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Eluvium — Prelude For Time Feelers
Album: Copia
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Released: 2007
Length: 5:47
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 dwhayslett wrote:

Strangely, however, it is neither of those things.


Has to be like that.  It's ambient, man :)
Posted 18 hours ago by mstrwsr    [ Reply ]
 petesoper wrote:

A nice mood piece to sooth my soul today. Good luck, America. 



Way things are going, good luck to us all. From Canada with love.
Posted 2 weeks ago by robmerkeldesigns    [ Reply ]
A nice mood piece to sooth my soul today. Good luck, America. 
Posted 1 month ago by petesoper    [ Reply ]
 enigma757 wrote:

Played way too often ..



Sounds like a personal problem, learn some critical thinking skills...
Posted 2 months ago by TC1    [ Reply ]
Played way too often ..
Posted 4 months ago by enigma757    [ Reply ]
Starts off like Philip Glass. Then abruptly switches to Joni Mitchell. 
Posted 4 months ago by hughmahon    [ Reply ]
Magnifique ! Très belle découverte :)
Posted 5 months ago by rocklee54gaara54    [ Reply ]
The musical equivalent of doodling...
Posted 6 months ago by 17watts    [ Reply ]
+1 for cool band name.
Posted 8 months ago by Kajukenbo    [ Reply ]
 bruceandjenna wrote:

Glassy...in a good way.

Philip,I suppose?

Posted 9 months ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
 bruceandjenna wrote:

Glassy...in a good way.



Posted 9 months ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
this plays too often
Posted 9 months ago by enigma757    [ Reply ]
 pope183 wrote:

i like this -but  the synth string parts are flat dynamically to me and so they sound a bit amateurish for that   a little of ebb and flow in the volume  would help.


That's really my beef with the song.  The artist could have used orchestral arrangements in a more dynamic way, gradually bringing the song to its finale.
Posted 10 months ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
Glassy...in a good way.
Posted 11 months ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
Surprised at so many negative comments.  I really like the song and am trying to remember the movie I heard it in.
Posted 1 year ago by brosen    [ Reply ]
Just plainly beautiful, with a touch of Twin Peaks.
Posted 1 year ago by Elephantik    [ Reply ]
I keep expecting Amy Lee to start subbing at any moment.
Posted 1 year ago by q4Fry    [ Reply ]
Absolutely lovely.  Reminds me of Satie.
Posted 1 year ago by kfarrnd    [ Reply ]
i LOVE this. first time noticing it. so great. 

album cover is fab, too. 
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
d-don wrote: I am finishing tomorrow a long-term subbing job in English at a southern Oregon high school, and I am grading essay finals. The last one I read, the young lady thanked me for inspiring her to become a writer, giving her a passion for poetry, and a love for literature. And then this song came on...what perfect timing. Life is good...  


 dyharenas wrote:

...and that's why you do it and should continue doing so.

Thank you, d-don, and all the teachers out there! Support them and pray for them because they really help this country from falling apart. 
Posted 1 year ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
love this track. just played it yesterday though. 
Posted 1 year ago by jimvanders    [ Reply ]
I will be looking for more of his music.
Posted 1 year ago by Tannice    [ Reply ]
There is soooo much New Age blandness out there... I thank Bill for weeding through it and happily cherry🍒 picking ones like this.
Posted 1 year ago by 3Dave    [ Reply ]
Beautiful, but painfully repetitious.
Posted 1 year ago by cinzia1026    [ Reply ]
 MusicManiac58 wrote:
For such songs we invented the word "Kitsch" in Germany.



What? No! "Kitsch" is for stuff like gold-rimmed, flower-covered tea services and Rosamunde Pilcher movies...!
Posted 1 year ago by EchoD.Kraetzchen    [ Reply ]
 clemnarnold wrote:

Beautiful song but a little depressing.


I find your comment depressing.
Posted 1 year ago by nightdrive    [ Reply ]
For such songs we invented the word "Kitsch" in Germany.
Posted 2 years ago by MusicManiac58    [ Reply ]
Beautiful song but a little depressing.
Posted 2 years ago by clemnarnold    [ Reply ]
Sorry, this Eluvium elevator music is PSD for me - this doesn't mean that I don't love so many "global" selections so please, don't stone me for the rejection.
Posted 2 years ago by Jamus    [ Reply ]
I find myself relaxing and adjusting my angle of repose.
Posted 2 years ago by mach-hog    [ Reply ]
I find this calming and beautifully serene.
Posted 2 years ago by BamaBroad    [ Reply ]
 hjpro wrote:

Really boring, cheap entertainment



Which, sometimes, is just what we need.
Posted 2 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
This reminds me of the soundtrack for "The Truman Show."
Posted 2 years ago by theirongiant    [ Reply ]
This sounds like a song used in the TV show "Lost".
Posted 2 years ago by sandpebble    [ Reply ]
 rapdas wrote:

Does anyone realize that the wikipedia article accompanying this song is of the actual geological feature! Not the band.


Does anyone realize that you can point this out to BillG and he will fix it?  Better yet, find the link and send it on in.
Posted 2 years ago by mread    [ Reply ]
Really boring, cheap entertainment
Posted 2 years ago by hjpro    [ Reply ]
 dwhayslett wrote:

Strangely, however, it is neither of those things.



Repetitive melodies can serve to provide a calming effect.
Posted 2 years ago by BobHeisler    [ Reply ]
 eileenomurphy wrote:



Please go there! ...Soon!      


See you there!...Soon!
Posted 2 years ago by merobreno    [ Reply ]
Nice!!   
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 merobreno wrote:

The music played on the elevator to Hell.




Please go there! ...Soon!      
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
The music played on the elevator to Hell.
Posted 2 years ago by merobreno    [ Reply ]
Phillip Glass on ludes and Prozac at 33&1/3.
Posted 3 years ago by merobreno    [ Reply ]
 dwhayslett wrote:

Strangely, however, it is neither of those things.


I agree, boring, repetitive and pointless. And I don't like it🐨
Posted 3 years ago by goodenough    [ Reply ]
 rapdas wrote:

Does anyone realize that the wikipedia article accompanying this song is of the actual geological feature! Not the band.



I find them both interesting. 
Posted 3 years ago by nomnol    [ Reply ]
Peaceful on this Friday afternoon. Can feel the stress of the week lifting from my shoulders.
Posted 3 years ago by Johnny-smooth    [ Reply ]
What a wonderful musicmix first Comptine d`un autre ete - l`apres-midi now Prelude For Time! I wish everybody a fantastic day.
Posted 3 years ago by KlingKlang    [ Reply ]
Stunning!!!
Posted 3 years ago by Laureleyes    [ Reply ]
 dweingartner wrote:
Uh, no. Prelude For Noodling.

I like noodling, so I like this song. To each, their own I suppose.

Posted 3 years ago by kazoo    [ Reply ]
Now I can feel time too...
Posted 3 years ago by modest_mouse    [ Reply ]
Hard to imagine "music" that could be made more utterly boring... All comparison to "Bolero" are invalids, folks. 

BUT YOU WANNA' BE BORED? JUST WAIT! New frontiers in boring music await you, Pilgrim!  Google "Long Player." It's a musical composition derived from a performance by real humans (I think...) on gongs and bowls and bells and stuff done in 1999, then put into some kind of computer Artificial Intelligence hellscape to play for 1000 years "without any repetition"- HAhahaha{#Eyes}. The joke is IT'S NOTHING BUT REPETITION. 
Posted 3 years ago by misterbearbaby    [ Reply ]
Uh, no. Prelude For Noodling.
Posted 3 years ago by dweingartner    [ Reply ]
no beginning, no end just a whole lot of middle
Posted 3 years ago by laverdakeith    [ Reply ]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eluvium_(musician)
Posted 3 years ago by xspring1    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
There is something creepy about this. Really creepy. Like some prelude to dental torture or euthanasia.....or worse.
 
The album cover resembles giant teeth to me. 
Maybe you're onto something with your idea.
Now just say AAAHHHH
Posted 4 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
Radio Paradise is always changing and moving forward. But happily it remains the same!
Posted 4 years ago by whatsupdude    [ Reply ]
Soothing, but not memorable. Unfortunate similarity in the artist's choice of name to "effluvium"...
Posted 4 years ago by brookap    [ Reply ]
 rapdas wrote:
Does anyone realize that the wikipedia article accompanying this song is of the actual geological feature! Not the band.
 
+1 for learning something new and random!

Also, enjoyed the music.
Posted 4 years ago by ebanzai    [ Reply ]
That hit my soul....beautiful
Posted 4 years ago by deadheadmark    [ Reply ]
Ahhh...I know that view.
Posted 4 years ago by brian15    [ Reply ]
 rapdas wrote:
Does anyone realize that the wikipedia article accompanying this song is of the actual geological feature! Not the band.
 
We're not all completely stupid, just those spiteful trolls who can't miss a choon without commenting in a negative way. One of the reasons Bill gave us buttons to play with ...
Posted 4 years ago by Johnny_Alpha    [ Reply ]
Does anyone realize that the wikipedia article accompanying this song is of the actual geological feature! Not the band.
Posted 4 years ago by rapdas    [ Reply ]
Thank you. THis is just what I needed to hear. 
Posted 4 years ago by konoronhkwa    [ Reply ]
 laverdakeith wrote:
round and round and round it goes
 
Indeed. {#Yawn}
For that reason I thought it must be Ludovico Einaudi.
Posted 4 years ago by RobN    [ Reply ]
time to change wiki link :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eluvium_(musician)

I like this one 
Posted 5 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]
i like this -but  the synth string parts are flat dynamically to me and so they sound a bit amateurish for that   a little of ebb and flow in the volume  would help.
Posted 5 years ago by pope183    [ Reply ]
Bill, good choice! very nice.
Posted 5 years ago by Onetrueoneil    [ Reply ]
Hey Bill--Not a music comment (though I give a 7 or 8). The wikilink is to the defintion of Eluvium. I don't know how to point it to the right entry:



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eluvium_(musician)

Paul
Posted 5 years ago by paulfhplaptop896    [ Reply ]
This is nothing but WALLPAPER, something to be heard in the far distance (perhaps a few mountains away), not as a solo work. How I long for the true creativity of the 60s and 70s; that is when contemporary music almost rivaled classical music. In some regards, the artisanry of 60s-70s music truly stretched the mind.
As for the pseudo "eluvial" science, oh c'mon - someone took a single college course and thought they had a Ph.D.
Posted 5 years ago by Jamus    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
There is something creepy about this. Really creepy. Like some prelude to dental torture or euthanasia.....or worse.
 
I recommend looking up the words you do not understand before writing your comments.

You obviously have no concept of what exactly "euthanasia" really means...


Posted 5 years ago by VH1    [ Reply ]
round and round and round it goes
Posted 5 years ago by laverdakeith    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
There is something creepy about this. Really creepy. Like some prelude to dental torture or euthanasia.....or worse.
 

You should have a talk with your unconscious once in a while.
Posted 5 years ago by user4176    [ Reply ]
 ThePoose wrote:
They are more like ''alluvium'' to me.
 
eluvium/alluvium: Alternate spellings of the same word.
Posted 5 years ago by rcurrier    [ Reply ]
I thought it could do with another melody, or maybe it would be a great backing track
Posted 5 years ago by benfitch523    [ Reply ]
 SurfDoc wrote:


What a complete Jackass to say such an obnoxious statement.  I think the song is great!
 
im with surfdoc, radio paradise has never been better! keep spinin' bill {#Wink}
Posted 5 years ago by thomas_aquinas    [ Reply ]
 Ahnyer_Keester wrote:
whtahtefcuk wrote:
Your Killin' me Bill. RP used to be good. Too much crap. I am thinking of stopping my payments and going with Pandora or my music.
Buh by now. 'Nkay. Thanks! See you. Thank you. Buh by. Okay. Thank yo.
 

What a complete Jackass to say such an obnoxious statement.  I think the song is great!
Posted 5 years ago by SurfDoc    [ Reply ]
On some days this might be Elysium. On others, Efluvium. Sort of evocative. And sort of hits a plateau and stays there. I hear a movie soundtrack trying to break out. 
Posted 5 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:
Pleasant enough but not feeling a sense of direction.  Where is the journey?  
 

Go with it, you shall enjoy the journey, and be pleased that your destination is  the next fantastic RP choice.
Posted 5 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
Interesting.  I thought this was a classical piece from many years ago.  I find it quite beautiful, relaxing and refreshing.
Posted 5 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
 rocklandlove wrote:
I'm sorry but this is just plain BORING & repetitive.
 
Strangely, however, it is neither of those things.
Posted 6 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
I'm sorry but this is just plain BORING & repetitive. There's no "there" there...
Posted 6 years ago by rocklandlove    [ Reply ]
Pleasant enough but not feeling a sense of direction.  Where is the journey?  
Posted 6 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 d-don wrote:
I am finishing tomorrow a long-term subbing job in English at a southern Oregon high school, and I am grading essay finals. The last one I read, the young lady thanked me for inspiring her to become a writer, giving her a passion for poetry, and a love for literature. And then this song came on...what perfect timing. Life is good...
 
...and that's why you do it and should continue doing so.
Posted 6 years ago by dyharenas    [ Reply ]
 laverdakeith wrote:
Whole lot of middle bit. This pseudo classical stuff is all a bit dull..

 
That's the thing. This isn't 'pseudo' anything. This is contemporary or modern music.
Posted 6 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
I am finishing tomorrow a long-term subbing job in English at a southern Oregon high school, and I am grading essay finals. The last one I read, the young lady thanked me for inspiring her to become a writer, giving her a passion for poetry, and a love for literature. And then this song came on...what perfect timing. Life is good...
Posted 6 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
Just what I needed for a stressful day!
Posted 6 years ago by chefhahn    [ Reply ]
 hbs47 wrote:
Modern lift music. I can't see the value of it.

We all need a lift now and then.
Posted 6 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Modern lift music. I can't see the value of it.
Posted 6 years ago by hbs47    [ Reply ]
Whole lot of middle bit. This pseudo classical stuff is all a bit dull..
Posted 7 years ago by laverdakeith    [ Reply ]
Does really have trouble to find the end...
I would have finished it after 10 seconds... tops
Posted 7 years ago by Swissguy    [ Reply ]
 ThePoose wrote:
Reminds me of Love on the John Lennon -- Plastic Ono Band LP

 Garyohh wrote:

Totally agree. Call the lawyers. 
 
D - F#m: I - iii, aka "tonic to mediant".  Sorry, those lawyers would have a problem trying to sue over a long-established, diatonic, two-chord sequence.  Lennon's tune goes into several more chords after those two chords. The chorus from Alan Parson's "Eye In The Sky" and the opening from Evanescence’s “My Immortal” use the same sequence.   
Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Kaisersosay wrote:
This should be a theme , backdrop for some movie where peoples lives are played back and in slow progressive movement, shown on the screen...I am all teary eyed at the concept

 
I can picture that in my mind's eye...
Posted 7 years ago by AKMacAddict    [ Reply ]
Effluvium?
Posted 7 years ago by GeorgeMWoods    [ Reply ]
I love how it builds. It is not repetetive at all.
Posted 7 years ago by LaurieinTucson    [ Reply ]
Up a lazy River aka Fluvium.
Posted 8 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Toooo long
Posted 8 years ago by Elvis78    [ Reply ]
Keep waiting for John Lennon's voice...
Posted 8 years ago by cherrychzcake    [ Reply ]
 VH1 wrote:
{#Meditate}

 
Lovely, isn't it?
Posted 8 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
{#Meditate}
Posted 8 years ago by VH1    [ Reply ]
No, not more Einaudi & Glass crap on RP. 
Posted 8 years ago by Kaw    [ Reply ]
This song sounds like inner peace while the whole world around me is in turmoil.
A bit like enjoying the view from the inside while being in a slow motion car crash ...
Posted 8 years ago by bartverheijen    [ Reply ]
 merobreno wrote:
Phillip Glass on quaaludes. At half speed. In molasses. On a cold day. 

 
Hmmm! ? 
Posted 8 years ago by Feodora    [ Reply ]
'Me and my shadow, walkin darn the arvenoo...' come on Fred, join in on the chorus
Posted 8 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
Color my world by Chicago not too far removed. 
Posted 8 years ago by zurcronium    [ Reply ]
Phillip Glass on quaaludes. At half speed. In molasses. On a cold day. 
Posted 9 years ago by merobreno    [ Reply ]
not my usual taste, but very beautiful - it played while we watched the slide show of my photos from our hike and it complimented them so well
Posted 9 years ago by jocelynsart    [ Reply ]
 q4Fry wrote:
I keep waiting for Amy Lee to start singing... :-/

 
Oh God, I hope that's a long wait for all of us.
Posted 9 years ago by enkay    [ Reply ]
ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..........................PSD
Posted 9 years ago by meauclaire    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
There is something creepy about this. Really creepy. Like some prelude to dental torture or euthanasia.....or worse.

 

I don't want to go to your dentist if this is what this song brings to your mind,,,,,,,
Posted 9 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]
There is something creepy about this. Really creepy. Like some prelude to dental torture or euthanasia.....or worse.
Posted 9 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
This should be a theme , backdrop for some movie where peoples lives are played back and in slow progressive movement, shown on the screen...I am all teary eyed at the concept
Posted 9 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]
The music itself is fine, but it's too long and repetitive, I keep waiting for the "élan" that will take the song to a next level, make it all wake up or reach another level ! I'm waiting for something to happen, whether good or bad, just something but the song remains in the same mood and there is no evolution, no variation, maybe a vague attempt at the end, but it's very subtile, too subtile. 
Sorry, only 4 for this.  
Posted 9 years ago by ChrisVIII    [ Reply ]
This is so incredibly boring.
Posted 9 years ago by Sjaaks    [ Reply ]
WayUpNorth wrote:
Fur Elise

 

 {#Roflol}

Yeah wtf did grandma Liszt know anyway... {#Whipit}
Posted 9 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
{#Sleep} {#Eh} {#Ass} {#Moon} Hmmmmmmm, like watching paint dry!!
Posted 10 years ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
Nice cover !
Posted 10 years ago by slippery    [ Reply ]
 ThePoose wrote:
Reminds me of Love on the John Lennon -- Plastic Ono Band LP

 
Totally agree. Call the lawyers. 
Posted 10 years ago by Garyohh    [ Reply ]
Terrible keyboard strings .... prelude for shopping malls 
Posted 10 years ago by undo_silence    [ Reply ]
I keep waiting for Amy Lee to start singing... :-/
Posted 10 years ago by q4Fry    [ Reply ]
how is it feling time, as eternity touches you?
Posted 10 years ago by Pitjes    [ Reply ]
 ecomaniac wrote:
Pretty, but lacks depth, complexity.  So it gets old fast.
 
I don't think it is accessible to you.
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]