Hooked on a Cosmic Feeling
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Just when you were thinking you might get a little bored and complacent with the Marvel universe, along comes this wildly goofy, stylistically autistic adventure that is Marvels most cosmic outing yet.
The prologue shows us young Peter Quill having to say goodbye to his dying mother; in his grief, he runs out into a field and is abducted into an alien spaceship. Cut to many years later, Quill (Chris Pratt) has become a galactic scavenger, an Indiana Jones whos traded his fedora for a virtual space helmet and his whip for a cosmic blaster. On a deserted planets ruins, he pilfers an orb, not knowing what a powerful relic he holds. Also seeking the orb is Ronan the Accuser, lead general of Thanos the Destroyer (who we last saw laughing at Earth in the end teaser of The Avengers). Thanos two daughters, the green-skinned warrior Gamora (Zoe Saldana) and the blue-skinned cyborg Nebula (both have daddy issues) are also after the orb for different reasons. With a bounty on his head, Quill seeks to unload the orb to a high-class dealer but is taken down by Gamora. Also bounty-hunting for the reward are Rocket Racoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper) and his companion, a living tree known as Groot, (voice of Vin Diesel). In a bumbling chase, they are all captured by the Nova Corp (the intergalactic police of the Marvel universe) and imprisoned. There, they get to know each other and are joined in escape by Drax the Destroyer (wrestler Dave Bautista), whose wife and daughter were killed by Ronan. Once they learn the true nature of the orb, their intentions turn from mercenary to noble, and they join forces to prevent the destruction of the galaxy.

There are a lot of plot threads to follow here, but it is not essential to know all the fan-boy details to enjoy the sheer humor and manic energy on display. You don't need to know the history of Thanos, the intentions of the Collector, the questionable morals of Yondu the pirate, the importance of the infinity stones, or even who Cosmo the Space Dog is; all the plot details, including a reference to Quills real father, are mainly for the hardcore fan. For everyone else, this is the first Marvel film to be played largely for laughs, and there are many, mainly provided by Rocket and Groot and with a charmingly breezy and funny lead turn as Quill from Pratt, known for his role as the dense and childish Andy on NBCs Parks and Recreation. Pratt easily provides as much heart as hijinks, and carries around his moms legacy to him: a mix tape (still played on an old Walkman) of 70s hits that seem an odd but fitting soundtrack to all the sci-fi action. The effects and world designs are outstanding throughout. There are some very nifty gimmicks (Yondus deadly arrow that responds only to his whistle), and the gun-blazing, caustic, but technically crafty Rocket Racoon is sure to be a big hit. Groot even pulls off a Hulk-like winning moment that will have audiences screaming. You may be scratching your head over many plot points (why is Benicio del Toros Collector played like Liberace in Space? Does the powerful Nova Corp really not have a more secure prison system? Did Glenn Closes Nova Prime get her hair done in Oz?) but never mind; strap in for the summers best, most eye-catching diversion yet.

CLICHES: Well, lots; lost family-less misfits band together, the snarly little guy, the gentle giant; but there are more than enough curveballs to offset the clichs SURPRISES: Cosmo the Space Dog; really, no mention even of the earth-based hero Nova, a popular character in the Marvel world? DISTRACTIONS: really don't get Benecio del Toros bizarre take on the Collector; his scene was there for pure exposition or they are setting him up for something bigger in Avengers 2 YOU ALSO LIKEY: The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai (availble on Amazon Instant Video), and Firefly (Netflix)
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I take a fat whiff of this stuff every night and I've been feeling really enlightened recently.  I can't wait to reach nirvana!
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I discovered EnerGold quite some time ago.  It raised my Vibrations exponentially.  I literally felt Like Gold was shooting from and around me. I was able to meditate at the deepest levels that I have ever experienced.  Life became brighter and so much lighter on all levels.  I am looking forward to getting some more of it soon!!
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By some magical coincidence, I purchased this volume in the same week I found out I was going to be a father, so I am not wholly responsible for the sentimentality this experience brings to my review.  The first scene is one in which the principals are having their first baby together (spoiler alert, she has a baby on the cover of the book).  After this, the story, characters, setting, and the universe as a whole are completely immersive and compelling.  The artwork is impressive and a curiousity all its own. B. K. Vaughan's creativity and dialogue maintains its superlative standing on my list.  The baby portion of the experience lends some light moments to the dark material and makes me excited for my own adventure to come--I'd highly recommend this (along with Lone Wolf and Cub) to any comic book fan who is nearing, or recently attained, father/mother/hood.  It ended too soon and I found myself waiting for vol. 2 to come in the mail.
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The second disc of this set is World Galaxy. It belongs to the most otherworldly music I've ever heard. If you relate for a moment My Favorite Things (a choice of course inspired by the fact her husband John played it) to the original musical version, the Sound of Music, then it captures you like you have a strange dream about this music, yes this is how they play it on another planet or something. Strange whirling string orchestra,  the melody first on wurlitzer organ, derailing sometimes and turns back in the melody,  multiple layers of different music simultaneously, accelerating tapes with recorded music, hammond organ dissonances. Extraordinary music which doesn't sound like anything else. The next tracks follow this same path, with sometimes Indian influences. Great music by a good although sometimes a little bit megalomane composer and musician.
The first disc is quite different, music for trio, with harp/bass/drums or piano/bass/drums. I love the dramatic eastern scales and biting piano chords. Sometimes it is more bluesy or gospel. The recording of the 1st cd sounds sometimes a little distorted, I suppose due old recording tapes.
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I have enjoyed the pleasure of moving into the space of love and rejuvenation with this CD. I play this for all my yoga classes and at home to relax. The music in this CD will take you into a place of high frequencies where you can repattern anything that you want to change in your life. With the many transformations that are happening in the world today this CD is a guiding light. The energy of this CD anchors in pure frequencies of angelic dimensions. I always go into the space that I need when I listen having many different experiences of joy.
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The energy and words of this book transcend this reality and take us into a world of true connection with others and the universe. A great read that you won't want to put down! Beth Hermes weaves the reader into being right there to see all the threads of time and space with the colorful characters in this book. Loved it! Can't wait for what is next.
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In a way, this album kinda gives off the impression of being on another planet. And supported by the vision of a science fiction writer about space, conceptualized by a visionary from perhaps the 1930's. The eerie effects of space ships and humming energy fields really gives off the effect of no longer being of this earth. You are mildly introduced to it by the less than five minute opening track called "Sunrise in the Third System", but you know you've really ascended into an out of body experience when you get deeply into the thirteen minute piece called "Fly and Collision of Coma Sola." For more than 30 years that I've had this album, I still never get tired of this piece. This is nothing near what you would call dance floor music. This is totally, anti-socially confined, inner-mind music.

The human brain is just like any other organ in the body. The entries of thoughts and sounds can entertain the brain, and is further enhanced by the stimulation of the heart. Music has an effective way of stimulating the mind and the soul. To truly embrace it, you will need to shut out all other intrusions of thought.

Like the other organs of the body, the brain can harden or soften, due to approval or disapproval of the entities that voluntarily or involuntarily penetrate the processing centre in the mind.

Consciousness is an option to participate in the real or imagined presence of existence. If you can master the ability to leave one world, by entering yet another, will you know the meaning of true peace. This is truly, the closest you are ever going to ever meet God.

Sometimes, entering the fictitious world of alternative existence can cause mildly vibrating pulsations in the mind. Do not be alarmed. You are beneficially relieving yourself of tormenting thought toxins that are commonly recognized as routine stress. This is actually your mind sending a means of gratitude back to your heart, for sharing in its comforting euphoria of peaceful, rejuvenating, stimulating, and regulating meditation for overall peace to return to the body, as a whole.

"Alpha Centauri" was released in 1971. Only Klaus Schulze and very early Kraftwerk has introduced me to earlier episodes of spacey sound passages such as this. Tangerine Dream has been known to release over 100 albums, and is still recording today, but after 1983 (when they left the Virgin Record label) Edgar Froese, the one continuous member of Tangerine Dream, the sound of Tangerine Dream sounds like typical pop instrumentals that lost all hope that anything new and unique could ever be invented or discovered anymore.
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I had the great pleasure to listen your album Spellbinder. It is mysterious, explorative and otherworldly. There is a back and forth of cosmic energy and earth energy. There is a push to get beyond the boundaries and a mission to bring the energy back here. When listening to it I feel like a cool kid that gets to go on an expedition of the great unknown beyond this earth. There is a level of mastery, sophistication with the musicians in this collection of music. A beautiful choreography of sounds the way everyone plays off each other in the landscape of each song with a special attention to percussion. This is heard throughout the album and is much appreciated. The percussion adds a force that is often missing. Perhaps its your love and dedication to the drums that comes through. It does something to the composition and the life of each song. There is energy in this album and I am inspired with each listen. This album has me spellbound!
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Very enjoyable! The airy, delicate and dreamy landscape of beats and noises make you feel the joy of discovering mystical unseen world. Although the stories vary in mood, each story is complete in concept. I often listen the album for several times in a row. Will there be new releases soon?
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This CD has a great musical aspect to it but there are other natural sounds too. The Hemi-Sync signals help you to a natural meditative state where you can go wherever you want. It is fun and interesting to listen to the CD with a specific intention. That can really catapult your experience.

I highly recommend this for anyone who would like a somewhat mystical experience through music.
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It's hard to express in words the feelings surrounding this album. From the African-esque (is that a word?) beats to the deeply thought provoking lyrics, it delivers on every level. Steve Jay's music goes beyond the physical realm, delving into the science and spirituality of topics ranging from everyday life to the art of surfing. "Tangled Strings" will enthrall and mystify you from the first track to the very last, leaving you satisfied yet at the same time wanting more. I highly recommend it to anyone who has ever done a little soul searching, this may be just what you're looking for.
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I just bought this CD and absolutely LOVE it! The first few tracks are informational and interesting, but instead of someone taking AT you, it is a lovely lilting narration with music, reinforced by the inside cover of the jewel case that provides the corresponding info about your birth sign, musical pitch and color! Later you are given the pitch and color associated with many angels and ascended masters. All this helps you understand the angels and ascended master's rays and how that relates to you!

While all that was very interesting, the best part was the meditation track where you get to know the angels and ascended masters, while bathing in each of their rays. It is a full immersion in the rainbow of rays that left me completely filled with their loving energy and feeling very blissy! The next day I was busy, but listened to the meditation track again, and even though I was only half listening, while tasking, I got to enjoy the same blissy love feeling again!!

This CD might literally replace your hot soak in a bathtub when you need to relax and reset your mood to feel more loving!! Maybe you have children that challenge or exhaust you but you want to respond to in a loving, patient way. Or listen when you've been upset by someone or want to get into a very loving state before meeting with someone challenging. I plan to use it to clear my energy field. Jill is a gem of a channel and talented musician and this CD is a real gift to the world!!
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Feels like you are in space with the characters the views from space are awesome and the weightlessness so real you need to watch this film..  awesome job
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Robert Rich and Tom Heasley's album is pure post graveyard material spreading across an unknown quantity of comedowns; this is the stuff of 5am graveyard shifts, when college dj's exhaustions are dawning upon the morning and relaxing a silken repose.

This is a choice cd to play after your own personal comedown; when your trip has come to its conclusion and must be splayed across the masculine truth of living upon a female planet: you can enjoy and integrate your wisdom in your own unique fashion with these two wonderful sonic meditations.

In all its poetry, it is quite simply approaching the event horizon; a cosmic, mathematical turn of the axial rotation of pick your favorite subject: planets turning, alien invitations, or even possibly microtubule nucleation.

Personally, I'd pick the image of a slow tumbling across an ever expanding sunset horizon; this is The Sensations of Tone. You never quite get there, but it is oh so satisfying to ever remain in that in between space, like you are in a space ship, seeing for the first time, what no man has seen before: total beauty.

In the vein of Wallace Stevens, clandestine steps upon imagined stairs Climb through the night and intimate the poetry Heasley has born here.

You must have this in your collection.
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The creation is Rolling. It's Rolling, right? And if your hearing it, it's cosmic. It's cosmic and it's just for you in the same mental plane.
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Kudos for this entertaining and engaging fiction which brings the reader directly to the heart of life's greatest challenges on all dimensions from the mundane to the ridiculous to the deeply spiritual, while making it all feel like a grand cosmic joke.  The novel is chock full of belly laughs right from the opening paragraph, but Axel Hooley's Death Watch List is much more than "a sick comedy".  It is a wild ride through Life, Death, and the travails of love and friendship.  Mr. Sandoe is a writer of grand imagination and deep feeling with a knack for gasp-inducing twists of perspective and turns of phrase.  This is a novel I would happily read again just to admire the narrative style, off-the cuff-quips, and quotable musings.  I can only hope that in some future incarnation, this work might be illustrated;  the characters lift off the page in vivid color while the atmosphere of the novel is a fantastically dramatic mix of the all-too-painfully real with the magically surreal.  I am only sorry that several of the dramatis personae were not given enough stage time and therefore seemed to serve as little but extras to dress the set.  However, that may only prove the old adage, "always leave them wanting more"!  I highly recommend this book and look forward to more from this talented author.