STAN RIDGWAY AND PIETRA WEXSTUN: CD Soundtrack for Mark Ryden's "The Blood Show"

Stan Ridgway and Pietra Wexstun

CD Soundtrack for Mark Ryden's "The Blood Show"

© 2007 Stan Ridgway, Pietra Wexstun and Mark Ryden (634479155451)

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The CD Soundtrack commissioned by the Artist Mark Ryden. HYPNOTIC and MESMERIZING. Composed by Stan Ridgway (Wall of Voodoo) and Pietra Wexstun (Hecates Angels). New Special Limited Jewelbox Edition of 1000 w/ full color NYC gallery Lobbycard.

tracks

1 Entrance
2 Drips
3 Baptisim Of Jajo
4 Wound
5 40
6 Fountain
7 Rose
8 Lincoln's Head
9 Manus Christi
10 The Cloven Bunny
11 Night Visit
12 Weeping
13 Blood Suite In Four Movements
14 Exit

notes

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A Special Jewel Box Edition run of 1000 w/ "Baptism Of Jajo" NYC Lobbycard and Composer's notes.
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New 2007 Edition:
The Original Musical Score for Artist Mark Ryden's "The Blood Show - Miniature Paintings of Sorrow and Fear"" Composed and produced by Stan Ridgway (Wall of Voodoo) and Pietra Wexstun (Hecate's Angels).

Stan Ridgway / Pietra Wexstun ( A440 Records)
Mark Ryden's "Blood - Miniature Paintings of Sorrow And Fear" CD Soundtrack
*** 5 stars
All Music Guide
The latest release by Stan Ridgway pairs him with vocalist Pietra Wexstun, of Hecate's Angels. Together they have composed a soundtrack for artist Mark Ryden's latest series of paintings, entitled Blood, and the music accompanied the paintings as an installation at the Earl McGrath Gallery in New York in 2003. For those unfamiliar with Ryden, he is the now notorious painter whose work is an obsessed amalgam of pop culture kitsch and surreal darkness, ... From bunnies carving meat, to little girls in repose waiting for something bad to happen with a look of cool, dead reserve, to pictures of longing where sorrow, hipster detachment, and dread all commingle, Ryden's work isn't for everyone but then neither is the composer's. Musically, Blood harks back to the work of the company named Acme Soundtracks that Ridgway created before he became Wall of Voodoo. It's spooky, striking, and deeply atmospheric but lush and melodic, all at the same time. Don't look for grimacing ambiences influenced by Brian Eno here; this is music that broods, sings, whispers, and slithers. There are lush moments of physical beauty followed always by deeper, more sinister emotions. Vocalist / composer Wexstun's wordless voices add so much to the Ridgway compositional method that they layer another dimension on to the tracks and give them a more melancholy or alternately ecstatic feel. For fans of Ridgway's Western noir songwriting, this will be a stretch, but it ought not to be; this is a soundtrack that is cohesive, compelling, and more than a little unsettling. Great!. Thom Jurek (All Muic Guide)
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2/18/07
This is a limited run of just 1000 in a special Jewel Box Edition with full color NYC Lobbycard. Now you too can own this hypnotic and mesmerizing musical score - at an affordable price in compact jewelbox format while they last.

Also includes 5" x 8" full color NYC Lobbycard of "Baptism of Jajo" by Mark Ryden with every purchase.

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(The previous 3 panel fold out design Special Edition of 7500 (2003) is no longer available and has completely sold out from both this site and Porterhouse Fine Art Editions. This new Jewelbox release is limited to just 1000 pressings.)
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LISTENER'S SAY:

"There are some kinds of music that give you something unexpected. That was the feeling that I get with Music for Mark Ryden's "Blood". I'm a designer and painter, and every time I work a listen to this cd! It takes you to other places and inspires you. Do you want to fly? You got to buy this cd! The box is spectacular."

"The best CD I've purchased in a long time. So many beautiful textures and moods. Ridgway, an extraordinary stoyteller, along with Wexstn manage to communicate using music to firmly plant the listener into Mark Ryden's somewhat dark universe. Currently on our most-played-in-our-kitchen list. WOW.Instantly collectible."

"This delightful collection of dark and brooding melodies is great for setting a mood. It's the kind of music I love to listen to as I'm working, because it flows naturally and inspires creativity. The songs are each very unique, reminding me of dreams or nightmares I have had. The entire CD gives me a sense of timelessness - being taken to a new land of mystery and suspense. No matter how many times I listen to it, the stories my mind conjures are always fresh and intriguing. I love the faraway children's sounds, the bells, the creepiness. If my life was made into a horror movie, I would want to use this CD as the soundtrack."
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Here also, you can listen to audio samples and read more on this rare and one of a kind item by Mark Ryden, Stan Ridgway and Pietra Wexstun. The "Blood CD Soundtrack". With special NYC Earl McGrath Galleries full color "Blood" Lobby Card included when you purchase. Only available here.

Read what more people have said about the music in this CD package...

"More than simple mood music. Otherworldly yet strangely familiar. Each track conjures up a different piece of some deep-seated remembrance. Most seem to be of childhood times or dreams long forgotten; a unique listening experience. The instrumentation and wordless vocals blend together seamlessly and the production is superb. Thank you Stan & Pietra... and Mark, for the inspiration!"

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A stunning 6" x 8" (full color on both sides) Mark Ryden "Blood" Lobbycard is included when you purchase here. This thick glossy "made to frame" card details and announces the opening night of "Mark Ryden Blood Show" in NYC at the Earl McGrath Galleries Sept. 2003. A despription below:

Thanks you for coming. All hail art.

A440 RECORDS and http://www.stanridgway.com

Mark Ryden Upcoming in March 07: "The Tree Show":
http://www.markryden.com

Composed and Produced by Stan Ridgway (Wall Of Voodoo) and Pietra Wexstun (Hecate's Angels)

The Art work and Design of the cd and packaging is by Mark Ryden.

From The Earl McGrath Gallery Exhibition Bio:
Mark Ryden - "BLOOD - Miniature Paintings Of Sorrow And Fear"
Sept. 18 thru Oct. 20
Earl Mcgrath Gallery, NYC

Music Score Installation and Performance Credits:
Stan Ridgway: 6 & 12 string guitars, harmonica, prophet 5,
samples,chamberlin
Pietra Wexstun: piano, organ, juno 106, mellotron, moog, samples, autoharp, voices
Lazlo Vickers: cello, violin, contra bass
Alvin Fike: brass and reeds
Recorded at Impala Digital, Venice, CA
Mastered by Bob Demaa - Spring 2003
Executive Producer: Sean P. Riley
Art Direction and Design by Mark Ryden & Brian Jackson
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Original Composer's Notes for "Blood" - on Working With Mark Ryden by Stan Ridgway and Pietra Wexstun - Summer 2003

When contacted by our old friend and Wall Of Voodoo road buddy Mr. Sean Riley, (now an artist's agent) about writing music for Mr. Mark Ryden's "Blood Show" - Miniature Paintings of Sorrow and Fear", we were excited and honored to be asked. Having both been admirers of Mark's work for quite some time, fellow composer Pietra Wexstun and I both saw it alot like scoring a great film, but with one exception.

The so called sonic "action" would be an interior one and psychological; a meditative and transcendental approach....and hopefully more like an "aroma" of sound;
other than a music that would shout at you to listen to it, or get in the way. Ambient? Yes.

We both worked for a musical "soundtrack" that the listener would "feel" more than hear. A funtional and utilitarian device that would draw out the essential essence of the work and play low in the background, barely perceived by the viewer in the gallery.

The goal was to allow the mind to wander and imagine, and not intrude . Like a scented candle or a faint perfume. To function more as a series of shadows or distant echos, or a blurry reflection in a far away mirror.

A lot of music was written over time, and it was decided that certain pieces would be assigned to certain paintings that seemed to compliment a deeper experience with the music. At the same time, other pieces started to mix with these, and full program of sound took shape.

Although the musical pieces here are named, numbered and indexed, some for paintings and some not.; the music is really meant to start anywhere one might enter, and hopefully resemble the experience of walking into the gallery and viewing Mark's wonderful and extremely evocative work. We hope you enjoy "listening" to it as much as we enjoyed writing it.

Stan Ridgway and Pietra Wexstun
Los Angeles / summer 2003

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THE MUSICAL SOUNDTRACK FOR "BLOOD"

The composers' intent for MARK RYDEN'S "BLOOD: Miniature Paintings of Sorrow and Fear" was to create music that would allow the mind to wander and imagine. Music entering a space like a scented candle or a faint perfume, an "aroma". Functioning more as a series of shadows or distant echoes. Like a dark and blurry reflection in a faraway mirror.

Stan Ridgway and Pietra Wexstun / summer 2003

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http://www.markryden.com/

MARK RYDEN was born on January 20, 1963 in Medford, Oregon, but grew up in Southern California.He received a B.F.A. in 1987 from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena,California.

Mark's paintings instantly trigger a warped deja vu. His work recalls a parallel universe of 1950s Golden Books and the whimsy of Lewis Carroll. His cheery bunnies, rendered in the glowing hues of children's books, are likely to be carving slabs of meat rather than frolicking in the forest. Ryden's
work mingles superb technique with outre images to create a world of strange and disturbing beauty. "At once intriguing and unsettling, baffling and enchanting, [Ryden's] works ... are subtle amalgams of many sources and influences as wide-ranging as Psychedelic and Vienna School artists Neon Park and Ernst Fuchs, to classical French formalists Ingres and David."
--Rick Gilbert-Panik

Mark was part of a very creative family. His father, Keith, made his living painting, restoring, and customizing cars. Mark's mother, Barbara, while dedicated her life to raising her 5 children, was always busy with a creative project and encouraged her children in the pursuit of art. Mark's older
brother KRK, an underground artist notorious in the counter culture, gave Mark an early introduction to art.

Mark's paintings are treasured by collectors from Australia to Sweden. A few of his clients include Stephen King, Leonardo DiCaprio, Patrick Leonard, Ringo Starr, Danny Elfman, Kirk Hammett, Paul Leary, Chris Carter, Don Was, Kidada Jones, Bridget Fonda, Henry Selik and the famous anti-mogul Long Gone John.

Currently, Mark paints high atop a magic castle in Pasadena, California. You can find him late at night in his studio among his many trinkets, statues, skeletons, saints, and old toys that he collects for inspiration.

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STAN RIDGWAY's musical career began in the late seventies as part of a soundtrack company to create music for low-budget horror films. From the ashes, Wall Of Voodoo was born, and with Ridgway as lead voice, released an EP, two albums, and the 1983 hit single "Mexican Radio". Upon leaving, he embarked on a solo career that has included collaborations
with drummer Stewart Copeland of The Police on the film "Rumblefish" dir. by Francis Ford Coppola, other independent film soundtracks, as well as producing other artists, (most recently Frank Black and The Catholics new release "Show Me Your Tears" (2003), in addition to numerous solo recordings "The Big Heat", "Mosquitos", "Holiday In Dirt", "Anatomy" etc. Ridgway's newest cds are "Snakebite"(2005) and Stan Ridgway and Drywall - "Barbeque Babylon"(2006).


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PIETRA WEXSTUN has composed music for "Nice Ladies In Cages," a collection of paintings by Christi Ava (Santa Barbara Museum of Art) , "Visuadelia," a sound and light installation by Barry Fahr (Barnsdale Gallery), and "Something about Summer," a performance piece by
magician Jim Piper (L.A. County Museum of Art ). Wexstun has recordedand performed with songwriter Stan Ridgway for over 20 years. Together they formed the electro-experimental combo Drywall, producing both an album, "Work the Dumb Oracle" and a short film "The Drywall Incident." Her band Hecate's Angels has issued two CD's, "Hidden Persuader" and
"Saints and Scoundrels" and has provided music for several independent films and T.V. commercials.

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JUXTAPOSE MAGAZINE INTERVIEW with MARK RYDEN
"BLOOD: Miniature Paintings of Sorrow and Fear"
By Chuck Amok
Sept / Oct 2003

Mark Ryden has recently moved his infamous studio to the top of the famous, allegedly haunted, Castle Green hotel in Pasadena, California. I couldn’t wait to meet the mysterious Mr. Ryden; king of the current pop narrative movement the "Art World" can’t shake. I had so many questions I couldn’t wait to ask him, questions like, what is the significance of the fact that Abraham Lincoln and Christina Ricci were both born on February 12th?

It was a particularly hot day when I visited his studio at the historic landmark. Castle Green was built in 1899 and originally served as a popular resort hotel for upper crusties of another era. I approached the iron gates of the vast Victorian mansion and pushed the buzzer. As I waited for a reply, I happened to look up to the uppermost balcony. There I saw a mysterious figure, dressed all in black. It has been rumored that Mr. Ryden only wears black and indeed, only eats black food. The gates opened themselves and I walked through the garden, heavy with the lush scent of shaven lawn. The castle stood imposingly before me. It seemed strange that such a large building could be so silent. I walked up the veranda stairs, and into the cool, dark, elegant lobby. A pale, morose elevator man, who seemed more like an undertaker, greeted me there.

"I am here to see Mr. Ryden," I said.

"Yes, follow me", he answered, in a monotone.

I wondered if I was I awake or in some kind of haunted 50’s B movie as he escorted me into his iron cage elevator. While we ascended I could feel my heart pounding in my chest. I was surprised by my own exaggerated anticipation. It was a long silent ride to the top of the building, and the undertaker did not make eye contact.

Then, as so few people are ever given the chance to, I entered the studio of Mark Ryden. There was almost too much to take in. It was a beautiful space, somewhere between the New York Museum of Natural History and the Vatican, with a little of Pee Wee’s Playhouse thrown in. To my left a huge wooden chinese lion growled at me. To my right a wee Abraham lincoln, surrounded by plastic angels, held out his hand. Mr. Ryden was at a table; his back turned to me. On the table were numerous bottles of unknown substances and strange apparatuses. There was a peculiar odor in the air and I could hear a bubbling sound. I was very curious about what he was doing, but suddenly my attention was pulled to the other side of the room. There I saw with my own eyes the famous Magic Monkey. He stood on his pedestal, majestic and at the same time utterly freaky. I couldn’t believe I was really there.

Composing myself, I cleared my throat. Mr. Ryden turned. He was indeed dressed in black, wearing a long priest-like coat. The thing I could make no sense of and will haunt me to my dying day was the clown mask he was wearing. He removed it as if this was a normal thing to do. "Hello" he said to me, in a kind voice, and our interview began.

"Why blood?" I asked him.

"Sometimes life can be very dark. I’ve been going through a very difficult time," he replied. "Last year, after 14 years of marriage, my wife asked me for a divorce. Anybody who has been through a divorce knows how horrible it can be. With in a year’s time I lost some of the most important things in my life. I lost the financial security I had worked for years to achieve. I lost a beautiful home I worked so hard to own. But, of course, worst of all, I lost my family. I am allowed to be with my children on Tuesdays and every other weekend, but that is quite different from the relationship we had when I was with them everyday. It is brutal to have your dreams shattered. The hopes you have for your life and family get torn apart and it causes a pain very deep inside. I found it curious that there was no blood with my trauma. It seemed like with so much pain I should be covered in blood. I wanted to be able to see my wounds, but they were not on the surface of my flesh."

I was taken aback by his candid response.

"I did not want to hide why I did these paintings," he said. "I know it might seem like a very personal thing to share with the world. I suppose most people are surprised, but I think the world would be a better place if more people didn’t hide their pain. We all have pain. It is comforting to know we are not alone in it. That’s why I had the Blood Show open in Los Angles on my wedding anniversary,"

"Not only was the opening on your anniversary but on that very night Mr. Bush started his own "Blood" show. He began dropping bombs on Iraq within minutes of the start of your opening. Was this an eerie coincidence?"

"Yes, very eerie and very sad. As much as it should not have surprised me I could not believe Bush actually went and did it. He is making this world into a very frightening place."

"Do you see the world as filled with only ‘Sorrow and Fear’?"

"There is a very dark and painful side to life, but that is natural. People in our culture think they shouldn’t ever be unhappy. They think being unhappy is unnatural. They try and make it go away. They take pills or they go to therapy to "fix" themselves. They blame themselves or others for their suffering. We need to understand that sadness is as much a part of this life as joy. It would be easy to just get bitter and cold while focusing on the dark side, but there is also an amazing, wonderful side of life. If you look for it, there is true magic all around us. Maybe that sounds trite to the hardened self-protective modern ego, but there is magic in this miraculous life. If you open yourself, you do make yourself vulnerable to pain. But the deeper pain you experience, the deeper joy you can have."

"These paintings seem to combine darkness with a certain amount of humor."

"There is a serious side to these paintings and there is also a side inspired by The Haunted Mansion. There is real pain and there is also something else that isn’t just irony. I include "lowly" pop culture influences in my art without an attitude of ironic judgement. I can see the sublime beauty in a cheap toy package and I can see the kitsch qualities in the loftiest work of art in a museum. These things coexist in life and can coexist in a painting. Critics who think a "higher truth" can only be found in obtuse, elitist art are just as full of shit as those who think artists shouldn’t go to college and should have lots of tattoos. "

"Some of the paintings are only a few inches big. Why did you paint them in miniature?"

"Making these paintings at such a tiny scale captured the right tone. I didn’t want them huge and screaming blood. I didn’t feel like doing that. My intention was much more quiet and introspective. I wanted them to be more of a whisper."

"Blood usually can’t whisper, by nature it screams."

"Blood is very powerful. While meat is the substance that keeps our living souls in this physical reality, blood keeps our meat alive. Blood is liquid life. When blood escapes our bodies we are alarmed to the very core of our brains. It is life leaking out of us. It is frightening and makes red a profoundly intense color. "

"Is that why you covered the gallery walls with red velvet drapes and had everyone wear red to the opening?"

"Yes. I liked the mood it created. Adding further to the mood, Stan Ridgway and Pietra Wexstun created a "Soundtrack" for the show. I have loved Stan’s music for many years, and it was such an honor to work with him. We met at my Bunnies and Bees show last year. We were dancing around the booze hole, and he came up with the idea to make music to go with my art. It is extraordinary that it actually came to be. Stan and his wife, Pietra Wexstun, created a special composition to go with each painting. Their beautiful music added a great deal to the experience of seeing the show."

"Just one more question, Mr. Ryden. What is the significance of the fact that Abraham Lincoln and Christina Ricci were both born on February 12th?"

At this point in the interview Mr. Ryden’s attention seemed to wander. He slowly replaced his clown mask and fell silent. Realizing the interview was over I gathered my things, walked out of the studio, and rang for the elevator.


For more info:
http://www.markryden.com
http://www.stanridgway.com
http://www.pietrawexstun.com

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  • fantastisch nicht von dieser Welt!
    author: Karl Marx

    The emotion evoked by this music is haunting to say the least, we forget the lost world of our child hood in which we could escape. Pietra and Stan you materialized the key to the doors Mr. Ryden has provided

  • Strange and beautiful
    author: Steven L Wiser

    Love to sit back with this CD.

  • Turn Out The Lights
    author: Elmoe

    Beautiful and relaxing, yet haunting and dark at the same time. A great CD for late at night no matter what mood you're in.

  • Perfect night music
    author: Ted

    When I want to chill and have a quiet evening at home, this is exactly what the doctor orders. By the end of "Entrance," the day's problems have faded into the darkness and all is well.

  • belly dance or trance
    author: Lisa M

    Great for Tribal Fusion belly dancing or sword work, creative thoughts and mystic travel. It feels like home, like church, like the desert at dusk and indigo silk on naked skin.

  • fantastic
    author: kaz

    This is a beautiful album - it takes you on a magical journey.

  • Friends Birthday
    author: Bitter Sweet

    The Cd was from a friends birthday and she loved it..

  • This is GREAT mood music!
    author: Joe

    "BLOOD" is the perfect soundtrack for a gloomy day! I can only imagine how well it worked as the background for Mark Ryden's creepy but amazing art! This album is for fans who like to listen to eerie instrumental music in the dark.

  • beautiful and calming soundtrack to mark's darkest artwork
    author: aurarara

    this cd is absolutely beautiful - very dark and calming feeling, but beautiful. it is perfect for mark ryden's "blood" painting series. a good choice for fans of danny elfman and the like.

  • Very relaxing...puts you in another place. AwEsOmE
    author: Angel Sheehan

    Love it. Very relaxing.The service from c.d. baby was great A+++

  • AWESOME AND DISCONCERTING LULLABIES
    author: Eva

    The music creates an amazing athmosphere. The only con: The booklet is too simple.I would have liked it to have more Mark Ryden's paintings from the Blood Show, more information about the musicians.... Great service from CD Baby

  • Hauntingly Beautiful
    author: Kim

    Just Amazing!!!

  • Surprising musical translation of the visual world of Ryden
    author: Giorgio Chiappini

    Stan and Pietra are two extraordinary musicians, capables of transimmiting the suspended, hollow and chilling atmosphere of the piantings by Mark Ryden. This is a superb, and, needless to say, courageous experiment which nullify the boundaires between different artistic expressions. Thank you for the good chance of meeting your work and, by the way, I wish my mother tongue were english and not italian, as it is, to express better my sincere admiration. Giorgio

  • Brilliant Music from Ridgway and perfect service from CD Baby
    author: Ian Wright

    Stan Ridgeways pedigree is without question - this commissioned piece is beyond ambient and mood music - its just a wonderful creation.

  • Perfect Soundtrack to Ryden's Exhibit
    author: William Todd

    Ridgway and Wextun's music is dark and whimsical, like Mark Ryden's paintings.... Great soundscapes from great musicians.

  • The sound more than the picture !
    author: rt

    A wonderful disc which still brings much more feelings to me than the work of M. Ryden it is based on ! (which I nevertheless very much appreciate ) In fact, It doesn't remind me anymore of the Blood paintings, but makes me feel like I'm wandering through David Lynch-like strange decors, rooms and badly lit corridors with peeling wallpapers and cracked paintings, crowded here and there with inoffensive but twisted characters coming from some lost childhood memories...

  • The sound more than the picture !
    author: rt

    A wonderful disc which still brings much more feelings to me than the work of M. Ryden it is based on ! (which I nevertheless very much appreciate ) In fact, It doesn't remind me anymore of the Blood paintings, but makes me feel like I'm wandering through David Lynch-like strange decors, rooms and badly lit corridors with peeling wallpapers and cracked paintings, crowded here and there with inoffensive but twisted characters coming from some lost childhood memories...

  • One can only expect brilliance from Mark Ryden & Stan Ridgway...
    author: Chris Hartford

    I haven't even heard the cd (I bought two copies to keep one mint condition), but I'm a long time fan of Stan Ridgway, and a recent fan of the magic of Mark Ryden, and I'm sure the second CD I open will be great!! Cheers to all involved!!

  • Great CD and Coolest People at CD Baby!
    author: Lorraine

    I'm a Mark Ryden fan and chanced upon this CD. It's great to listen to when going through Mark Ryden's Art books or even when reading my Edward Gorey Books, etc. It provides the mood..... wonderous, endless possibilities, a little sad but yet hopeful and positive somehow. It's not eerie. It takes you to another world that's different and yet peaceful in a very surreal dimension. Buy the CD and enjoy where it takes you each time you listen to it.

  • :)
    author: Xama_Ama

    this music is perfectly married whit the Mark Ryden's paintings, and i like so much dream and create whit it...

  • Mindblowing
    author: Colin Gray

    A mindblowing fusion of perfectly matched music to Mark Ryden's amazing art. When I listen to each piece while viewing the matching painting the visions I see are incredible. I never expected the music to be as good as it is. Awesome

  • A great image conjuring score!
    author: Adam

    Not having attended the BLOOD show, this beautifully packaged disc allows the listener to experience Mark Ryden's paintings without actually looking at them. Somehow the music, which is haunting and calming at the same time, creates absolutely vivid images whether you want it to or not.

  • Gorgeous
    author: Nicole Freeman

    I play this CD in my car while my 3 and 6 year old girls are sleepy...I wonder what this makes them dream about?

  • "LOVELY"
    author: John

    At first i was just going to get this CD as a b-day gift for my friend and next thing i know!! i loved it so much that i had to buy the CD for myself as well. it's that damn good!

  • Beautifully Haunting...
    author: Chris

    Lovely score that will soothe you in many unexpected ways!

  • Freeking awsome
    author: Ace

    The cd was better than what i amagined. The darkness of the songs go along with the paintings almost perfect in my eyes. Thanks to the company for the care you take in sending the cd's Peace Out

  • EVOCATIVE, AMAZING, EERIE
    author: V

    I recently discovered Mark Ryden the artist and with this CD you can just FEEL the artwork. It's magic...

  • What an amazing cd. Beautiful and unusual music .... it really takes you to that
    author: Sharlene

    I have never heard anything like this before! The music is enchanting and magical. Perfect for listening to when you want to chill out and relax. This c.d is amazing.

  • Great
    author: Wouter

    It's a great record. Good combination between vision & sound.

  • the art work eclipses the music
    author: Mr. Dave

    Very nice ambient music, ala Brian Eno, or sort of. I'll have to listen to it more, so that it really sinks in. Art work by Mr. Ryden is a big plus.

  • Haunting, eerie and ethereal...a masterpiece (both the art and the music)!
    author: Karen

    I JUST discovered Mark Ryden and this is the first item I bought featuring his art. The music (along with the art) is incredible. Haunting and eerie and ethereal...relaxing and soothing and peaceful. The perfect CD for a mellow mood. I am so glad I discovered this...and CD baby was great in terms of notification that it sent and follow up to make sure everything went OK. An excellent overall experience!!!!

  • Wonderful CD
    author: Jennifer Widzbell

    The CD is wonderful. It's so different than anything I have ever heard. I absolutely love it!

  • Blood takes you to a different mental and psychological level...
    author: luvly_lainy

    I just got this CD, and I practically tore it open... well, in slow motion, because I didn't want to ruin the packaging. CDBaby did a wonderful and speedy delivery!!! Thank you CDBaby!!! As for the CD, it is a beautiful piece of art... enjoy it with the lights off, and the candles burning, whilst sinking into a deep warm bath...

  • author: jacosta

    I had this dream once. I was the last person left on earth, I was running away along the black and white ocean, running from something above that was flowing after me- it was going to take me away but I couldn't determine who he was, was he good or evil, rape or rescue so I continue running, my breath pulsating loud with my stride... the I let go, I coudn't run any more...I stopped being fearful and was rescued. I had this ovewhelming sence of well-being and contentment as he jetted me back up to the heavens as the earth was to remain abandoned forever now. This CD reminds me of that dream, it teeters that line of haunting visions, are these visions good or evil? It plays along this border, swaying from side to side and then you are taken away, rescued as it continues to echo on earth for the next person to determine...

  • Hauntingly Soothing
    author: Jenny Cole

    I was very pleased with this CD, it is very meloncholy and dark. Yet it has a presence of being somewhat uplifting at the same time. My daughter and I decided to do a series of paintings together to this CD, she is going to college to become an Art Therapist and this will be one of her experiment projects. A wonderfully unique collection of sound!!

  • SUBLIME FUSION OF TALENTS
    author: Amanda Clegg

    I am so amazed that I have managed to get myself a copy with such ease and swiftness from CDBABY to the UK. CBABY you are an awsome company and I will be praising you to the hilt :) How has it taken me so long to discover Mark Ryden's art and this transcendental music?!!!! What a sublime fusion, totaly unique. How did Stan Ridgway manage to infiltrate the mind of Mark Ryden..how on earth was that possible? I'm so jealous of anyone who was privilaged enough to actually experienced the show and the music together. I've only just discovered Mark Ryden's work and I am hooked!! Such talent can not be heaven sent...lol!! I was so amazed when, following an abundance of links for his work, I came across this CD. I ordered it seconds after listening to the samples (another praise to CDBABY that you generously give your customers a whole 2 minutes worth of samples...good on you, excelent service, you realy know how to treat your customers). I was mesmerised from the first few seconds. Perfect...just perfect :D The CD cover is now framed with a background of blood red satin...looks soooo good, (how can it just slip in between other cds on the shelf!) and the music is ready to be played while driving around moody moors on a cold winters day! Can't wait!!!! I would love to know what Mark Ryden has to say about the music..or better still, see a painting of what he thinks of it.

  • Perfect music for Ryden's work, or your own daydreams
    author: Alice

    This CD has absolutely beautiful music! It is ambient and original. A must have!

  • Masterpiece
    author: wormsine

    Hauntingly ethereal and dynamically fluid! Each piece seems to have its own lifeforce while maintaining the dynamic ability to flow into the next piece with flawless perfection.

  • wow, i'd have to say this is perhaps the best album i've heard this year...
    author: SzephyrC

    wow, i'd have to say this is perhaps the best album i've heard this year... stan ridgway and pietra wexstun have done an amazing job on this album, it goes extremely well with mark ryden's series of paintings, "blood". i'd love to hear more work by these two brillant artists!

  • beautifully dark
    author: nay thomas

    played at night, with the lights off and the candles lit... the music adds a gothic decedance... picture yourself as your own tim burton character, relaxing in front of an open fire with a glass of red wine and a first edition edgar allen poe book... this cd will take you there.

  • Excellent music - and very fast shipment
    author: Mitzie Testani

    Thank you, Mark Ryden for putting together this CD for your show. I purchased your book from the show as well - it's great to experience them together. Excellently composed - Music is dark and seductive. It's the perfect background music for creative thought. The CD cover is also wonderful, it's piece of artwork in itself. Just great!

  • Tranquillizing with a drip of danger
    author: Nej De Doncker

    I gave myself a present: this beautiful, tranquillizing music in a jewel-of-a-sleeve. The first time I listened to it with my headphone on, the world sort of disappeared. Beware, it takes you to strange and dark places, but maybe that's where blood likes to run the best...

  • Mystical Atmosphere
    author: Paulo Cardoso (PORTUGAL)

    There are some kinds of music that give you something unexpected. That was the feeling that I get whit Music for Mark Ryden's "Blood". I’m a designer and painter, and every time I work a listen to this cd! It takes you to other places and inspires you. Do you want to fly? You got to buy this cd! The box is spectacular.

  • atmospheric, eerie, relaxing
    author: prsypntz

    this is a relaxing, ambient trip to the darker side. great to read by or chill out to. i can't wait to put this on at the height of fall, when the air is crisp and there is a ghoulish feel floating around me. the packaging is incredible too- can't wait to get the book to go along with it!

  • like cashmere in a storm
    author: Susan/San Francisco

    wraps you in cashmere during a storm as well as light breezes....unbelievably mesmerizing no matter the mood or tone of your life. deliciousness

  • Tittilating and cerebrally stimulating...art and music = heaven!!!
    author: Brian Cymbaluk

    We have, are and will be enjoying this piece of work for the rest of our music loving days. The marriage of art and music is amazingly wonderful, and it is a wonder why this creative outlet isn't more frquently visited by the creative forces that this world possesses. Truly beautiful creative juices flowed, and are now ours to enjoy!

  • Dreamy...
    author: Yume

    I wasn't going to write a review because of all the countless reviews raving about this cd...but I just had to write because of an amazing concept of this cd. The art and the music is in total harmony...IT IS ART. It would be interesting to see this music put together with a film with Mark Ryden's art to tell a story...

  • A wonderful find for ambient type music.
    author: Daniel Arispe

    This is very different from Stan Ridgway's Drywall Incident, which to me seemed very uneven and experimental. As a longtime fan of Stan Ridgway from his Wall of Voodoo days to his Rumblefish and other film scores, this is great! It is unique, complex, and very soothing. I highly recommend it for any fan of his instrumental albums.

  • melancholic beauty
    author: ilir

    i never thought i would find myself listening to anything that isnt heavy metal or techno. but as they say there is a first time for everything. and i absolutely loved the album. and thank you to CDBABY for a superspeedy delievery.

  • Fab albulm ! A+++++!!!!!!
    author: caligula1974

    The cd lived up to all my expectations but equally so did CDBABY! I loved the friendly and humor filled status e-mails and would highly recommend not only Mark Ryden's Blood cd but CDBABY as well. =)

  • Beautiful!
    author: Ryden Fan

    Originally I bought this cd because I collect Mark Ryden stuff. So I am very pleasantly suprised by the beautiful, lush, music on this cd. The cd is worth having for the beautiful packaging alone! The music is just unlike anything I've listened to before...it's haunting, creepy and beautiful at the same time. I definitely recommend this cd!

  • Moody, eerie, compeling and cool
    author: Sandman

    This is a great background score for people who like instrumentals that are a bid moody and surreal. Great sex music

  • Very quick service and the cd is wonderful.
    author: calista_333

    Wonderful experience with company and love the cd. Would recommend it to anyone and the company also. thank you for the great service.

  • enjoyably amient, great service
    author: bob crane

    1st, my hat's off to cd baby, suprisingly quick service and unexpectedly humorous notification emails. The CD. Lush, ambient landscapes/scenarios. Though 'passive' like good ambient with pleasant depth, there's enough tension and occasional tempos to hold on to the less than disciplined listener. I wasn't aware Ridgeway had done anything like this and done it so well! Highly recommended.

  • It just gives me the chills. I just love it............
    author: Cindy Cruz

    It is divine. Spooky, but at the same time relaxing. I just love the music

  • wickedly awesome
    author: MaRc

    Cd baby rocks!! If you're thinking about buying this cd stop thinking and buy it now. if you like the Mark Ryden's Art you'll love this cd.....buy now...go...what are you wait for...stop reading and go...trust me it rocks.

  • Interesting...very atmospheric
    author: ADRIANA

    First i need to say CD Baby's your excellent!!!!!Many thanks.As a Mark Ryden fan obviously had to get the CD.Not my normal listening but found it eerily peaceful.So when i need MY TIME i can switch off with it.A recommended purchase.Thanx

  • very moody, gets you right there.
  • excellent
    author: dan

    this record falls short of being an all time classic only by meandering slightly at the end. other then that it is truly a gratifying listen that i know i'm going to spin again and again.

  • Hmm.
    author: Lindsey M

    Very pretty songs, but to really get into it, you may need the book.

  • Creepy cool
    author: marshotel

    Stan Ridgway and Pietra Wexstun have produced the perfect creepy atmospheric accompaniment to Mark Ryden's equally creepy paintings. Starting out as cleverly disguised background music, you are soon drawn in and captivated. After my first listen to this CD, I pressed "repeat" on my player four times in a row.

  • very nice
    author: mastr

    good stuff ,realy sets a nice mood and paints a good picture .

  • A Journey of the Senses
    author: Verity, UK

    A truly beautiful and atmospheric album. Bringing alive Mark Ryden's work to your imagination and creating a wonderful atmosphere. This album now lives on my iPod where ever I go. One of those rare great purchases, that like a well loved book you'll want to re-listen to this for years to come.

  • pretty darn good... not amazing...but pretty darn good!!!
    author: niki allie

    very simple, and sweet. I've listened to the CD dozens of times now and realy enjoy it. It nothing revolutionary but a very, very enjoyable listen with a 'left of center' viewpoint... I say get it!

  • exceptional
    author: jen himmelstein

    ethereal and exquisite, fabulous music to paint to if you are an artist, my husband is a huge fan of stan ridgeway from the wall of voodoo days and he loved the cd, its a great testament to his talents as well as his partners on the album.

  • oscuridad magicamente romantica
    author: +---frerak---+without head

    escuchar este disco conjuntamente veo la obra de ryden es perfecto para salir volando por tierras lejanas y volver definitivamente trastornado...y feliz.

  • 'MY CURRENT KITCHEN SOUNDTRACK'
    author: JohnnyKat

    The best CD I've purchased in a long time. So many beautiful textures and moods. Ridgeway, an extraordinary stoyteller, along with Wexstun manage to communicate using music to firmly plant the listener into Mark Rydens somewhat dark universe. Currently on our most-played-in-our-kitchen list. Then there's the packaging. WOW. Instantly collectible.

  • Dark and beautiful at the same time.
    author: Goblin

    This is the most relaxing, creepy and beautiful album I've heard in a long time.

  • Nice ambient music. Pretty and Foreboding.
    author: chris long

    I like it. Sometimes pretty at others kind of scary. very nice.

  • A wonderful escape
    author: jen

    This is a beautiful cd. I love to sit with my eyes closed and imagine that I am dancing in the scene from the Adams Family movie in the ballroom with all of their relatives. It takes me away and I can't get enough. It is the first cd with out any words that has ever given me that warm feeling inside.

  • Am exceptional collector's item - excellent music, brilliant packaging
    author: Geoff Maloney

    This CD is a great buy for anyone intrested in eerie and delightful mood music. It is much more than ambient and is truly a soundtrack I think that Stan Rideway imagined for some long lost example of film noir and applied it to Mark Ryden's Blood exibition. And the packaging, complete with the famous Ryden artwork from Blood is absolutely superb. This is an exceptional collector's item. You could buy it just for the artwork, but once you hear it you will be so glad you did. If you liked the soundtrack music for Lynch's Twin Peaks, you will love this.

  • reality is hippyish Xmas Dinner was onged by it in a relative way!
    author: jan bunting

    Thankfuly this album allowed me to by-pass flogging the trad seasonal tuniage. Aural absinthe-400% decadent and intoxicating. "Blood" rules any tableaux with a sonically finessed hand. Baudelairean operatic modern moodtrack, with or without pink gloves. The special edition Mark Ryden cover art is tres magnifique! Overall, it's a rarified pleasure- treasure to be savored, not gulped.

  • Love This Cd!
    author: Bryan Schroat

    Great cd! Very moody and relaxing. Excellent!

  • Macabre cover reflects a grim theme, but the music is luscious.
    author: Jim Spaulding

    If you are interested in ambient music, this cd is well worth having in your collection. I find this to be good music to relax to, very full and calming sounds. The CD cover, while not something that appears rugged enough to take on your next camping trip, is surely a collector's item. I had to laugh at the gruesome paintings that make up the packaging. They are at once grim and whimsical.

  • This ain't your Eno ambient...
    author: phog masheeen

    This CD is on the musical side of ambient. There are some synths involved but the overall effect is Halloween music you can use all year long. It can put you in a strange place though. The packaging is over the top! If you see it you will want to own it.

  • Dark
    author: Marco

    Great... great. This is dark... beautiful darkness. Haunting, relaxing and moving. And great service from CD Baby. Highly reccomended.

  • CD from Mark Rydens ,Blood
    author: Laura West

    I don't know how it sounds because I'm giving it to my daughter for Christmas. But I'm sure she'll love it. She likes your artistry very much. She is a huge fan. Thanks.

  • haunting and beautiful
    author: Dave West

    Thia CD is haunting and beautiful. It's etherial strains capture the essance of the art works which they represent. A must have for all Mark Ryden fans.

  • Unbelievable
    author: Sean

    Great CD... i love the art work on it and i love the music... i am an artist as well and it is great music to listen to while you working on projects... highly recommended!!!

  • Dark Sounds Worth Framing!!
    author: Sarin69

    Very Dark Music with Ryden Art worth Framing!! Great deal and Excellent Service from CD Baby!!

  • bewitching
    author: C Gregory

    Not my usual style of music, but SOOO beautiful! I am spellbound every time I listen. Nicely done.

  • AMAZING!
    author: Ana C from hong kong

    I received this CD promptly and this CD is GREAT!!!!! so dark and so sweet .... Highly recommended!!!!

  • This is art for the soul
    author: Nick Phillips

    This CD is well worth checking out. Not only does this cd reach out to those who are into darker music, but also anyone who loves to feel what you are hearing. I think that the music captured mark rydens art extreemly well. This isn't just a CD but it's an experience.

  • Incredible mood
    author: Robert A Clayton

    Beautifully scored with incredible debth. The music and Mark's art go hand in glove. An artistic relationship that really pays off.

  • Moody - brooding-but completely listenable!
    author: R Norman

    This is one of those great atmospheric CD’s that occasionally borders on the spooky but is thoroughly easy to listen to. Somewhere between an ambient piece and an amazing soundtrack, it’s great driving music. Besides that, the CD Baby shopping experience was terrific. Who else will send you such amusing follow-up emails? AMAZON? I don’t think so.

  • Euphorically dysphoric!
    author: Emily

    The sounds and the images blend so well together. Not only is Ryden a phenomial artist, Ridway and Wexstun are as well - all great at what they do best - paint and music. Great example of how all artistic mediums surround one another. The music is euphoric (feeling of happiness) and at the same time dysphoric (feeling of sadness). All in all, I am very pleased with the CD and hope to see more soundtracks of this type with both artists in the future!

  • Darkly Innocent
    author: Tiffany Moon

    Clearly, this recording is a "Pictures at an Exhibition" for those who see the darker side of the world. The imagery, that of portraits of blood-touched children, is made clear in each composition. -Tiffany Moon, www.studiotiffany.com

  • Amazing, dreamy
    author: Ida Berg

    Since I love the work of Mark Ryden I was very interested in the music composed to go with his work, and I must say it was every bit as intruiging and eerie as the paintings! I love this CD I've listened to it every day for a week now!!

  • Ryden/Ridgeway Hybrid is Almost Too Great
    author: Grego

    Blood is an exceptional children's book with accompaning audio. The music is completely sweet. Fountain sounds like a funeral in a hotel lobby. There is something familiar about this music: I'll probably be found dead listening to it in thirty years...It's that good.

  • So dark, yet so great
    author: Ken

    Bloodshow is truly a dark masterpiece. Ethereal tones, wailings, its a mixture of "sorrow and fear". The music is a perfect compliment to the paintings.

  • Beautiful and Haunting I loved it!!!!!
    author: Jennifer W

    I love the music it was elegant and haunting..the children sounds the baby sounds were creepy yet relaxing and meniacle in their own way and other times when it was just music you truly just wanted to drift in to another land or world within your own mind away from the termoils of our lives. Totally loves this Cd would recommend to many:-D

  • Beautiful music
    author: Boo

    the music is beautiful, it just makes you feel so good!

  • Nice mood music for people who don't like "nice"
    author: TJW

    A lovely, well-produced CD (the cover art for the box is worth the purchase). Each song is unique; some songs seem like dramatic opera arias, some horror movie soundtrack music, some like themes for a goth comic book, and some vocals similar to church choir music. Pretty nifty.

  • Music to be creeped out by.
    author: Nightmare Tony

    Not simply another generic spooky CD nor a new age meandering, BLOOD is the perfect counterpoint ot the slightly ofputting paintings of Mark Ryden, the cute little children pictures of yesterday with the added melancholy of blood. The CD is the perfect soundtrack to accompany the various exhibits, strange, unsettling and frankly nightmarish without using the typical cliches of the genre.

  • Soundtrack for hire? GREAT!
    author: polly from hollywood

    PLEASE!...Someone hire these folks for a soundtrack! This CD is a great HORROR MOVIE! Excellent.

  • Top quality CD, top quality service
    author: BuzzMoo

    Full of emotion and chilling moments, this CD is essential for any ambient collection that has a psychological theme. CDbaby somehow got my CD to me in two working days - from Oregon to Canberra, ACT! All in perfect order. Hooray for CDbaby and for Ryden, Ridgway and Wexstun!

  • Beautiful Music, Great Purchase
    author: Philip Ourso

    Was interested in this cd when I read a favorable review in Rue Morgue, have always been a fan of Mark Ryden's paintings, so a soundtrack for one of his gallery shows was immediately appealing. There isn't much I can say about the music itself that hasn't already been said, great atmospheric music with many haunting and beautiful moments. The cd case design by Mark Ryden is worth the cost alone, so its a great buy and a safe bet.

  • I WANNA BE THAT TALENTED!!!
    author: Patricia Bacchus

    I know I should say something intellectual...I read the other reviews, & they made me feel like a kid in middle school. I think I'll stick to words I can pronounce:) So... first, the CD came safely packaged, the shipping was very fast, and, Devin, you write a good letter...wish all were like you, many more smiles in this world. Your quite lovely. Mark Ryden is my favorite artist.(also lovely) I'd wish I could borrow his brain for a day to see where he gets all his beautiful thoughts from! That would be a fun place to go. The music, so pretty! Peitra Wexstun & Stan Ridgway are so talented! The "got talent?" Fairy must have had a teeny-tiny bit too much vino the night she went to their house & bopped them on the head quite a few times! Lucky you. Thank you soooo much for sharing all your talents! I am off to the "get talent" chat room...I have a bone to pick with a certain Fairy that missed a tiny little house in Georgia...then, to have a glass of wine myself. Patricia Bacchus

  • A Unique Listening Experience
    author: Dirk

    More than simple mood music. Otherworldly yet strangely familiar. Each track conjures up a different piece of some deep-seated remembrance. Most seem to be of childhood times or dreams long forgotten; a unique listening experience. The instrumentation and wordless vocals blend together seamlessly and the production is superb. Thank you Stan & Pietra... and Mark, for the inspiration!

  • Emotional and chillingly haunted
    author: Tomorrow West

    This delightful collection of dark and brooding melodies is great for setting a mood. It's the kind of music I love to listen to as I'm working, because it flows naturally and inspires creativity. The songs are each very unique, reminding me of dreams or nightmares I have had. The entire CD gives me a sense of timelessness - being taken to a new land of mystery and suspense. No matter how many times I listen to it, the stories my mind conjures are always fresh and intriguing. I love the faraway children's sounds, the bells, the creepiness. If my life was made into a horror movie, I would want to use this CD as the soundtrack.

  • Magical!
    author: Robert Taylor

    I originally bought this CD simply because I'm a great fan of Mark Ryden's art. Being in the UK, I'd never heard of Stan Ridgeway before. Boy, did I discover what I'd been missing! This is haunting magical music of true beauty, and I'm simply enthralled. I haven't listened to anything else for days. Great music to make love to, dream to, or just simply let wash over you... I'm now seeking whatever I can find by this great musician.

  • the highest honor.
    author: Ivy

    this record will sound great on mushrooms.

  • good background music
    author: laura

    This is calming to listen to and not as disturbing(or annoying) as some ambient music can be. I listened to it while reading, and kept getting visuals of Mark's work popping into my head, which was nice,too. I bet it was amazing to experience it in the gallery setting!

  • Enjoyable Music with a moody funhouse aura....
    author: Peter M.

    I received this CD today and was thrilled! Then I noticed that the included card was entirely creased up and bent out of shape, I'm not sure what to do with it. The cd case was very thin and had some lines and creases running along its spine. It still looks great and I'm glad to have something by Mark Ryden that didn't cost 300+ dollars but the cost is derived from its rarity. The music is thoughtful and quirky, a nice accompaniment to Ryden's art or perhaps midnight-showings of Alice In Wonderland! It's probably not the soundtrack to your daily life but that's where the enjoyment comes from. It's a sonic tablet to return to a child-like sense of wonder with the perspective & hindsight of adulthood sorrows and fears. Play it at night in an atmospheric room when guests show up, it will accent it nicely. _PMM_

  • heavenly
    author: rafael ayala

    i believe that no words can describe the brilliance of the music, it really takes you to another world of magic and relaxation, really a beautyfull peace of art

  • author: Camby Savelle

    This CD is awsome, I recomend it...I also advise you buy it now before it starts selling for 75.00 on Ebay

  • FAB-U-LOUS
    author: MICHAEL ST. MICHAEL

    This CD is wonderful and talk about mood music. I wanted,no I craved blood after listening to this...

  • author: jeremy

    I recieved the CD in an extremely timely manner, my only complaint is that the invitation card was bent up a bit in transit and I was hoping to frame it,but oh well. The music is moving and very enlightining. I listen to it when working on my own art, usually with headphones to get the full effect. Great job guys, jeremy

  • Longer Compositions
    author: Jype Entertainment

    I feel the compositions could have been longer. By the time your being starts to immerse, you have to start all over again. The music has a sort of hokey tone to it, which fits Ryden to a tee. I bet it was a great opening night.

  • Great CD, Superb company
    author: D148L0

    Moving, a CD you'll be glad you bought.

  • AMAZING!
    author: Natascha

    This is a GREAT CD, hauntingly beautiful deep dark gothic/ambient music. CD-baby is A+ too, btw ;-)

  • amazingly moving music!! ! A++++
    author: stace

    this music was very moving...it sets a lovely mood...i enjoy relaxing and listening to the touching music by ridgway and wexstun...they must have definitely impacted mark ryden's gallery showing...i wish i could have been there! his art is amazing and unique and so was this cd! i loved it and appreciated it so completely! thank you for the art!

  • Sheer brilliance
    author: Lesley Scarah

    This CD was one of the most beautiful soundtracks i have heard. It complimented the essence of each mark ryden painting perfectly. this is the first example i have heard of work by Stan Ridgway & Pietra Wexstun and i can say it wont be the last.

  • You've heard the music, now buy the book.
    author: Lori

    Great sound to go with the art. These are like tone poems and after listening to them I has to check out the artist who inspired them. Now I have to buy the book with the paintings in it. Wonderful sound.

  • rosa rosae qui est in caelis...
    author: Anthar Kharana

    been in the paradise where the souls are crying....you will heard the air flying across your eyes and a huge light touching the rose who lives in your heart...

  • Sepulchral sounds of utter genius
    author: Greg Goodsell

    Wonderfully cinematic musings from one of the members of Wall of Voodoo ... one can close their eyes and just picture a movie camera panning over shelves of antique dolls swathed in cobwebs ....

  • Wonderful Company, wonderful cd. :)
    author: Jade

    I love this cd. Not only was it the perfect one to play in art class to drown out my teacher's voice, it was also a great inspiration tool. Since this cd was based on the paintings of Mark Ryden, it makes me want to go to the exhibit for the atmosphere, since so many web users wrote that the two complimented eash other. If you like the Addams family, Tim Burton, and Danny Elfman, I would suggest getting this cd! There aren't any voclas in it, so it's perfect to listen to on a rainy day or taking a nap in between classes. :)

  • I think I am in love
    author: Igor

    A beautiful blend of eerie and relaxing music. A definite must have! I would have never thought someone could pull off something like this. SUPERB!

  • A haunting journey through the night...
    author: Oren Kamara

    The c.d. is abslutely brilliant. It sent chills down my back as it set the evening mood. A haunting journey of sound and imigery that captured my soul...I have yet to hear anything that comes close to the depth and intimacy of this album...I loved it!

  • I like
    author: Styve

    This CD fits a lot the work of Mark Ryden, thank you CD Baby, you are so funny at the same time, and congratulations to the artists. A french fan ;)

  • Best soundtrack in years!!
    author: René

    This is the best soundtrack I heard in years... even if it isn't a soundtrack; well, sort of. The haunting, beautiful music reminds me of Colin Towns' masterpiece "Full Circle" and of another scary soundtrack (from a videogame): "American McGee's Alice" from Chris Vrenna (a.k.a. Tweaker). It all sounds so nice, but you know you have to fear... silent piano-touches, children's voices, even some christian church hymns, everything has a clear suspence-sound. I love those great Mellotron- and Chamberlain-contributions, which add a lot of the atmosphere. PLAY IT IN THE DARK or listen to it when you have a look at those fantastic, but frightening pictures of Mark Ryden (who I got to know through some CD-covers, like 3rd Martinee's "Meanwhile").

  • hauntingly beautiful!!!!!
    author: Kathy Hutton

    haunting, chilling,lovely!!!!!

  • A Ridgway/Wexstun Masterpiece
    author: Hayduke

    From the hauntingly atmospheric and chilling first track ‘Entrance’, the sinister and playful ‘Rose’, through the lonely memories of ‘Baptism of Jajo’, this collection of music is the perfect complement for Mark Ryden’s ‘Blood’ expedition, it is also the soundtrack to your inner self’s darker side.

  • Great Stuff
    author: Sam Judd

    After the second or third pass on this disc,I'm ready to go see the exhibit!!..Now if it would only come to Atl..... Stan & Pietra have created another masterpiece...

  • i will never hear the same again
    author: joe p

    As a suppliment to the Blood Show, these movements are to the ears what Ryden's paintings are to the eyes, and can still stand alone as great art.

  • The music adds more meaning to Mark Ryden's beautiful & haunting art.
    author: Christi Reid aka Wykked_Blue

    This CD is amazing. It leaves you haunted and renewed. I myself love any form of art that makes you feel so many different emotions. I found it hard to obtain this CD. Thank God for CD BABY! This CD will take you so far away that you many not want to ever come back.

  • Dark yet beautiful, Subtle yet effectual
    author: Tangento

    This has already become one of my favorite works by Ridgway, and instills in me the desire to seek more from Wexstun. The compositions are a perfect fit for Ryden's sinister whimsy, yet the album stands alone as a stunning piece of dense and mesmerizing ambient music.

  • Both sound and vision from two artists
    author: Boredmonkey

    I popped the CD in then went over to Mark Ryden’s web site and viewed his artwork and I have to say it was an incredible experience of both sound and vision from two artists. The soundtrack is hypnotic on its own but it’s incredibly hypnotic with Mark’s artwork. I started to wonder if someone put something in my coffee. ;-) Ricky ~boredmonkey

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