With History of My Heart, electronic music/new age pioneer Suzanne Ciani seems to be talking through her bank of keyboards and synths, instead of letting the technology interpret her thoughts.
The album's title is played out over 11 tracks tracing the contours of Ciani's romantic peaks and valleys.
"Anthem" is just that, a major chord triumph of tinkling keys and slowly building strings.
The vintage synth "robotic sigh" of the song's bridge reminds listeners that Ciani is creating her music entirely on electronic equipment.
The tentative melody of "Italian Movie" could suggest a drive through the Tuscan countryside with its plucked nylon-guitar effect, while "Inverness" is a conventional new age mood piece, complete with breathy, ethnic flute and fluttering synth and piano.
That said, its understated quality is charming in a genre that too often becomes heavy-handed when it's only trying to be light and airy.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | InvernessSuzanne Ciani | Suzanne Ciani | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | SamukeeSuzanne Ciani | Suzanne Ciani | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | DriftingSuzanne Ciani, Jimi Hendrix | Suzanne Ciani | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | AnthemSuzanne Ciani | Suzanne Ciani | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | DrivingSuzanne Ciani | Suzanne Ciani | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | EagleSuzanne Ciani, Tamara Kline | Suzanne Ciani | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | MozartSuzanne Ciani | Suzanne Ciani | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | JacquesSuzanne Ciani | Suzanne Ciani | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | AnthemSuzanne Ciani | Suzanne Ciani | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 40 mins | 92 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teja Bell | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) |
| 2 | Dartanyan Brown | Bass |
| 3 | Mary Ciani | Artwork, Paintings |
| 4 | Suzanne Ciani | Arranger, Composer, Electronic Arrangement, Electronic Sounds, Primary Artist, Producer, Synthesizer |
| 5 | Dawn Dover | Violin |
| 6 | Meg Eldridge | Viola |
| 7 | Steven Hart | Engineer |
| 8 | Jimi Hendrix | Composer |
| 9 | Junior "Junno" Homrich | Percussion |
| 10 | Steve Kindler | Violin |
| 11 | Tamara Kline | Arranger, Composer, Drums, Horn |
| 12 | Daniel Levitin | Marketing |
| 13 | Marcia Miget | Saxophone |
| 14 | Leslie Miller | Vocals |
| 15 | Michael Miller | Photography |
| 16 | Leslie Mona | Engineer, Mixing |
| 17 | Norman Moore | Art Direction, Design |
| 18 | José Neto | Guitar (Electric) |
| 19 | Paul Rhodes | Cello |
| 20 | Kevin Scott | Assistant Engineer |
| 21 | Russel Walder | Horn (English), Oboe |
| 22 | Rob Zantay | Lyricon |
| 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. |