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Title: Not as good as the audio sample
Review: This album starts out pleasantly enough, much like the online audio sample which I found to be similar to a small collection of actual wind chimes in a light breeze. After the first couple of minutes, though, the recording becomes somewhat choppy and contrived, with occasional "gongs" that are jarring and carry considerable sound distortion. On the upside, this album is all chimes, and chimes without music or other sounds such as babbling brooks, rain, etc. are hard to find. While I don't hate it, it does make me want to splice the good parts together and discard the 70% percent or so where the chimes are clearly being played (and rather poorly) by human hands rather than by the wind. If you must have it, I suggest downloading the mp3 version for less than a third of the price of this surprisingly pricey CD.
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