| Talk to the Sea | |
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| Released | February 16, 2014 |
| Recorded | 1985–2010 |
| Genre | Ambient [1] |
| Length | 91:48(vinyl) 123:00 (CD) |
| Label | Music from Memory MFM002 |
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Talk to the Sea is a 2014 compilation album by Italian ambient musician Gigi Masin. It features both released and unreleased material, spanning from 1985 to 2010.
"It was truly a labor of love from Music from Memory. Jamie [Tiller] and Tako [Reyenga] asked me about a release of my music and I soon understood they were pretty special. Honestly, I had a lot of music from the last decade and so I told them to choose what they loved the most."
Masin self-released the album Wind on his own The Bear on the Moon label in 1986, to very little acclaim or popularity. [3] After the release of the album The Wind Collector in 1991, Masin stopped making music following disappointment with the music scene. [2] Wind later became a sought-after record by crate diggers. [3]
Jamie Tiller of the reissue label Music from Memory discovered Masin's 1986 album Wind while researching Italian electronic music. Tiller got in contact with Masin and received "some 80 tracks", which spanned from the early 80s until recently. Tiller, along with label co-founders Abel Nagengast and Tako Reyenga, spent "literally months" compiling the album from the archival material. [4]
The release of the compilation resulted in a resurgence of Masin's career, which had been stagnant for most of the '90s and '00s. Following the release, Masin started touring internationally and releasing new music after increased interest in his work. [2]
The compilation was later released on CD with six additional tracks; one from Wind and the rest unreleased. [5]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Paul Simpson of AllMusic gave the album 31⁄2 stars. Simpson praised "Masin's serene, sparse, slowly paced compositions", but noted that the 23 tracks on the CD makes for a "somewhat tiring two-hour listen." [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Snake Theory" (The Wind Collector with Alessandro Monti, 1991) |
| 4:58 |
| 2. | "The Word Love" (unreleased, 2010) | Masin | 8:58 |
| 3. | "Still" (unreleased, 2009) | Masin | 5:06 |
| 4. | "Fata Morgana" (unreleased, 1995) | Masin | 4:42 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Redanzen" (unreleased, 1998) | Masin | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Talk to the Sea" (soundtrack for Talk to the Sea, Dragonfly, 1996) | Masin | 7:06 |
| 7. | "Music for Chameleons" (unreleased, 1985) | Masin | 5:50 |
| 8. | "Little Faith" (unreleased, 1996) | Masin | 5:49 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "First Time Ruth Saw the Sea" (Les Nouvelles Musiques de Chambre, Vol. 2, 1989) | Masin | 3:19 |
| 2. | "The Nylon Dollar" (unreleased, 1996) | Masin | 9:20 |
| 3. | "The Kasparian Circle" (unreleased, 1997) | Masin | 7:44 |
| 4. | "Nadir" (unreleased, 2009) | Masin | 1:51 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Stella Maris" (The Wind Collector with Alessandro Monti, 1991) |
| 6:41 |
| 6. | "Call Me" (Wind, 1986) | Masin | 4:24 |
| 7. | "The City Lights" (soundtrack for Termination Shock, 2001) | Masin | 5:47 |
| 8. | "She Wears Shades" (The Wind Collector with Alessandro Monti, 1991) |
| 3:18 |
| 9. | "Almanac" (Les Mystères Des Voix Vulgaires, 1990) |
| 2:30 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Snake Theory" | 4:58 |
| 2. | "The Word Love" | 8:58 |
| 3. | "Still" | 5:06 |
| 4. | "Fata Morgana" | 4:42 |
| 5. | "Redanzen" | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Talk to the Sea" | 7:06 |
| 7. | "Music for Chameleons" | 5:50 |
| 8. | "Little Faith" | 5:49 |
| 9. | "First Time Ruth Saw the Sea" | 3:19 |
| 10. | "The Nylon Dollar" | 9:20 |
| 11. | "The Kasparian Circle" | 7:44 |
| 12. | "Nadir" | 1:51 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stella Maris" | 6:41 |
| 2. | "Call Me" | 4:24 |
| 3. | "The City Lights" | 5:47 |
| 4. | "She Wears Shades" | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Almanac" | 2:30 |
| 6. | "Moor" (bonus track, unreleased, unknown date) | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Not The Kind That's Blues" (bonus track, unreleased, unknown date) | 4:25 |
| 8. | "Ship Beetel" (bonus track, unreleased, unknown date) | 6:01 |
| 9. | "Random Security" (bonus track, The Wind Collector with Alessandro Monti, 1991) | 5:27 |
| 10. | "Zarata" (bonus track, unreleased, unknown date) | 3:56 |
| 11. | "Swallows' Tempest" (bonus track, Wind, 1986) | 6:58 |
Per liner notes. [6]
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