SOIL FESTIVITIES

I followed Vangelis' career closely back in those days, and I had every single one of his albums. By the time 'Soil Festivities' was released I was into lots of other stuff, but this album brought me right back home. Like all of Vangelis' music, it really drives the imagination, but because of his confinement to the soil themes, I think this is a hands-down winner: rich and challenging. In typical fashion his pieces are disjointed, but to me they're for enjoying when in different moods. And what other reviewers may call 'repetitive' makes you listen out for the small changes to the soundscape - just like carefully watching an insect go by.