When a collection of asian artifacts is disposed of at a local antique dealer, a mythical series of events begins to unfold. Red hot records press release jade warrior, circa 1973 or thereabouts. The second, betterknown jade warrior recorded for island records and was an allinstrumental duo that practically invented new age music. Find similar artists to jade warrior and discover new music. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Jade warrior is a music studio album recording by jade warrior psychedelicspace rockprogressive rock released in 1971 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Feb 21, 2014 jade warrior jade warrior full album 1971 01. Inspired by a wellknown finnish epic called the kalevala, the story opens with a downonhis luck hardware merchant who gets dumped by. The bands experiments with the sounds which would later be labelled a world and ambient music came parallel to that of brian eno, who described floating world as an important album. Jade warrior is the debut selftitled and selfproduced album by jade warrior, released in 1971 as part of the progressive rock movement.
A legendary swordsman in ancient china fights for honor and love. Jade warrior s first album following tony duhig and jon fields emergence out of the psychedelic july captures them abandoning the best of that bands whimsical moodiness in favor of a symphonic spirituality epitomized from the outset by the soaring guitars that ecstatically slice through the opening traveller. Dynamite head radio said many more dead snake bite cyanide sunrise communist war cries government gumrise snake bite limousine black rubber whip crack real dirt track snake bite hold tight, dont fight snake bite, reptile vein bleed, snake speed flesh greed, reptile. Jade warrior biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. He and alumnus david duhig joined up as a duo named dogstar poets, releasing one tuneful album. It seemed for a while that jade warrior may have disbanded as their only output was the previously mentioned eclipse and fifth element, but these were recently joined by the reissue of all four island albums in 2006. Jade warrior biography the music of jade warrior is somewhat difficult to describe. Having conquered the east, warrior now turned their jade eye westward, toward latin america. I sent them an email asking if this was the same mastering as the repertoire edition remastered by eroc.
Floating world is the fourth studio album by the british experimental rock band jade warrior released in 1974 by island records. Jade warrior is an homage to kung fu genre strongly spiced with a truly original approach to finnish national epic kalevala. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. In addition, repertoire also have jade warrior, released, last autumns dream, eclipse, and fifth element available. It was chosen by jon field and the late tony duhig to describe the contrasting and apparently conflicting musical styles they wished to blend.
On the verge of exile, the jade warrior fights with all the might of the universe to prove the worth of the jade clan. Jade warrior was and is an enigmatic and unique band with an uncategorizable sound that evolved over a lengthy career going through several different phases. And in 2008 jade warrior, with glyn havard back in the band, released their 14th studio album now on the windweaver label. Ivy tapping on my window, wine and candle glow skies that promise snow have gathered overhead buttered toast and creamy coffee, table laid for two lovely having you. You can buy latest album eclipse 1998 jade warrior. This is likely the last concession jade warrior would give to commercial attempts imho. I tend to disagree with critics later assignment of the world music label to jade warrior s music. The once beloved emperor sun hai falls prey to a corrupting influence that turns his brothers. Jade warrior were a british musical group that were formed in 1970, originally evolving out of a band named july. Jade warrior download all progressive rock songs jade. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Blades girlfriend zoe is hassling him for commitment after hearing him call out in his sleep taleen the princess he fell for in the last trip to the x. As you are here, it means you either do not have the flash plugin installed or you have an older version. Warrior stock photos download 124,0 royalty free photos.
Jade warrior was the term used in japan to describe samurai who expected to be artists and poets as well as deadly killers. In addition to china, the movies international distribution rights have been sold to more than 30 countries. Our engineer did the mastering after we made the deal. Jade warrior is the first finnish movie to be released in movie theaters in china. Writerdirector anttijussi annilas picture jade warrior jade soturi takes as its startingoff point an arresting and littleknown fact the similarity of chinese and finnish mythologies. Jade warrior plays nomadic heavy psych with lots of asian traditional influences flute, percussions, harmonies. The jade empire suffers from the violent upheaval of rebellion. Tracks like we have reason to believe would fit in almost any conventional rock band repertoire, but after this, they not only pushed the envelope, they tore it up. The music early on had vocals and a jethro tull like vibe mainly because some of the flute playing was a bit more staccato and breathy like that of ian anderson but mid period jade warrior was another beast alltogether bringing in oriental instrumentation, psych sounding guitar, moogcompliments of steve winwood and percussion. In the summer of 2005, glyn officially rejoined jade warrior, joining with jon field, dave sturt, and colin henson to work on a new album. They percieved a more abstract style, based on instrumentals with an eastern theme that would take jade warrior into a new age direction recording 4 timeless albums for island recordsthat is not to say that eclipse is in any way ordinarythough not my favorite jw lp it still has much to offerglyn wrote some wonderful songsenglish.
Last autumns dream, released in the early 70s is a masterpiece of its type, original vinyl copies are much sought after. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks, albums, and artists youll love. In 2000, jade warrior s original bassist and vocalist glyn havard reappeared on the scene. Jade warrior download high quality complete mp3 albums. Practitioners of the jade order study ghyran, the lore of life.
Reminiscent, in places, of a lessprecious successor to quintessence and the. The bands experiments with the sounds which would later be labelled a world and ambient music came parallel to that of brian eno, who. This anthology, including almost the best stuff, represents a softer direction here, above all if you consider the album floating world, entirely included. The two did not immediately start a band, but spent several years improving their. Official trailer for my first feature film jade warrior, 2006. Jade warrior, released and last autumns dream are rereleased by air mail recordings in japan. By this time, jade were already moving toward a more orchestral sound, as kites had evidenced, but way of the sun was positively cinematic. Listen to your favorite songs from jade warrior 2014 remaster by jade warrior now.
Providing all the latest jade warrior news, track samples of our current cd, biographies. Jade warrior was an eclectic group led by jon field and tony duhig, who met during the 1960s while working in a factory. Although later jade warrior always included enough smartsounding jazz and world influences to never be as bland as new age typically is. Duhig and havard returned from the middle east and contacted field, and the trio adopted the jade warrior name. He wants another chance to be reunited with his loved one and he gets that chance, in a far away place and a far away time, in the cold north, in modern finland. Download 1240 warrior stock photos for free or amazingly low rates. This is a rare example of intense ambient sound, best realized in quietly by the river bank, which begins with an ominous tone and explodes with the fury of a samurai warrior. Watch jade warrior 2010 full movie free streaming online. Jade warrior the first finnish kung fu film combines finnish and chinese mythologies into one film. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. They are in chronological order of their release which in some cases is wildly different to their recorded date. Jade warrior was a progressive rockjazz rock band formed in 1970 by jon field, tony duhig, and glyn havard. Jade warrior were a british musical group that were formed in 1970, originally evolving out of a.
This latest album is an incredible blending of both jade warriors. Inspired by a wellknown finnish epic called the kalevala, the story opens with a downonhis luck hardware merchant who gets dumped by his girlfriend. The shop owner is turned into a warrior of ancient china fated to. The album sets the scene for what the majority of the bands albums were to sound like, mixing various ethnic sounds with a progressive and unearthly sound, as well as sudden changes between slow acoustic guitar melody, to distorted and heavy electric guitar. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. The island anthology, a 2 cd set that brings together four mid70s titles from jade warrior, makes the case for the duo as progenitors of everything from ambient to world fusion sounds. Jade warriors second album is a study in contrasts. Tony duhig dominates the second half of kites with a group of songs interpreting teh cheng, the boat monk, a traditional zen story. Here you can buy and download music mp3 jade warrior. The finnish blacksmiths girlfriend leaves him, and all that the.
Jade warrior moutain of fruit and flowers 1974 youtube. If your cloud dvr fills up, well make space by deleting your oldest recordings marked save until space is needed first. Discography these are all of the jade warrior albums to date. Eclectic discs are pleased to release the classic albums recorded by the legendary jade warrior for island records between 1974 and 1978. Get all the lyrics to songs on jade warrior and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Among the influences youll hear in various aspects of jade warrior s music are rock, jazz, latin, japanese, african, ambient, and the kitchen sink almost literally there are spoons and an empty whiskey bottle in there somewhere. Jade warriors last edited by williamsburger on 040720 02. On their debut album i find their mixture of fuzzed up. Listen online 10 songs from elements cd2 1995 jade warrior. Jade warrior has always been an underdog of sort in the prog world most likely due to their inability to create well flowing deliveries of their music to create a totally satisfying album experience without any stilted feel but i have to admit that i really like many of their albums and this debut release is the perfect place to start as it in.
Watch jade warrior 2010 full movie free streaming online tubi. Oct, 2006 jade warrior the first finnish kung fu film combines finnish and chinese mythologies into one film. Jade warrior 2014 remaster by jade warrior on amazon music. It follows a progressive rock trend rather than the ultimately ethnic and worldly sound of their previous album. In ancient china, an enamored swordsman fights destiny, desperately wanting to reunite with his love. Noted by chris blackwell as one of his favourite groups, the four albums recorded by jade warrior for island were classic ambient works, stunning in their beauty. Within, the duo aided by a host of guest musicians created an incredibly vibrant set that quivers with. Eclipse is a music studio album recording by jade warrior psychedelicspace rockprogressive rock released in 1998 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette.
Alternatively, you can download the album from amazon or on itunes. Jade warriors were the samurai of ancient japan, cultured killers wellschooled in arts ranging from poetry to murder. Feb 23, 2007 jade warrior the unlikely melding of finnish and chinese mythology largely works a treat in jade warrior, a crosscultural martialarts epic that makes a virtue of its twin settings and, even. Jade warrior is an action drama film that takes place in ancient china and present day finland. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. The album sets the scene for what the majority of the bands albums were to sound like, mixing various ethnic sounds with a progressive and unearthly sound, as well as sudden changes between slow acoustic.
Jon field and the late tony duhig were contemporaries of brian eno and explored similar soundscapes, with considerably less longterm. Duhig and field created most of the music, with havard playing bass and contributing lyrics and vocals. Jade warrior st 1971 one of progressive rocks most remarkable debut albums. Released is the second studio album by british band jade warrior. Thousands of years ago in ancient china, a love struck sword hero fights against his destiny. Apr 15, 2011 when a collection of asian artifacts is disposed of at a local antique dealer, a mythical series of events begins to unfold. Jade warrior jade warrior lyrics and tracklist genius. In finland, the movie grossed 607,038 with 79,050 tickets sold.
The founder members were tony duhig guitar born anthony christopher duhig, 18 september 1941, acton, west london. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from jade warrior at the discogs marketplace. In modern day finland, an out of work blacksmith is broken and beaten. Etiam tortor odio, bibendum at egestas eget, elementum id orci. Core members tony duhig guitar and jon field percussionistflute had worked together in the late sixties in a psychedelic band called july. Jade warrior by jade warrior album, progressive rock. Customize your avatar with the jade warrior and millions of other items.