New Age Vibe

Cinematic Piano – What’s it? If that name sounds uncommon, read on. Marc Enfroy is releasing his debut album Unbounded in the end of August 2008, in ‘Cinematic Piano’ style. I had the chance of listening to pre-release copy of the album and I’d say it’s a wonderful piece of art.
Marc is quite a new comer yet he takes you on for a pleasure ride like a maestro through his Unbounded. Composed of 12 tracks, the album feels like a fragrance of memories tuned to your memories. As Marc puts it on his video preview of his album, the …read more

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 The music of Dimo Mitchev blends elements of Celtic, Renaissance and New Age styles using traditional classical instruments to create a sound at once soothing and evocative. His debut album “Bard’s Fly” is very well thought out in form, structure, character and an enchanting feature with each track that seemed to take you deeper and deeper into the world of the ancient celtic times – times of heroes and honour.

Primarily a composer, Dimo Mitchev developed a keen ear for the ethnical sounds of the world’s many musical styles, like mostly exposed to Medieval and Renaissance music.
These experiences, along with an …read more

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Bethbetty was kind enough to update my post on Torben Thoger’s Akasha with his comments. The Present which was expected to be released in latter 2008 has been released and here you see a wonderful track, Primavera, from it accompanied by video.

Soft and soothing, this track speaks to my heart optimistically. Violin is melting with tunes and my heart.
This beautiful and catchy instrumental music is both relaxing and uplifting, with dynamic and meaningful undertones. Gentle guitars and violins accent this journey into a new universe of sound, an exciting expedition leading to a deeper experience of the senses. The Present …read more

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Name of Album: Secret Journey
Artist Name:Omar Akram
Released on: September 25, 2007
Label: Real Music
Buy: Secret Journey by Omar Akram
Tracks:
1. Run Away With Me
2. Secret Journey
3. Nomadic Rhapsody
4. Passage Of The Heart
5. Gypsy Spirit
6. Stargazers
7. Seven Secrets
8. Whispers In The Moonlight
9. Mirage
10. Shimmering Star
11. Caravan
12. Angel Of Hope

Name of Album: Free As A Bird
Released on: April 27, 2004
Label: Real Music
Buy: Free As A Bird by Omar Akram
Tracks:
1. Free As A Bird
2. Passage Into Midnight
3. A Day With You
4. Falling Through The Rain
5. Beauty Unveiled
6. Dancing With The Wind
7. Surrender
8. Riding The Current
9. Never Let Go
10. Trust Unspoken
11. Flight Of Mystery

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Many weeks ago, I wrote my first post on Jillian Goldin’s Origins. To recall, RJ Lannan of New Age Reporter said “Where Enya Brennan left off, Jillian Goldin could make a good beginning.” and I, for one, wanted to listen to Goldin’s Origins and value its merit on my own. It’s time for it now.
Since when I got this album last week, I kept listening to it for I don’t want to take a quick sip and base my review on it. First, I like to thankful for the Goldin’s wonderful work of art. Having a taste for Wordsworth, …read more

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“Music comes closest to meditation. Just beyond music is meditation: one step more and you are in meditation. And music is the most beautiful door. Listen to music so totally that the listener disappears in the listening, that there is only music and you are not, that you are an emptiness and the music fills you. There is no observer even, nobody to appreciate, to judge. Listen to music without judgement, without evaluation, and it will become your deepest meditation.”
Osho, Hallelujah! Chapter #31
If you ask me, if there is a choice between philosophy, religion, science, …read more

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5 days passed since Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia’s 70th birthday. Living in Pondicherry in South India, it was not possible for me to attend the grand function in Mumbai (24hrs travel by train from my place) for Hariji’s bday. I hoped for some fans of Harji who have been to the function to upload the perforamance on youtube. At last here is a video from the function — Sonu Nigam, “India’s best playback singer or as the Golden Voice of Indipop”, performing live at Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia’s 70th birthday celebration. I wish Harji’s fans upload more video music …read more

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In my ever longing search to understand the Upanishads, I found this album UPANISHAD AMRUT by Panit Shivkumar Sharma to be an excellent one for mediation and thereby understanding Upanishad personally. The sanskrit slokas receited by Shankar Mahadevan and Dewaki Pandit take the listener to ethereal space and bring peace and harmony to the listener. I’m listening to it @ work where my DJ D.M., plays this album so often and I cannot describe the joyfulness I feel after listening to the album, especially to the Yan Manasa Na Manute Yena track.
Pitiably, there isn’t any review on this album …read more

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Neither I’m married nor am I a father of a child who has known all the patting and pissing of children. Yet I can present you with Mantras for your children.
“Mantras for my children…and yours: Sanskrit chants to calm active children,” is a mantra meditation cd produced by stay-at-home mother, Nina Patel, to help calm and relax active children by means of chanting mantras. Her interest in producing the mantra cd came about by chance. She is Reiki Healer and practices Yoga, Tai Chi and Dahn Mu Do.

“I noticed my children became more relaxed as they heard me chant …read more

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Music has the magic of turning sadness into happiness, reality into dreamy, death to life (I have heard death-to-life Indian tales!). Often it happens… I found myself missed somewhere amidst New Age music, World, Celtic, Ambient, and Carnatic. I guess the title “I lost myself when I see them in Hang” may mean something dramatic if you are unaware of a relatively new musical Instrument “Hang”.
To my Enya and Yanni friendly ears, this very strange instrument become too close to heart as I do with Jim Brickman’s piano and Kitaro’s bells. Hang was created in Jan 2000 at Switzerland …read more

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