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:: Listen to samples of: "For it is Written..."
1) Fragile
2) New World Anthem
3) The Human Spirit
:: Sound Advice, June 2000
"For it is Written...." has a variety of genres mixed together on this CD which is Rene's
second. With a combination of new age, jazz, classical and world beat, composer Rene brings
to us a favourable CD that will fill your heart with joy, happiness and will make your feet
want to move to the beat. A very uplifting CD.
- Sound Advice, Eagleye, June 2000
:: Songwriter's Monthly, February 2000
"Rene orchestrates the textures behind his piano to add maximum lift to his soaring and
memorably classic melodies. Graceful and stylish, Rene seems to have a natural instinct
for line and form."
- Songwriter's Monthly, February 2000
:: Splendid Ezine, January 2000
My post-excessive-drinking ritual requires me to stumble, while still intoxicated, to the
CD player and plop some Tangerine Dream or a Memorable Melodies from the Movies disc into the
CD player to temporarily sidestep the realization that a hangover headache is nigh. Fast forward
to the next morning, when tranquil tunes still drift from my speakers, accompanied by my awareness
that none of the above CDs are in my player. I had been experiencing the languid arrangements on
Rene's (pronounced "Rennie") For it is Written. Cinematic in scope, this is music meant to awaken
the mind's wondering eye via the emotions. Stepping between somber and up-tempo optimism on
"Beyond the Horizon" and "The Human Spirit", Rene conveys his versatility, whether it's placid
pianos and rippling cymbals ("Joie de Vivre") or Spanish guitars and North African flourishes
(Sting's "Fragile" and the impressive "Mediterranean Desire"). It seems that modern instrumental
music's "heavy hitters" have some competition in the form of a young, earnest, one-named Midwesterner.
- Deirdre Devers, Splendid Ezine, January 2000
www.splendidezine.com
:: Music Morsels, November 1999
From the contented sigh producing relaxation of the lead track "Beyond The Horizon" to the uplifting
piano work of "New World Anthem", Chicago's RENE shows several sides of his abilities and feelings on
this wonderful instrumental CD, his second. The luscious world flavorings of "Mediterranean Desire" and
the snappy but laid back salsa feel of "Fragile" prove with an exclamation point the versatility of this
well-respected composer. A masterful weaving of jazz, new age, classical, Latin and other worldly styles.
- Music Morsels, November 1999
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