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Pieces in a Modern Style
by William Orbit
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Overall Rating:
2.4784
Avg. Critic Score:
2.4152
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Rolling Stonethe more you listen to Pieces in a Modern Style, the more warmth and affection you hear... They're not meant for classical purists; they're charming little curios for anyone who's interested in the process of reinvention -- or in just chilling out. ...more
Rolling StoneOn first listen, master producer William Orbit's first solo album -- a selection of classical works by the likes of Samuel Barber, John Cage, Vivaldi and Henryk Górecki reinterpreted electronically -- sounds sweet and becalming, if a little ...more
Yahoo! MusicWhen classical and pop meet, the traditional target audience tends to be those with little appreciation for either genre. ...more
All Music GuideNo matter whose music he was reformulating, however, Orbit worked gently, creating an album that, if it technically belonged beside Wendy Carlos' Switched-On Bach, actually was more reminiscent of Brian Eno's Discreet Music. ...more
All Music GuideAfter years of making his own esoteric ambient albums and paying for them by doing dance remixes for pop acts, William Orbit hit the big time in 1998 by co-writing and producingMadonna'sRay of Lightalbum. ...more
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MTV.com
A beautifully seamless ambient work full of lullabies and...read the complete review at MTV.com
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Mojo
His pieces are mostly drawn from moderns such as Cage, Gorecki, Barber, Satie and Ravel, and work best when mined for their luxuriant melancholy......read the complete review at Mojo
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Billboard
The Grammy-garnering producer certainly shows good taste in his selection (favoring 20th-century pieces) and obviously knows his way around a mixing board, but his make-overs are ultimately bloodless, even banal....read the complete review at Billboard
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musicOMH.com
William Orbit might be well known as a megastar producer, the man who gave usBlur's 13 andMadonna's Ray Of Light. But this solo album sounds like neither of these.Essentially, all on his own (he arranged, programmed, produced and performed, the album...read the complete review at musicOMH.com
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