Divine Intervention
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Record Label: Prometheus Music
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The year was 1986. The singer was only twenty-two, but since childhood she had been captivated by the worlds of wonder and imagination that she discovered in fantasy and science fiction.
Later, she would become a John W. Campbell award-winning writer of science fiction stories and novels, but for now she poured all her imagination and creativity into crafting songs that combined haunting beauty with a sweeping narrative style.
The result was Divine Intervention, an album that shattered the boundaries of science fiction and music with delicate orchestral and pulse-pounding rock settings of Julia Ecklar's song-stories.
This long-awaited CD edition of Divine Intervention combines the original album tracks — polished and re-mastered under the supervision of producer Michael Moricz — plus fourteen minutes of new and previously unavailable tracks.
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"The music still runs through my head at odd moments, and some of it I can sing."
- Larry Niven
"How come such a gifted writer also gets to have such a beautiful voice? Wonderful songs and great backup in a brilliantly produced album. Thanks to Julia and her friends, SF takes the lead in yet another art form."
- David Brin
"...exudes an earnest and unquestionably appealing enthusiasm."
- Jeff Berkwitz (SCI FI Magazine)
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The best filk ever recorded
author: Betty Spaulding
I have always loved this album. I wore out two tapes from the 1996 set. My favorites are--like everyone else's!--Lullaby for a Weary World, the Hand of God, Tempeer of Revenge, and Ladyhawke, but the rest are wonderful too. If I had to choose a lesser favorite or two, I'd say I could probably do without Crimson and Crystal and Fallen Angel, but that's splitting hairs.
Now, if we could just get her to do a third album . . . her writing is good, but her singing is Divine Intervention.
What *I* want to know is: WHY DON'T THEY EVER PLAY FILK ON THE RADIO?
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Eargasm
author: Phil Stracchino, Gilford NH
I've had a copy of Divine Intervention for years ... a tape copied off another tape, because it was out of print by the time I was introduced to it. And for at least fifteen years, I've wished I could buy my own copy on CD.
Well, now I can, and I have. And it's worth the wait. I can hear details on the CD I had no idea were even there. It's richer, deeper, clearer, brighter. Julia's stunning voice is, if possible, even more magnificent.
Divine Intervention should have been released this way twenty years ago when it first came out. The only problem is that now, I have to wait for the sequel....
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Divine Intervention
author: Mary Anne McDonald
I've loved this album since I first heard it years ago. And now I own it! Cool! I play it at work and time flies by--good thing.
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Divine Indeed!!
author: SpaniardX
It was indeed Divine Intervention that has allowed a larger audiance to now hear Ms. Ecklar!!
This is Julia, who has a heavenly voice anyway, raised to Nirvana levels. "Silver" has always been my favorite and this has polished it to a blinding sheen along with the other songs such as "Terminius Est" and "Ladyhawke" -- the heart weeps with joy.
As little Oliver Twist says "Please, sir, I want some more!"
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