone, so its a great buy and a safe bet. I WANNA BE THAT TALENTED!!!Reviewer: Patricia Bacchus I know I should say something intellectual...I read the other reviews, & they made me feel like a kid in middle school. I think I'll stick to words I can pronounce:) So... first, the CD came safely packaged, the shipping was very fast, and, Devin, you write a good letter...wish all were like you, many more smiles in this world. Your quite lovely. Mark Ryden is my favorite artist.(also lovely) I'd wish I could borrow his brain for a day to see where he gets all his beautiful thoughts from! That would be a fun place to go. The music, so pretty! Peitra Wexstun & Stan Ridgway are so talented! The "got talent?" Fairy must have had a teeny-tiny bit too much vino the night she went to their house & bopped them on the head quite a few times! Lucky you. Thank you soooo much for sharing all your talents! I am off to the "get talent" chat room...I have a bone to pick with a certain Fairy that missed a tiny little house in Georgia...then, to have a glass of wine myself. Patricia Bacchus Emotional and chillingly hauntedReviewer: Tomorrow West This delightful collection of dark and brooding melodies is great for setting a mood. It's the kind of music I love to listen to as I'm working, because it flows naturally and inspires creativity. The songs are each very unique, reminding me of dreams or nightmares I have had. The entire CD gives me a sense of timelessness - being taken to a new land of mystery and suspense. No matter how many times I listen to it, the stories my mind conjures are always fresh and intriguing. I love the faraway children's sounds, the bells, the creepiness. If my life was made into a horror movie, I would want to use this CD as the soundtrack. A Unique Listening ExperienceReviewer: Dirk More than simple mood music. Otherworldly yet strangely familiar. Each track conjures up a different piece of some deep-seated remembrance. Most seem to be of childhood times or dreams long forgotten; a unique listening experience. The instrumentation and wordless vocals blend together seamlessly and the production is superb. Thank you Stan & Pietra... and Mark, for the inspiration! Magical!Reviewer: Robert Taylor I originally bought this CD simply because I'm a great fan of Mark Ryden's art. Being in the UK, I'd never heard of Stan Ridgeway before. Boy, did I discover what I'd been missing! This is haunting magical music of true beauty, and I'm simply enthralled. I haven't listened to anything else for days. Great music to make love to, dream to, or just simply let wash over you... I'm now seeking whatever I can find by this great musician. the highest honor.Reviewer: Ivy this record will sound great on mushrooms. good background musicReviewer: laura This is calming to listen to and not as disturbing(or annoying) as some ambient music can be. I listened to it while reading, and kept getting visuals of Mark's work popping into my head, which was nice,too. I bet it was amazing to experience it in the gallery setting! Enjoyable Music with a moody funhouse aura....Reviewer: Peter M. I received this CD today and was thrilled! Then I noticed that the included card was entirely creased up and bent out of shape, I'm not sure what to do with it. The cd case was very thin and had some lines and creases running along its spine. It still looks great and I'm glad to have something by Mark Ryden that didn't cost 300+ dollars but the cost is derived from its rarity. The music is thoughtful and quirky, a nice accompaniment to Ryden's art or perhaps midnight-showings of Alice In Wonderland! It's probably not the soundtrack to your daily life but that's where the enjoyment comes from. It's a sonic tablet to return to a child-like sense of wonder with the perspective & hindsight of adulthood sorrows and fears. Play it at night in an atmospheric room when guests show up, it will accent it nicely. _PMM_ heavenlyReviewer: rafael ayala i believe that no words can describe the brilliance of the music, it really takes you to another world of magic and relaxation, really a beautyfull peace of art Reviewer: Camby Savelle This CD is awsome, I recomend it...I also advise you buy it now before it starts selling for 75.00 on Ebay FAB-U-LOUSReviewer: MICHAEL ST. MICHAEL This CD is wonderful and talk about mood music. I wanted,no I craved blood after listening to this... Reviewer: jeremy I recieved the CD in an extremely timely manner, my only complaint is that the invitation card was bent up a bit in transit and I was hoping to frame it,but oh well. The music is moving and very enlightining. I listen to it when working on my own art, usually with headphones to get the full effect. Great job guys, jeremy Longer CompositionsReviewer: Jype Entertainment I feel the compositions could have been longer. By the time your being starts to immerse, you have to start all over again. The music has a sort of hokey tone to it, which fits Ryden to a tee. I bet it was a great opening night. AMAZING!Reviewer: Natascha This is a GREAT CD, hauntingly beautiful deep dark gothic/ambient music. CD-baby is A+ too, btw ;-) Great CD, Superb companyReviewer: D148L0 Moving, a CD you'll be glad you bought. amazingly moving music!! ! A++++Reviewer: stace this music was very moving...it sets a lovely mood...i enjoy relaxing and listening to the touching music by ridgway and wexstun...they must have definitely impacted mark ryden's gallery showing...i wish i could have been there! his art is amazing and unique and so was this cd! i loved it and appreciated it so completely! thank you for the art! Sheer brillianceReviewer: Lesley Scarah This CD was one of the most beautiful soundtracks i have heard. It complimented the essence of each mark ryden painting perfectly. this is the first example i have heard of work by Stan Ridgway & Pietra Wexstun and i can say it wont be the last. You've heard the music, now buy the book.Reviewer: Lori Great sound to go with the art. These are like tone poems and after listening to them I has to check out the artist who inspired them. Now I have to buy the book with the paintings in it. Wonderful sound. Sepulchral sounds of utter genius Reviewer: Greg Goodsell Wonderfully cinematic musings from one of the members of Wall of Voodoo ... one can close their eyes and just picture a movie camera panning over shelves of antique dolls swathed in cobwebs .... rosa rosae qui est in caelis...Reviewer: Anthar Kharana been in the paradise where the souls are crying....you will heard the air flying across your eyes and a huge light touching the rose who lives in your heart... Wonderful Company, wonderful cd. :)Reviewer: Jade I love this cd. Not only was it the perfect one to play in art class to drown out my teacher's voice, it was also a great inspiration tool. Since this cd was based on the paintings of Mark Ryden, it makes me want to go to the exhibit for the atmosphere, since so many web users wrote that the two complimented eash other. If you like the Addams family, Tim Burton, and Danny Elfman, I would suggest getting this cd! There aren't any voclas in it, so it's perfect to listen to on a rainy day or taking a nap in between classes. :) A haunting journey through the night...Reviewer: Oren Kamara The c.d. is abslutely brilliant. It sent chills down my back as it set the evening mood. A haunting journey of sound and imigery that captured my soul...I have yet to hear anything that comes close to the depth and intimacy of this album...I loved it! I think I am in loveReviewer: Igor A beautiful blend of eerie and relaxing music. A definite must have! I would have never thought someone could pull off something like this. SUPERB! I like Reviewer: Styve This CD fits a lot the work of Mark Ryden, thank you CD Baby, you are so funny at the same time, and congratulations to the artists. A french fan ;) Best soundtrack in years!!Reviewer: René This is the best soundtrack I heard in years... even if it isn't a soundtrack; well, sort of. The haunting, beautiful music reminds me of Colin Towns' masterpiece "Full Circle" and of another scary soundtrack (from a videogame): "American McGee's Alice" from Chris Vrenna (a.k.a. Tweaker). It all sounds so nice, but you know you have to fear... silent piano-touches, children's voices, even some christian church hymns, everything has a clear suspence-sound. I love those great Mellotron- and Chamberlain-contributions, which add a lot of the atmosphere. PLAY IT IN THE DARK or listen to it when you have a look at those fantastic, but frightening pictures of Mark Ryden (who I got to know through some CD-covers, like 3rd Martinee's "Meanwhile"). hauntingly beautiful!!!!!Reviewer: Kathy Hutton haunting, chilling,lovely!!!!! A Ridgway/Wexstun MasterpieceReviewer: Hayduke From the hauntingly atmospheric and chilling first track ‘Entrance’, the sinister and playful ‘Rose’, through the lonely memories of ‘Baptism of Jajo’, this collection of music is the perfect complement for Mark Ryden’s ‘Blood’ expedition, it is also the soundtrack to your inner self’s darker side. Great StuffReviewer: Sam Judd After the second or third pass on this disc,I'm ready to go see the exhibit!!..Now if it would only come to Atl..... Stan & Pietra have created another masterpiece... i will never hear the same againReviewer: joe p As a suppliment to the Blood Show, these movements are to the ears what Ryden's paintings are to the eyes, and can still stand alone as great art. The music adds more meaning to Mark Ryden's beautiful & haunting art.Reviewer: Christi Reid aka Wykked_Blue This CD is amazing. It leaves you haunted and renewed. I myself love any form of art that makes you feel so many different emotions. I found it hard to obtain this CD. Thank God for CD BABY! This CD will take you so far away that you many not want to ever come back. Dark yet beautiful, Subtle yet effectualReviewer: Tangento (click for website) This has already become one of my favorite works by Ridgway, and instills in me the desire to seek more from Wexstun. The compositions are a perfect fit for Ryden's sinister whimsy, yet the album stands alone as a stunning piece of dense and mesmerizing ambient music. Both sound and vision from two artistsReviewer: Boredmonkey I popped the CD in then went over to Mark Ryden’s web site and viewed his artwork and I have to say it was an incredible experience of both sound and vision from two artists. The soundtrack is hypnotic on its own but it’s incredibly hypnotic with Mark’s artwork. I started to wonder if someone put something in my coffee. ;-) Ricky ~boredmonkey |
