Search - Jonn Serrie :: Lumia Nights

Reminiscent of floating in space with your soulmate.........

susie_a | Tennessee | 09/07/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As I was reading through the reviews for the album (as I always do before buying) I was amazed at the differences of opinion on this album. Either you loved it or hated it. So, as a person who loves conflict I decided to purchase it. I took heed to the negative reviews thinking it would put me to sleep. As I listened to the album, several of the reviews came to mind. Sleepy elevator music, tracks running into tracks.... But I was simply listening to the "white noise". Soon, though, I really began to "hear" what was behind the music. Pain, love, friendship, heartache, romance and patience are all "floating" behind this music. THAT it what MAKES it music, not just a bunch of chords, swooshy stuff and tinkly [kaka], as MANY of the "Space" and "New Age" artists do today and call it music. "Space" music tells a story, it takes you on a journey to the stars: beyond and back. Any "musician" can slap melodies and chords onto a cd and call it music. Any "author" can take words and turn them into a book. It takes a talented individual to blend the elements of storytelling and instrumental music into one. Mr. Serrie is one such individual. Each track on the album leads to the next track, much as each chapter in a book leads to the next. By the last song on the album, I had completed my journey into the stars and made it home safely, where as many musicians had left me stranded somewhere beyond Planet X. So to those reviewers that slammed the album, I urge you to go back to the cd with an open mind, remembering that it is telling a story, and, much like one of the reviewers said, (and Xena) "Don't just listen to the sounds, but what is behind the sounds." Take a chance...You just might be surprised."

Night Traveling to Perfection

Christine Bearse | Vernon, CT USA | 10/25/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For many years now, The music of Jonn Serrie has been an essential part of my life.From the First chords of And the Stars Go With You, through Planetary Chronicles..Tingri, Spiritkeepers, Ixlandia and all the rest..he has taken me along with him as his soul expressed itself. And I have been blessed to have been allowed to ride the cosmos with him.With Lumia Nights, as soon as I received it, I waited to listen to it until it was night...and I was softly comfortable with earphones on and quiet around me. For to listen to his music is to EXPERIENCE something that almost cannot be defined. This Cd takes you on a journey from evening to the deep hours of night and when I heard his rendition of Autumn Leaves, I instanty felt as if I were aboard a huge ship and sitting in a lounge where so many of us were gathered and he was there playing this for us, as we all thought of Earth and life here. I know to some this may sound totally absurd..but I know there will be some of you that will know exactaly what I mean!If you are a tried and true Jonn Serrie fan, than this will enchant you beyond belief.For once again he has taken us all to another place within ourselves. For those who may be new to his music, be prepared to feel many emotions,for this is an experience that is a gift from his heart to ours."

Serrie's best since he put out "Spirit Keepers"

Brad Torgersen | Seattle, WA, USA | 07/06/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Seldom have I run across a "mood" album which so completely captures the rhythms of the evening. A newcomer to the genre might mark this as typical 'easy listening', but it is not. This is Space Music Serrie at his best, cut loose on a sensual, somewhat titlating journey through the activities of night: rest, relaxation, romance, and sex.



Listening to this album is like going on an aural date with your one and only: a high-dress night on the town, superb dining, slow dancing, the eventual midnight drive home through gentle summer air while the stars illuminate your way, to be capped by scenes of slow, hungry passion in the jacuzzi, shower, or between the sheets.



My wife is not overly fond of space music, but on this album we're agreed, Serrie has truly captured the feeling of the complete couples' evening. Smooth, flowing, with a depth of bass that perfectly underscores the higher melodies. A remarkably undersold gem of an album which I very much recommend, whether you need some background ambience to set the tone, or a bona fide space trip of the mind."