76:14

There are ten songs, yet only one that I will listen to again. Song #3 which is titled 9:25, apparently for its length. It is melodic and well done. The rest of the CD reveals a lot of terrifically creative ideas, but there is an element of annoying repetitiveness in the song loops that becomes tiresome and even irritating after a while. Perhaps if they shortened the length of the songs this would be less problematic for me at least. Specific examples of this aspect are: Song #2 14:31 and Song #10 12:18 where the initial attack on the synth male voices is too hard and does not vary with each ensuing loop of it. I have listened to this CD while driving and while seated in my recording studio both while using headphones and without them. I am still unclear as to what they are trying to convey with this concept. However, I do appreciate the quality of musicianship in this effort.


As an ambient musicmaker myself...   August 21, 2001
11 out of 12 found this review helpful

I am jealous of this duo! Global Communication exemplifies skillful mastering of synthesizers, mixing, and intricate yet minimalistic melodies to create one of my favorite albums in my music collection. Hell, it's worth buying this album just for "9:25" alone (one of the most genius tracks I've ever had the pleasure of listening to!), but the entire album is superb in every way. While not as layered or bleepy or "glammy" (dare I say it) as The Orb, or as flat and filtered as Brian Eno, Global Communication pulls off their own unique interpretation of ambient music that ought to be used as the new prototype of what the genre itself ought to exemplify. Again, tracks like the dreamy "9:25", the robotic "7:39", and the temple-ish "4:14" have changed the way I understand music, and will probably do the same for you too.

Global Communication's "76:14" is a must-buy for ambient and electronic music enthusiasts.


Track-By-Track Descriptions & Impressions: Pure Gems Here.   May 18, 2003
Hiroki Ide (Saga, JAPAN)
11 out of 16 found this review helpful

I recently happened to find this album and instantly bought it without a trial listen since I fd been so absorbed in their track, gEpsilon Phase h mixed in Chilled Out Euphoria. And after the first listening, this turned out to be an ore of pure gems, according to my expectation. I love all the tracks, especially track 3. and 7. + 8. They all are ambient music in general, but each has a slight different shade from each other. So, let me show you what they are like.

1. g4 02 h:
It fs like you fve found a secret door to a magical night in wonderland like Harry Potter fs world.
2. g14 31 h:
The breeze-like chorus will soothe your mind, and its mild melody and antique tick-tock rhythm will induce you to sleep. It feels so comfortable and cozy. A long quiet night in a rural district.
3. g9 25 h:
It starts with the warm chord progression, which creates a dreamy atmosphere. Before long, the minimal melody in the background promotes it to the sacred level. Soon after that, the solid and heavy rhythm assaults your brain. It sounds like footsteps of a giant or something. I feel they fre most energetic rhythm in this album. Meanwhile the flute-like main melody flows really relaxingly. In total, this track keeps a desirable balance between dynamics and statics.
4. g9 39 h:
The faint operating sound of some machine and signal sound of a radar, make me feel I fm in a small submersible exploring somewhere deep in the ocean. It fs so dark and quiet. A definite sleeping pill.
5. g7 39 h:
The fast clicking rhythm gives this track haste. The subsequent heavy creeping bassline gives it gravity, big stomping 4/4 drumbeats give it momentum, the beautiful chord gives it temperature, and some melodies give it cuteness, brightness c This track has many aspects. So, I can ft express the overall impression. I fll leave it to your ears.
6. g0 54 h:
Yeah, it fs literally Global Communication. In their language, people from some countries speak by radio one after another. And they seem to be conveying the same message. Is this the record installed in the space probe, Voyager? By the way, the last message spoken by a woman is Japanese. And what she is saying is: gSekaikibono dentatsu,... Oto no baitai o toshite tsutaerareta kandotekina hyogen. h = gGlobal Communication,... Moving expression which was conveyed through the media for sound. h This isn ft a song at all. As I said, it fs a message, and also a decent introduction into the epic, g8 07 h / g5 23 h.
7. g8 07 h / 8. g5 23 h:
These two are a combined track. Its rhythmic bassline and retro minimal phrase are really impressive. The heavy backing synth-strings are gigantic, adding serious climax vibrations. And high-pitched serene echoing sound is heart-achingly appealing. But the best point of this track is its development. It fs so refined, intricate, well-considered, as dramatic as another masterpiece by GC, yes, gEpsilon Phase h (, which is incredibly emotional and blissful, one of my all-time favorites; so, check out this track too). Compared to gEpsilon Phase h, g8 07 h+ h5 23 h is in a more powerful direction. Totally, a rare exquisite piece of music.
9. g4 14 h:
This track is like the dismalness and calm after a storm. Everything has been destroyed and wet; the sky is still covered with thin clouds, and what you hear is mild breezes and waterdrops trickling from a roof.
10. g12 18 h:
It fs like a requiem. Every element of the track (: chorus, bass-strings, melody, other effects) just drifts and drifts so slowly, gently c It fs repetitive, vague, but not bad. I take it that this just represents eternity in heaven. Another strong sleeping pill.

Although this album was released years ago, it doesn ft sound old and cheap. Fadeless quality glimmers here. All in all, truly atmospheric. It fs like GC have created another world behind headphones / speakers. So, this album works really well when reading, meditating, and sleeping (; all insomniacs should get this right away). Now I fm really looking forward to the day they re-start releasing their new works worldwide, and communicate us with their global sound. I fm always ready.