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"A Place Called Morning"
Bill Douglas
Our price: $14.49 | You save: $1.48
...available here.
The promise of new beginnings, and the purity and magic of
mornings, is the inspiration for keyboardist and composer Bill
Douglas's A Place Called Morning. Joined by the heavenly sounds of
the Ars Nova Singers, A Place Called Morning is a beautiful and
meditative release.
More New & Notable Releases
* Brian Eno & J. Peter Schwalm, "Drawn from Life"
...available here.
* Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai, "Through Windows & Walls"
...available here.
* Govi, "Your Lingering Touch"
...available here.
* Tito La Rosa, "Prophecy of the Eagle & the Condor"
...available here.
* John Huling, "Ancient Canyons"
...available here.
* James Asher, "Kali Thunder"
...available here.
* Ah Nee Mah, "Spirit of the Canyon"
...available here.
* A Produce, "Smile on the Void"
...available here.
NEW AGE TOP SELLERS
"Windows-Windham Hill 25 Years of Piano"
Winston
Our price: $12.99 | You save: $3.98
...available here.
Windows-Windham Hill 25 Years of Piano celebrates the legacy of
Windham Hill, the groundbreaking New Age label, with a compilation
focusing on highlights of its piano recordings. Featured are
heavyweights George Winston, Liz Story, and Jim Brickman, along with
up-and-coming talent, 16-year-old Taylor Eigsti.
"Touch-Windham Hill 25 Years of Guitar"
Hedges
Our price: $12.99 | You save: $3.98
...available here.
Touch-Windham Hill 25 Years of Guitar compiles some of the best
recordings from the label that helped redefine the acoustic-guitar
genre. Featured artists include Michael Hedges, Alex De Grassi, and
Will Ackerman.
More New Age Top Sellers
* Patrick O'Hearn, "So Flows the Current"
...available here.
* Ottmar Liebert, "Little Wing"
...available here.
* Kevin Kern, "Embracing the Wind"
...available here.
* Secret Garden, "Dreamcatcher"
...available here.
* Kitaro, "Ancient"
...available here.
* Various artists, "Pure Moods III"
...available here.
* Enya, "A Day Without Rain"
...available here.
A.M. & P.M. YOGA
"A.M. Yoga Melodies"
Brian Scott Bennett
Our price: $11.97
...available here.
A.M. Yoga Melodies, intended to focus the mind and energize the
body, is part of a new series of CDs from Living Arts, the producers
of the popular A.M. & P.M. Yoga videos. These music and
guided-meditation CDs are designed to help you get into a relaxed,
centered, and peaceful frame of mind--either for yoga practice, to
let go of stress, or to increase vitality.
See all the A.M. & P.M. Yoga Melodies and Meditations CDs
...available here.
More great yoga CDs
...available here.
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
"This Sentence Is True"
Sheila Chandra
Our price: $13.99 | You save: $2.98
...available here.
"This Sentence Is True," the long-awaited follow-up to 1996's
AboneCroneDrone, finds Anglo-Indian singer Sheila Chandra continuing
to experiment with drones, chants, and vocal fragments. A diverse
offering, from minimalist and haunting, to a blissful wall of sound,
This Sentence Is True is another compelling release from a truly
unique talent.
More Sheila Chandra CDs
...available here.
NEW AGE WORLD MUSIC FUSION
"Vision of Peace"
Ravi Shankar
Our price: $14.99 | You save: $2.98
...available here.
World-music superstar Ravi Shankar's Vision of Peace showcases an
eclectic mix of material from full-length ragas to an experimental
string duet with master of the Japanese koto, Susumu Miyashita.
More New Age World Music Fusion Releases
* Afro Celt Sound System, "Volume 3: Further in Time"
...available here.
* Jai Uttal, "Nectar: Live Kirtan & Pagan Remixes"
...available here.
* Temple of Sound, "People's Colony No. 1"
...available here.
HEALING CHANT CDS
"Devotion"
Rasa
Our price: $14.49 | You save: $1.48
...available here.
On Devotion, an exceptional release, Rasa set ancient Sanskrit
chants to beautiful and sensual music.
More healing chant CDs
...available here.
CLASSICAL MUSIC FOR RELAXATION
"Mozart for Relaxation"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Our price: $11.97
...available here.
Classical music has long been known to possess an extraordinary
power to heal. Check out our selection of classical music to induce
relaxation. These are marvelous combinations of sound, melody,
timbre, and tempo that can confer an enduring effect of destressing
and refocusing of energy into a positive direction.
Classical music for relaxation
...available here.
FREE MUSIC DOWNLOADS
Download songs from hundreds of independent and major-label New Age
artists. Available now:
* Paul Horn, "Prologue/Inside"
...available here.
* Robert Gass, "Ancient Mother"
...available here.
* Michael Hoppe, "Between Cave & Cloud"
...available here.
* John Huling, "Coyotes Dance"
...available here.
* His Holiness the Dalai Lama, "Green Mantra"
...available here.
* Go to all New Age downloads
...available here.
Alan Campbell recommends...
JIM WILSON'S Cape of Good Hope Also see... Jim's Page
"Cape of Good Hope makes a very classy artistic statement. Good songs and attractive arrangements. Very genuine."
--Burt Bacharach
Jim's new release "Cape of Good Hope" is now available. This is his follow-up to his debut album, "Northern Seascape" (which made it to #21 in Billboard and has connected with tens of thousands of people.) If you liked the first album, you're going to love Cape of Good Hope! The album features two singles and some fantastic guest artists including David Sanborn, Dan Fogelberg, Stephen Bishop, Chris Botti, Richard Elliot, Davey Johnstone, Steve Lukather and many others.
"A Place Called Morning"
Bill Douglas
Our price: $14.49 | You save: $1.48
...available here.
The promise of new beginnings, and the purity and magic of
mornings, is the inspiration for keyboardist and composer Bill
Douglas's A Place Called Morning. Joined by the heavenly sounds of
the Ars Nova Singers, A Place Called Morning is a beautiful and
meditative release.
More New & Notable Releases
* Brian Eno & J. Peter Schwalm, "Drawn from Life"
...available here.
* Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai, "Through Windows & Walls"
...available here.
* Govi, "Your Lingering Touch"
...available here.
* Tito La Rosa, "Prophecy of the Eagle & the Condor"
...available here.
* John Huling, "Ancient Canyons"
...available here.
* James Asher, "Kali Thunder"
...available here.
* Ah Nee Mah, "Spirit of the Canyon"
...available here.
* A Produce, "Smile on the Void"
...available here.
NEW AGE TOP SELLERS
"Windows-Windham Hill 25 Years of Piano"
Winston
Our price: $12.99 | You save: $3.98
...available here.
Windows-Windham Hill 25 Years of Piano celebrates the legacy of Windham Hill, the groundbreaking New Age label, with a compilation focusing on highlights of its piano recordings. Featured are heavyweights George Winston, Liz Story, and Jim Brickman, along with up-and-coming talent, 16-year-old Taylor Eigsti.
"Touch-Windham Hill 25 Years of Guitar"
Hedges
Our price: $12.99 | You save: $3.98
...available here.
Touch-Windham Hill 25 Years of Guitar compiles some of the best
recordings from the label that helped redefine the acoustic-guitar
genre. Featured artists include Michael Hedges, Alex De Grassi, and
Will Ackerman.
More New Age Top Sellers
* Patrick O'Hearn, "So Flows the Current"
...available here.
* Ottmar Liebert, "Little Wing"
...available here.
* Kevin Kern, "Embracing the Wind"
...available here.
* Secret Garden, "Dreamcatcher"
...available here.
* Kitaro, "Ancient"
...available here.
* Various artists, "Pure Moods III"
...available here.
* Enya, "A Day Without Rain"
...available here.
A.M. & P.M. YOGA
"A.M. Yoga Melodies"
Brian Scott Bennett
Our price: $11.97
...available here.
A.M. Yoga Melodies, intended to focus the mind and energize the
body, is part of a new series of CDs from Living Arts, the producers
of the popular A.M. & P.M. Yoga videos. These music and
guided-meditation CDs are designed to help you get into a relaxed,
centered, and peaceful frame of mind--either for yoga practice, to
let go of stress, or to increase vitality.
See all the A.M. & P.M. Yoga Melodies and Meditations CDs
...available here.
More great yoga CDs
...available here.
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
"This Sentence Is True"
Sheila Chandra
Our price: $13.99 | You save: $2.98
...available here.
"This Sentence Is True," the long-awaited follow-up to 1996's
AboneCroneDrone, finds Anglo-Indian singer Sheila Chandra continuing
to experiment with drones, chants, and vocal fragments. A diverse
offering, from minimalist and haunting, to a blissful wall of sound,
This Sentence Is True is another compelling release from a truly
unique talent.
More Sheila Chandra CDs
...available here.
NEW AGE WORLD MUSIC FUSION
"Vision of Peace"
Ravi Shankar
Our price: $14.99 | You save: $2.98
...available here.
World-music superstar Ravi Shankar's Vision of Peace showcases an
eclectic mix of material from full-length ragas to an experimental
string duet with master of the Japanese koto, Susumu Miyashita.
More New Age World Music Fusion Releases
* Afro Celt Sound System, "Volume 3: Further in Time"
...available here.
* Jai Uttal, "Nectar: Live Kirtan & Pagan Remixes"
...available here.
* Temple of Sound, "People's Colony No. 1"
...available here.
HEALING CHANT CDS
"Devotion"
Rasa
Our price: $14.49 | You save: $1.48
...available here.
On Devotion, an exceptional release, Rasa set ancient Sanskrit
chants to beautiful and sensual music.
More healing chant CDs
...available here.
CLASSICAL MUSIC FOR RELAXATION
"Mozart for Relaxation"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Our price: $11.97
...available here.
Classical music has long been known to possess an extraordinary
power to heal. Check out our selection of classical music to induce
relaxation. These are marvelous combinations of sound, melody,
timbre, and tempo that can confer an enduring effect of destressing
and refocusing of energy into a positive direction.
Classical music for relaxation
...available here.
FREE MUSIC DOWNLOADS
Download songs from hundreds of independent and major-label New Age
artists. Available now:
* Paul Horn, "Prologue/Inside"
...available here.
* Robert Gass, "Ancient Mother"
...available here.
* Michael Hoppe, "Between Cave & Cloud"
...available here.
* John Huling, "Coyotes Dance"
...available here.
* His Holiness the Dalai Lama, "Green Mantra"
...available here.
* Go to all New Age downloads
...available here.
Alan Campbell recommends...
JIM WILSON'S Cape of Good Hope Also see... Jim's Page
"Cape of Good Hope makes a very classy artistic statement. Good songs and attractive arrangements. Very genuine."
--Burt Bacharach
Jim's new release "Cape of Good Hope" is now available. This is his follow-up to his debut album, "Northern Seascape" (which made it to #21 in Billboard and has connected with tens of thousands of people.) If you liked the first album, you're going to love Cape of Good Hope! The album features two singles and some fantastic guest artists including David Sanborn, Dan Fogelberg, Stephen Bishop, Chris Botti, Richard Elliot, Davey Johnstone, Steve Lukather and many others.
SERAHWing of Mercy is a beautiful set of songs and a real cross-cultural collaboration creating a magical blend laced with intoxicating African rhythms and captivating lyrics. Serah, on Great Northern Arts, and the album was produced by award-winning producer Neil Dorfsman.
This is particularly relevant on her cover and the LP's single, the 10CC tune, I'm Not In Love. Here she is joined by renowned World Music artists Wasis Diop and Richard Bona, and together they bring a new dimension to this song.
Deep Blue Released 17 July 2001
Innovative contemporary composer. Album inspired by the Mediterranean Sea.
The CD "Deep Blue", "Whisper from the Mirror" "Dream Walk" and "Full Moon and the Shrine" are all enhanced CD, and by using computers. See Keiko Matsui's web page
We are waiting for more news of a new project from Paul Schwartz, the creator of Aria and Aria 2: New Horizon, which is in stores now. A reader writes, "I just heard this really beautiful CD and wanted to spread the word. Paul Schwartz, the guy who created Aria and Aria 2: New Horizon (also excellent albums), created another masterpiece. It features a singer named Lisbeth Scott. I never heard of her before but man sakes can she belt out a tune. I don't think there is a website for the album,
or at least I couldn't find one, but you can listen to a bit of the
music on Amazon.com. I hope you appreciate the tip and enjoy the music."
State of Grace, the album, is another unique ambient crossover of ethereal vocals, electronic grooves and lush orchestrals, but this time sans the classic arias. Paul Schwartz delves into original material and some vibrant and hip renditions of traditional tunes that are brought to life by the pop sensibility and depth of Lisbeth Scott's extraordinary voice. Fresh musical characteristics intensify the original masterpieces to provide a thrill for the heart, soul and mind. State of Grace is a sumptuous mixture of sounds, which transcends many styles to become a colossal musical adventure.
new CDs
PREVIOUS NEW AGE CD PREVIEWS
POSTED 14 JULY 2001"Vol. 2-Guitar Fingerstyle"
...available here.
Don Ross, Billy McLaughlin, and Dean Magraw are among the guitar
masters featured on Guitar Fingerstyle 2, the follow-up to 1996's
Guitar Fingerstyle. This compilation showcases the virtuosic skill
of these players and the diverse artistic styles of the acoustic
guitar--one of the most beloved instruments.
"Erotic Rhythms from Earth"
Govinda
...available here.
Lush, rich layers of sound--traditional percussion, electronics,
voice, guitar, and violin--pulsate and cohabitate on Erotic Rhythms
from Earth, the third release from world electronic project Govinda.
More New & Notable Releases
* Various Artists, Windows-25 Years of Piano on Windham Hill
...available here.
* Various Artists, Touch-25 Years of Windham Hill
...available here.
* Govi, Your Lingering Touch
...available here.
* Bill Douglas, Place Called Morning
...available here.
* John Huling, Ancient Canyons
...available here.
* Ah Nee Mah, Spirit of the Canyon
...available here.
NEW AGE TOP SELLERS
"Nectar: Live Kirtan & Pagan Remixes [LIVE]"
Jai Uttal
...available here.
Live call-and-response recordings of Sanskrit chants interspersed
with electronica-infused remixes and street recordings from India
separate Nectar from other Kirtan recordings. A heady effort.
"Bali Dua"
Jalan Jalan
...available here.
Jalan Jalan add a subtle lushness to Bali Dua, the follow-up to
their haunting debut of ambient gamelan music.
More New Age Top Sellers
* Ottmar Liebert, Little Wing
...available here.
* Kevin Kern, Embracing the Wind
...available here.
* Paul Horn, Inside the Taj Mahal I & II
...available here.
* Secret Garden, Dreamcatcher
...available here.
* Kitaro, Ancient
...available here.
* Various Artists, Pure Moods III
...available here.
* Robert Gass, Chant: Spirit in Sound
...available here.
* Patrick O'Hearn, So Flows the Current
...available here.
* Enya, A Day Without Rain
...available here.
FAVORITE YOGA MUSIC
"Musical Massage: Balance"
David Darling
...available here.
Cellist David Darling enlists a group of fine musicians on Musical
Massage: Balance, an introspective album whose 18-minute
compositions slowly unfold in circular rhythms and pensive grooves.
"Yoga Zone: Music for Yoga Practice"
Various Artists
...available here.
Yoga Zone: Music for Yoga Practice is a soothing, even-paced,
mostly acoustic compilation of 13 cuts by such Windham Hill artists
as William Ackerman and Michael Hedges.
"Canyon Trilogy: Native American Flute Music"
R. Carlos Nakai
...available here.
Nakai's free improvisations on Canyon Trilogy: Native American Flute
Music are based on his impressions of the Anasazi and Sinagua sites,
ancient cliff dwellings that were home to communities of Native
American people thousands of years ago.
"The Offering [LIVE]"
Mary Youngblood
...available here.
With a natural talent reminiscent of R. Carlos Nakai, Mary
Youngblood spins a wondrous ancient music from her cedar, redwood,
and birch flutes on The Offering.
More favorite yoga music CDs
...available here.
HEALING CHANT CDS
"Pilgrim Heart"
Krishna Das
...available here.
A musical journey into Hindu spiritualism, Pilgrim Heart encompasses
Shiva chants and Hare Krishna mantras and chants, and gives them a
modern twist.
More healing chant CDs
...available here.
CLASSICAL MUSIC FOR RELAXATION
"Bach: For Relaxation"
Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), et al
...available here.
Classical music has long been known to possess an extraordinary
power to heal. Check out our selection of classical music to induce
relaxation. These are marvelous combinations of sound, melody,
timbre, and tempo that can confer an enduring effect of destressing
and refocusing of energy into a positive direction.
Classical music for relaxation
...available here.
FREE MUSIC DOWNLOADS
Download a Blessing
Download an excerpt from the "Green Tara Mantra," an homage to
Green Tara, the mother of all Buddhas and Buddhist goddess of wisdom
and compassion, featuring chanting from none other than His Holiness
the Dalai Lama and set to a bed of music by Dean Evenson.
...available here.
More New Age downloads:
* Paul Horn, "Prologue/Inside"
...available here.
* Robert Gass, "Ancient Mother"
...available here.
* Singh Kaur (Lorellei), "Shaman"
...available here.
* Michael Hoppe, "Between Cave & Cloud"
...available here.
* David Hudson, "Walkabout"
...available here.
* John Huling, "Coyotes Dance"
...available here.
* Karen FitzGerald, "Remembering"
...available here.
* Kevin McCormick, "Sho Song"
...available here.
* Go to all New Age downloads
...available here.
Alan Campbell's Choice:
Paradise
Narada recording artists Tingstad & Rumbel are performer/composers who have been presenting their
contemporary folk music throughout North America since the mid-'80s. Eric Tingstad, a classical guitarist,
and Nancy Rumbel, who plays oboe, English horn, and ocarina, began their association after meeting at a
music festival in the Pacific Northwest. They were drawn together by a shared interest in applying their
instruments outside their traditional settings, integrating ethnic, jazz, rock, and other contemporary
influences into their classical backgrounds. Their neo-classical instrumentals mixed with a warm folk
treatment has been called "Northwestern Impressionism" and brought the attention of new age label
Narada who released their holiday-themed album, The Gift, in 1985. Extensive touring throughout small
towns in the U.S. and Canada built an avid fan base, expanding their exposure to new and more diverse
audiences.
"Vol. 2-Guitar Fingerstyle"
...available here.
Don Ross, Billy McLaughlin, and Dean Magraw are among the guitar
masters featured on Guitar Fingerstyle 2, the follow-up to 1996's
Guitar Fingerstyle. This compilation showcases the virtuosic skill
of these players and the diverse artistic styles of the acoustic
guitar--one of the most beloved instruments.
"Erotic Rhythms from Earth"
Govinda
...available here.
Lush, rich layers of sound--traditional percussion, electronics,
voice, guitar, and violin--pulsate and cohabitate on Erotic Rhythms
from Earth, the third release from world electronic project Govinda.
More New & Notable Releases
* Various Artists, Windows-25 Years of Piano on Windham Hill
...available here.
* Various Artists, Touch-25 Years of Windham Hill
...available here.
* Govi, Your Lingering Touch
...available here.
* Bill Douglas, Place Called Morning
...available here.
* John Huling, Ancient Canyons
...available here.
* Ah Nee Mah, Spirit of the Canyon
...available here.
NEW AGE TOP SELLERS
"Nectar: Live Kirtan & Pagan Remixes [LIVE]"
Jai Uttal
...available here.
Live call-and-response recordings of Sanskrit chants interspersed
with electronica-infused remixes and street recordings from India
separate Nectar from other Kirtan recordings. A heady effort.
"Bali Dua"
Jalan Jalan
...available here.
Jalan Jalan add a subtle lushness to Bali Dua, the follow-up to
their haunting debut of ambient gamelan music.
More New Age Top Sellers
* Ottmar Liebert, Little Wing
...available here.
* Kevin Kern, Embracing the Wind
...available here.
* Paul Horn, Inside the Taj Mahal I & II
...available here.
* Secret Garden, Dreamcatcher
...available here.
* Kitaro, Ancient
...available here.
* Various Artists, Pure Moods III
...available here.
* Robert Gass, Chant: Spirit in Sound
...available here.
* Patrick O'Hearn, So Flows the Current
...available here.
* Enya, A Day Without Rain
...available here.
FAVORITE YOGA MUSIC
"Musical Massage: Balance"
David Darling
...available here.
Cellist David Darling enlists a group of fine musicians on Musical
Massage: Balance, an introspective album whose 18-minute
compositions slowly unfold in circular rhythms and pensive grooves.
"Yoga Zone: Music for Yoga Practice"
Various Artists
...available here.
Yoga Zone: Music for Yoga Practice is a soothing, even-paced,
mostly acoustic compilation of 13 cuts by such Windham Hill artists
as William Ackerman and Michael Hedges.
"Canyon Trilogy: Native American Flute Music"
R. Carlos Nakai
...available here.
Nakai's free improvisations on Canyon Trilogy: Native American Flute
Music are based on his impressions of the Anasazi and Sinagua sites,
ancient cliff dwellings that were home to communities of Native
American people thousands of years ago.
"The Offering [LIVE]"
Mary Youngblood
...available here.
With a natural talent reminiscent of R. Carlos Nakai, Mary
Youngblood spins a wondrous ancient music from her cedar, redwood,
and birch flutes on The Offering.
More favorite yoga music CDs
...available here.
HEALING CHANT CDS
"Pilgrim Heart"
Krishna Das
...available here.
A musical journey into Hindu spiritualism, Pilgrim Heart encompasses
Shiva chants and Hare Krishna mantras and chants, and gives them a
modern twist.
More healing chant CDs
...available here.
CLASSICAL MUSIC FOR RELAXATION
"Bach: For Relaxation"
Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), et al
...available here.
Classical music has long been known to possess an extraordinary
power to heal. Check out our selection of classical music to induce
relaxation. These are marvelous combinations of sound, melody,
timbre, and tempo that can confer an enduring effect of destressing
and refocusing of energy into a positive direction.
Classical music for relaxation
...available here.
FREE MUSIC DOWNLOADS
Download a Blessing
Download an excerpt from the "Green Tara Mantra," an homage to
Green Tara, the mother of all Buddhas and Buddhist goddess of wisdom
and compassion, featuring chanting from none other than His Holiness
the Dalai Lama and set to a bed of music by Dean Evenson.
...available here.
More New Age downloads:
* Paul Horn, "Prologue/Inside"
...available here.
* Robert Gass, "Ancient Mother"
...available here.
* Singh Kaur (Lorellei), "Shaman"
...available here.
* Michael Hoppe, "Between Cave & Cloud"
...available here.
* David Hudson, "Walkabout"
...available here.
* John Huling, "Coyotes Dance"
...available here.
* Karen FitzGerald, "Remembering"
...available here.
* Kevin McCormick, "Sho Song"
...available here.
* Go to all New Age downloads
...available here.
Alan Campbell's Choice:
Paradise
Narada recording artists Tingstad & Rumbel are performer/composers who have been presenting their
contemporary folk music throughout North America since the mid-'80s. Eric Tingstad, a classical guitarist,
and Nancy Rumbel, who plays oboe, English horn, and ocarina, began their association after meeting at a
music festival in the Pacific Northwest. They were drawn together by a shared interest in applying their
instruments outside their traditional settings, integrating ethnic, jazz, rock, and other contemporary
influences into their classical backgrounds. Their neo-classical instrumentals mixed with a warm folk
treatment has been called "Northwestern Impressionism" and brought the attention of new age label
Narada who released their holiday-themed album, The Gift, in 1985. Extensive touring throughout small
towns in the U.S. and Canada built an avid fan base, expanding their exposure to new and more diverse
audiences.
Editor, Kevin Cole © 2001 ncdn, associates and amazon.com,bn,tower,cdnow
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