Constance Demby - Novus Magnificat (1986)

In één woord briljant. Eén van de absolute mijlpalen van de New Age. Krijg je zoals vele anderen spontaan jeuk van die term, probeer dan dit album nog eens als laatste poging en als dat niet bevalt kun je het genre voorgoed negeren. Vooral Part one is bij vlagen echt hemeltergend mooi.

Enkele commentaren uit het boekje (Sorry, ik ben lui vandaag ):

“Lovers of space music will find Constance Demby’s latest to be state-of-the-art… With its sense of expansiveness, its majestic and heart-felt compassion, and striking, all-embracing reverence… it’s like hearing the music inside a space Cathedral. There’s no way not to be affected by it… Demby delivers a genuinely moving performance.”
-Van R. Ault, Magical Blend

“Novus Magnificat is one of those rare albums that succeeds in blending traditional sacred and symphonic Western classical influences with vividly colorful contemporary/futuristic electronic imagery provided by L.A. synthesist Michael Stearns.
With its Bach-like organ crescendos, its Vivaldi-like string passages, its soaring choral voices, its thunderous percussion, its heart-tugging melodic flights and its silvery electronic starstreams, Demby’s Novus is as inspiring as it is inspired.”
-Lee Underwood, Music Journalist, PULSE!

“Sets a standard for the use of electronics
against which future New Age albums
should be judged.”
-John Schaefer, New Sounds, (Harper & Row)