Celtic Christmas Spirit by Caroline Peyton on Green Hill is unlike any Christmas album, or even Celtic Christmas recording, you have ever heard before. There are four songs sung in the ancient Irish Gaelic language, two in Latin, one in English and the rest in a "wordless ethereal scat" simply using vocal sounds. The songs are mostly very old compositions (some date back hundreds and hundreds of years) from the earliest days of Christianity in Ireland. The albm captures a Christmas spirit, but because of the Gaelic, Latin and wordless vocals, the recording can be enjoyed year-round as simply an extraordinary musical excursion
ESTEBAN RAMIREZ
"There are many pianists out there who have razzle-dazzle styles using lots of notes and rapid arpeggios, but that's not where my heart is," explains Los Angeles-based musician Esteban Ramirez, who has released his second national album, Welcome Home, on the Descanso Music label. "My spirit leads me to quiet music where not every little space is filled."
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Tina Lear. If you think you might dig a singer who is sophisticated and funky at the same time, who cares about the world around her, and knows how to sing with her tongue firmly planted in her cheek, check out Tina Lear.
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Golano
Native American flutist Golana began a spiritual quest 15 years ago that completely changed his life, resulting in the discovery of his Cherokee Indian heritage, the development of his flute playing, and the recording of three nationally- released albums (the latest, Feather on the Wind, debuts in the Top 10 on the New Age Voice "Airwaves" chart).
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Brian Auger.Once upon a time long ago in a land far away an entertainer came along and saw the potential of blending jazz, rock and funky R&B into an entirely new musical hybrid. It was England in the early Sixties and the musician was Brian Auger. His favorite instrument has always been the classic Hammond B-3 organ with its warm, rich, bouncy, whirling, distinctive sound.
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Angelica, sonic healing from Mia Margaret's Angelic Harp Soundscapes. (This music is truly Angelic)
Celtic Fantasy, David Davidson: "My album, Celtic Fantasy, is Celtic-inspired music, of course," says violinist David Davidson, "but it's also my personal fantasy of Ireland and Scotland, of my heritage, and of the possibilities for this type of music." Davidson, is the most sought-after violinist in the Nashville recording scene (Haunting)
JONN SERRIE, Century Seasons: Jonn's lifelong twin passions of music and aviation have led to some of the best "space music" ever created. "I try to make my music feel holographic in nature. Music is very multi-dimensional. It can lead you by the hand to an inner consciousness, or it can give you a glimpse of another part of the universe. It can be a transporter beam to other worlds, or it can simply wash over you like a gentle spring rain. It's up to listeners to decide how they want to use it." 2 C.D.'s, (Melts me)
The Chakras by Kristopher Stone. Healing instrumental Music with Acoustic Flute, and Natures Water Sounds. Inside: the chakras (information chart) Includes: Body positions, English - Sanskrit Names, Definitions, Associations, Elements, Colors and Musical Keys. Designed to accompany healing, massage, yoga, meditation, intimacy . . . Oncorporating 'Alpha state Tempo Mapping': (starting at or below a tempo of 60 bpm and gradually slowing throughout the piece). Each piece begins with 30 seconds of water sounds with a drone ('Ohm Space') music element in the proper key note for that Chakra. ( Reviewers note: I have had the pleasure of meeting Kristopher Stone in Carlsbad, California, where I was introduced to this very special meditation tape. I would recommend it to anyone. Warning: Do Not Listen To The Chakras In Your Car. It relaxed my friends and myself immediately. It's Potent.)
HONG KONG DRAGON CLUB KAISONIC EXPERIENCE INC. LAUNCHES TWO LABELS WITH JAZZ, NEW AGE & WORLD MUSIC INCLUDING CDS FROM HONG KONG AND THE "PERFORMING PLANET' SERIES FROM CHINA HONG KONG DRAGON CLUB
The album was produced and engineered by K.K. Wong, while the music was arranged and conducted by British-born David Packer.
Throughout the ages, humankind has created musical instruments to mimic the natural sounds around us -- wooden flutes like the wind, drum machines similar to industrial manufacturing, a bass throbbing like a heartbeat. Now there is an album capturing a wide spectrum of our planet's sounds. It's Worldbeat by David Lyndon Huff on the Green Hill Productions label.
AO"We want each listener to walk away from this music with a deeper sense of dimensional freedom," says AO's Ricky Gannaway (whose stage name is Nahoo). "We'd like the listener to be loosened from any imposed restrictions of what is possible and feel invited to entertain a new story. (This also a must read)
Dream by Naoyuki Onda. Naoyuki Onda -- an accomplished pianist from Japan -- creates a "musical dreamscape" that evokes nature scenes, vistas, seasons andd skies with the original music on his contemporary instrumental debut album, the appropriately -titled DREAM on Pacific Moon Records.
Jazz Piano Christmas by The Beegie Adair Trio. The Beegie Adair Trio accomplish a great deal with a dozen classic holiday and wintertime tunes. They place these will-known favorites in the much-loved jazz trio format, they keep the melody at the forefront which practically encourages the listener to sing along, and they add enough legitimate jazz licks and improvisation to hold everyone's interest and make these chestnuts their own. (authors note) It's better than great. It's Christmas the whole year through.
FOOLIN' with Kelly Love and the Pandemonia Orchestra. Kelly Love and the Pandemonia Orchestra -- a 32 -piece contemporary swing ensemble which glides like a ballroom dancer through all-original material on their debut album Foolin' -- wants to create music with "the same kind of elegance and sophistication that was popular in music 50 years ago." (authors note) It's smooth. Really smooth.
Brazilian Night by Jack Jezzro. Jack Jezzro has sold nearly seven-million albums -- under his own name as well as projects that he conceptualized, produced and played on -- and this is in addition to the hundreds of hit albums he has performed on as a session musician. Now, once again, he demonstrated his wide-ranging versatility on his latest instrumental album, Brazilian Nights, a latin -styled guitar recording of original compositions. (authors note) It's great. Check it out!
East Wind with Uttara-Kuru Take age-old Japanese musicical instruments like the koto and shakuhachi flute, mix liberally with high-tech synthesizers and instruments from the West, split the melodies between Asian folk songs and contemporary Western motifs, and add dance beats or the haunting wails of a traditional Japanese female folk singer to a few tunes. It's Uttara-Kuru, a duo from Japan creating unusual, intriguing and very-listenable listenable new "East-meets-West music.
Dream by Naoyuki Onda. Naoyuki Onda -- an accomplished pianist from Japan -- creates a "musical dreamscape" that evokes nature scenes, vistas, seasons andd skies with the original music on his contemporary instrumental debut album, the appropriately -titled DREAM on Pacific Moon Records.
Guitarist, composer, arranger and producer Jim Matheos is well-known to progressive rock fans as the founder-leader of Fates Warning,
Pleasure by Malcolm Dalgish and the Ooolites Malcolm Dalglish and The Ooolites have taken folk music into a new realm with their album Pleasure which features Dalglish's original compositions, his inventive hammer dulcimer playing, and the unique vocal acrobatics of his youthful "folk choir." There is a hearty authenticity in the way these powerful young voices weave sounds from cultures around the world into a distinctly American musical fabric.
The Sun At Midnight with Cheryl Gunn Cheryl Gunn's Earthtone Records debut The Sun At Midnight is a radiant ode to maintaining optimism and hope in a world all too often filled with darkness. The Sun At Midnight is about hope, personal faith and inspiration. In my mind, even at the bleakest times, there is always hope, and just because you can't see the sun doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
Deja Views with Ken Pedersen Pianist Ken Pedersen composes music, both in concert and in the studio, using what he calls 11 parameter improv" (structured improvisation), a technique he has been developing over the past two decades to get freedom and spontaneity into his compositions while working within an organizing framework
Vesica Piscis with Kingfisher The classical name of the Kingfisher was the hakcyon, names after the Greek sea-goddess Alcyone. The ancients believed the goddess stilled the waters at midwinter, so that the Kingfisher could build her nest in open sea. The "Halcyon Days" are celebrated for seven days before and seven after Yule.
Burnham Woods with William Watson Solo pianist William Watson took his music inspiration for his second album, Burnham Woods, from a zen garden, Celtic history the Kabbalah, love and much more.
