Gaia's Awakening (ds_ga.xm)

Posted by videogameboy76 on Thu 7th Mar 2013, rated 9 / 10.

This song is an essential addition to any playlist of the absolute best ambient compositions.

Posted by Kruser on Sun 3rd Feb 2002, rated 9 / 10.

Absolutely stunning! This song makes you feel the spirit of Gaia all the way throughout the length of the song. This is a great combination of dance-like rhythm and bass and dreamy strings and piano leads. The song makes you listen to it over and over, without getting tired, annoyed or bored. This is a must hear for all ambiental lovers. With the introductory leed strings, the listener is placed in a relaxed, dreamy mood, only to be shaken and refocused on the superb bass line, followed with the excellent drum accompainment. It is quite astonishing how powerful is the effect of the bass on this song: the lead piano and the bass follow the inintial progression of the background strings, and yet it is the bass that carries the mood and the soul of this song. The drumwork is very adequate and follows the song very well, but could be improved a bit more, since there are no real drum transitions. Also, there are cases where the samples are not reverberated enough and seem to be cut off from their fadeout. All in all, the arrangement may not be perfect, but certainly is highly effective.