New Age Vibe » Instrmental music

I lost myself when I see them in Hang

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:03:46 +0000

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 by Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer of the PANArt Company. Hang is generally placed in the lap and played using fingers to produce different sounds with each and every stroke.

I would call it a hybrid variety of steel drum, gamelan, and gong. But the note can resemble like a Harp, Bells, harmonically tuned Steelpans, Ghatam, Tabala and Veena. I can’t imagine how ‘two hemispherical steel shells’ can make such a beautiful, soft, and soothing music. I was completely lost in the way the instrument is played and by the music out of it (Youtube has plenty of videos). Though there are 5000 Hang players worldwide, we have only 2 hang makers so orders are taken in limited basis. With the growing popularity, Hang would probably set out a new musical experience and harmony around us.

Love to listen Hang? yeah…here is a video for you.

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Three Healing Music for Better QOL

Fri, 30 May 2008 03:50:36 +0000

Just as a continuation of my previous post on Music and Quality of Life, I’m listing three of the best healing music albums that love to listen to.

The Soul of Healing Meditations

Deepak Chopra: Like his books, this one is AMAZING.

Frequencies: Sounds of Healing

If you like Ultimate OM of Jonthan Goldman, this one is for you.

Spiritual Healing

Like always: quiet and harmonious.

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David Lanz’s Living Temple is now available in Mp3

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:40:25 +0000

Living Temple, the title given many metaphorical meanings, is released by David Lanz in 2007 in DVD format and recently he has announced the Living Temple mp3. Grammy nominated artist goes one with the voice of nature in this album. He finds the sound of a sacred place, melodies of red rock, the river, and the open sky in Living Temple.

Blending the classic sounds of piano, cello, and upright acoustic bass, with exotic native and world flutes, dreamy synth textures, hand percussion, and the majestic thundering sound of the Taos drums, the compositions were given room to breathe, unfold, and come to life.

This is music that reflects the spacious beauty the American Southwest evokes. Beauty at once stark, rich, and surprisingly lush in texture.

So what is the sound of a sacred place?

Listen to the music of Living Temples and you may just hear the answer . . .

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