David Arkenstone's Citizen of Time aims to tell the story of a voyager visiting the past and present of Earthly civilization.
It incorporates plenty of ethnic toning into the composer's normal new age keyboard wizardry, suggesting the unification and definitions between the planet's various cultures.
"Great Wall" features pan-Asian wind and string instruments; "Voices of the Anasazi" opens with the haunting call of a Native American flute.
But while their use is inspired, the synthesized processing of these sounds sanitizes and homogenizes them.
They aren't allowed to accent Arkenstone's signature sound as much as fit into it, and this tends to make the album resonate less than it might have.
This might not matter to longtime fans of the artist, who will likely be satisfied with the album's consistently strong contemporary instrumental arrangements.
But from the standpoint of its concept, Citizen of Time is a bit faltering.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Top of the WorldDavid Arkenstone | David Arkenstone | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | The Great WallDavid Arkenstone | David Arkenstone | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | FirestixDavid Arkenstone | David Arkenstone | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Out of the Forest and into the TreesDavid Arkenstone | David Arkenstone | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | The Malabar CavesDavid Arkenstone | David Arkenstone | Play | 03:29 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Voices of the AnasaziDavid Arkenstone | David Arkenstone | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | The Northern LightsDavid Arkenstone | David Arkenstone | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Splendor of the SunDavid Arkenstone | David Arkenstone | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | ExplorersDavid Arkenstone | David Arkenstone | Play | 07:48 | 17 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Rumors Of Egypt | David Arkenstone | Play | 06:02 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 48 mins | 111 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Arkenstone | Bass, Composer, Flute, Guitar, Keyboards, Penny Whistle, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Synthesizer |
| 2 | Daniel Chase | Percussion |
| 3 | Gerry Crivello | Engineer |
| 4 | Steve Dewey | Fairlight |
| 5 | Mark Geisheker | Artwork |
| 6 | Frank Gosein | Design |
| 7 | Mark Hagen | Assistant Engineer |
| 8 | Randy Kling | Mastering |
| 9 | Eric Lindert | Design, Producer |
| 10 | John Morey | Design |
| 11 | Guy Snider | Assistant Engineer |
| 12 | Tracy Strand | Vocals |
| 13 | Bruce Sugar | Engineer, Mixing |
| 14 | David Vartanian | Mixing |
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| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |