Deep Breathing

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Deep Breathing Artist Profiles

Jeff Bird (producer, double bass, mandolin, harmonica.) Long time resident of Guelph Ontario, is best known for his long time association with Cowboy Junkies. His multi-instrumental talents can be heard on the legendary recording The Trinity Session and all Cowboy Junkies' subsequent albums. He has toured extensively with them throughout North America, Europe and Japan and has made appearances on Saturday Night Live, Late night with David Letterman and The Tonight Show.

Jeff is also a founding member of the renowned folk group Tamarack. As a sideman he has performed with such diverse artists as Loreena McKennitt, Graham Townshend, Jane Siberry, Bernie Senensky, Gwen Swick and countless others.

His record production credits include Black Cabbage, Tamarack, The Bird Sisters, Celtic Blue, Dark Monkey and Dennis Gomo.

Jeff has composed music for both film and television, including the feature films South of Wawa, House, Niagara Niagara and Boys Club.

Jeff has two solo recordings, Jeff Bird and Everything is Coming Clear and Plain to My Understanding, as well as the live recording Live at the Oasis Lounge with Witold Grabowiecki and Randall Coryell.

Product Description
I first met Jaro Czerwinec at the recording of Cowboy Junkies' legendary Trinity session.We finished playing the first take of Misguided Angel and Jaro ran over to me, very excited. "Who are you man? It's like your my long lost brother"

I have had a house gig in a hotel in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, for about nine years. It is a very functional gig, led by a fabulous singer named Doreen Smith. Many great players perform here, and this is one of its attractions to me. One evening Witold Grabowiecki showed up as the piano player. At the end of evening when we were saying goodbye he laughed and called me "his brother."

I am always looking for excuses to bring all my long lost brothers and sisters together so when the Guelph Arts Festival approached me to see if I wanted to put together a performance, I naturally thought of a family reunion.

I knew that Witold was very much into meditation; he attends week-long retreats of silence in Brooklin, New York. And when I spoke to Jaro he said, "that he really liked droning on his accordian these days."

For the performance we decided to use long deep breaths as our guiding rythmic principle, and then adopt very simple harmonic ideas upon which we would improvise.

These four pieces are the result.

One uses the five note scale D, F#, G, A, C#.

Two is A minor.

Three is based on the F lydian scale.

On a Ground features Jaro and Witold improvising over a constantly repeated bass line adapted from the music of the 13th Century mystic, Hildegard von Bingen.

Carry on

Jeff Bird

Deep Breathing,Jeff Bird,Jeff Bird,Dark, slavic, meditative improvisations performed on piano, double bass, accordian, mandolin, melodica and harmonica.

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Yoga Meditations Series: Deep Breathing Various Artists Manufacturer: Allegro Corporation ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 New Age | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000DEQUJ Release Date: 2002-01-08

Average customer rating: Mood(y) Music I was blown away by the Mystic Upbeat sound "Of What May Be" Seattle masters of atmosphere's first album a success

Ode to the Urchin Creeping Myrtle Manufacturer: Doldrum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Ambient | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Experimental | Miscellaneous | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000IMDQ Release Date: 1999-03-02

Tracks:

1. Acidophilus
2. Mab
3. Sunnyside
4. Ketura
5. Step in the Sun
6. A Good Mope
7. Valentine
8. Of What May Be
9. Flimsy
10. The Shy Reserve
11. The Nether Reaches of Florid Dandyism
12. Departure Never Leaves

Album Description

Music to snog and smoke to while wearing headphones in the dark, eyes closed, breathing deep the gathering gloom.

Customer Reviews:

Mood(y) Music.......2000-05-11

Ever had one of those days where it was rainy and bleak and you just wanted to sleep the world away? But you were kind of enjoying yourself--reveling in your own morose thoughts and self-pity? This is the soundtrack for that day! Randal Prater, the lead guitar player and poet laureate of Creeping Myrtle, is an excellent musician (check out the weird Gothic scream on Valentine, like a succubus' wail); and his writing is thoughtful, funny and more full of angst than Goethe's Sorrowful Young Werther. He's got a great woeful voice, and isn't afraid to let it crack with emotion, or whisper with introspective asides, or snarl in anger. I don't like comparing bands to other bands, but I get the same kind of pleasure out of this album that I did listening to Dead Can Dance and This Mortal Coil back in my college days. My favorite song on the album is Step In The Sun. (Go listen to the whole thing on www.doldrum.com.) It starts out very slow and slithery, then builds to a funky-maudlin jam session. The lyrics are haunting: "I'll make you sigh as we float down the stream/As we float down the stream/To the end of your dream." The song conjures the image of lovers floating down a river on their backs (like poor Ophelia in the painting by Delaroche), hand in hand, relentlessly pulled toward some mysterious end, but finding succor in each other's company. How many bands these days invoke apparitions like that? Sadly, they're few and far between. I want more from Creeping Myrtle; I can't wait to hear (and see) what they summon next.

I was blown away by the Mystic Upbeat sound "Of What May Be".......1999-04-30

I have followed Creeping Myrtle for some time now. I am really impressed with the way both their lyrics and sound has evolved. I really enjoy how original their music is. I really enjoy the entire album. But "Of What May Be" just mesmerizes me.

Seattle masters of atmosphere's first album a success.......1999-04-26

Having prided myself for years on the inability to predict the future, I find I must now humbly admit my accuracy from 1995 in forecasting the success of a band I knew only from a free tape snapped up at the last minute from the front counter in Orpheum, a record store in Seattle, Washington: Creeping Myrtle. At that time, I wrote, "Fans of our very own Jessamine, My Diva, and Sky Cries Mary can add Creeping Myrtle ... to their lists of local bands having little to do with grunge and everything to do with ecstasy." Anchored by the singing, guitar playing, tape manipulation--and insistent talent--of its front man, Randal Prater, the band has since then gone through a few personnel changes, managed to hang onto its name, and built logically on the promise of its E.P.s, _Corduroy_, _Peculiar_, and _Bead_ (soon to be collected on a CD called _Kindergarten_), to produce a full-length album worthy of a daring prediction. _Ode to the Urchin_, on Doldrum Records, 12 tracks long, with an accompanying Web site and little fear of MP3, represents both a culmination of its gentle, atmospheric (but electronics-shy) aesthetic and a new beginning for its concision, rhythmic experimentalism, and--dare I say--songwriting. Whereas before, the band seemed content to establish a mood and allow the songs to meander along a progression of luscious harmonies, now it shifts tempos, employs cadences, and inserts dissonant chords with the confident logic of a seasoned ensemble building on previous work. Prater's ethereal, echoing voice and metronomic strumming guides each song through its changes, as drummer-percussionist Gary Hunt and accompanist Peter Sawtell provide gentle meter and ambiance. If you live in the Northwest and want the perfect soundtrack to rainy afternoons at the end of the millennium, or if you simply want to imagine living under such moody conditions, _Ode to the Urchin_ is the disc for you.

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Tao & ZenTM of Conscious Breathing ~ Deep Trance Guided Meditation CD Manufacturer: World Sangha Publishing ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music ASIN: B000EZVVS6

Product Description

This is a Breathwork Exercise Guided Meditation/Self Hypnosis CD with the intention to quiet the Mind in Deep Relaxation and allow for an expansion of Spiritual Insight, Spiritual Knowing and deep Spiritual Recognition of SELF, that which is beyond any concept. This CD is designed for resting in the arms of Grace and the Heart of Being. Conscious Breathing can help Release Stress, Increase Your Vitality, Open you for Deeper Spiritual Growth and Help you Live Life more Fully. Theses CD are very Powerful Transformational tools for you to heal and transcend the past, empower your present moment, expanding your intellect and your imagination, and to help you hold the vision of what you want in the future from life, and to help you expand into the Mystery of Being. All CDs also include a combination of Alpha and Theta Brainwave technology for a deep and relaxed Mind/Body/Spirit experience. Please do not listen to Self Hypnosis/Guided Meditation CDs while operating a vehicle. It is also best to use headphones whenever possible but not absolutely necessary. Each CD includes beautiful full color graphics imprinted on top of the CD and are shipped in a slimline jewel case without a paper insert and without shrink-wrap. Christopher Love is an internationally known Bestselling Author, Award Winning Composer/Recording Artist, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Certified Neuro-Linguistic Program Practitioner, Board Certified Hypnotherapy Instructor/Trainer and a Teaching Reiki Master with over 14 years of professional experience. He is the author of 9 books, 24 solo music CD's, 74 Self Hypnosis/Guided Meditations on CD, 2 Poetry CD's, 2 Rumi Poetry CD's and a children's stories on CD. As a headlining & keynote speaker at Mind/Body/Spirit conferences across the country, Christopher is also a frequent interview guest for both radio and television. Christopher is currently an editorial advisor for one of the premier magazines in the world on Buddhism.

Average customer rating: OUTSTANDING!!!

Winds on Ivory Phil Feather & Marilyn Harris Manufacturer: Wrightwood Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Relaxation | New Age | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAFH0Q Release Date: 2003-09-02

Tracks:

1. Whisper on the Wind
2. Reverie
3. Sky Blue Waters
4. Native Heartbeat
5. Lullaby
6. Sanctuary
7. Canyon Cry
8. Quiet Forest
9. Citadel
10. Renewal

Customer Reviews:

OUTSTANDING!!!.......2005-12-10

Following hot on the heels of her previous collaboration with koto player Mara Purl (the superb Koto Keys), pianist Marilyn Harris joins up with yet another consummate musical professional (wind instrumentalist Phil Feather) on Winds on Ivory, a recording that is in the much the same vein as Koto Keys, but is also completely different as far as its literal sound. What I mean by all that is that, like Koto Keys, Winds on Ivory is a serene and peace-inducing album, full of meadering yet purposeful musical improvisations, conveying a flowing, almost stream-like, sense of slow movement that is one hundred percent unforced and completely natural. It's a damn amazing album, to be honest. How Harris finds a way to make music so beautiful and so naturally calming, yet so devoid of cliché, maudlin faux sentimentality, or new age glitziness or superficiality is beyond me. To do this twice in one year on two different albums featuring two different accompanists (and who play such different instruments) is quite the achievement.

Once again, as he did on Koto Keys, Mark Wolfram handled production, mixing, mastering duties as well as playing some keyboards (mostly sampled instruments used for sparse coloring effect of subtle accompaniment to one or the other lead instrument). This guy can really mix an album. There are some nature sounds scattered here and there and the amount and their placement in the mix is textbook - I mean it is flawless. Trust me, if Winds on Ivory were released on a major label, it would be HUGE! Ah, the pitfalls of being an independent musician.

Owing to the assortment of wind instruments that Feather plays on the CD's ten tracks, the songs themselves vary more than you'd expect them to, but the overall "feel" of the album is not just coherent but works almost on the level of long-form ambient. Weird, huh?

As she did on Koto Keys, Harris shows remarkable technique in her control of shading and nuance, playing in a sparse and minimal style yet also filling her notes with feeling and grace. Another similarity to her previous collaboration is her unselfish attitude and the way that her and Feather frequently share the spotlight, playing with each other, instead of trading off solos. I would have to say it is this aspect of the music that makes it so enjoyable and also so unique.

Don't bother asking which are my favorite songs on the album. It'd be like deciding between lobster, crab, shrimp or scallops for yours truly (I love 'em all!). However, from a purely subjective viewpoint, I like the sound of Feather's oboe d'amour ("Reverie" and "Sanctuary") and his bass clarinet ("Sky Blue Waters" and "Quiet Forest") best, although the man is no slouch on alto flute, Native American flute, pennywhistle or recorder, either.

This is among the loveliest and prettiest albums I heard last year. Between Wolfram's layering of nature sounds (along with his other instruments), Feather's soulful wind instrument playing, and Harris' evocative piano work, Winds on Ivory is ideal music for late night relaxation, as accompaniment to massage, or you could just sit quietly and drink it in while savoring a glass of wine, a cup of tea or whatever suits your "down time." I suspect that if you are seeking a few moments of peace and serenity, you will find that this CD will more than satisfy you. I give it my highest recommendation, especially for those who like their acoustic instrumental music draped in true gentility and filled with a deep sense of calm.
                                     - Bill Binkelman, WIND and WIRE

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Ancient Voices Manufacturer: Amiata Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000DMJW Release Date: 1998-02-17

Tracks:

1. Deep Within
2. Breathing Wind
3. Opening
4. Luminous
5. Ancient Voices

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Yoga with Shira: A Gentle Yoga Session Shira T. Gura Manufacturer: Shira T. Gura ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Relaxation | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005UE9I Release Date: 2001-12-05

Tracks:

1. Warm-Ups
2. Standing Poses
3. Floor Poses
4. Breathing Practice and Meditation
5. Spinal Twist and Deep Relaxation

Album Description

This Yoga CD includes an original score of soothing music accompanied by detailed, step-by-step instructions of gentle Yoga poses and breathing techniques. The CD is aimed to help you achieve deep relaxation and relief of stress, regardless of experience. Give yourself the gift and travel on your own personal journey towards tranquil serenity for the mind, body, and soul.

Average customer rating: Wine and candles Joana Smith really took me on plane ride! At long last... The stars are brighter

Sleeping On The Plane Joana Smith Manufacturer: Miss Epic Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00091QRUC Release Date: 2005-03-28

Tracks:

1. Little Seed
2. Our Bed
3. Slow Dance Me
4. Dark World
5. Have Anything
6. Sunset's Farewell
7. Stuff
8. All I Saw
9. My, Oh My
10. On the Way
11. Lightning & Snow

Product Description

“SLEEPING ON THE PLANE,” IS A TANGIBLE EXAMPLE OF THE WAY LOVE INSPIRES ARTISTS TO CREATE. SONGWRITER/PAINTER, JOANA SMITH, WHO SOME SAY IS A FEMALE DAMIEN RICE, had been struggling for two years to write another song, until she fell profoundly in love. Then, for the first time, she was plunged into such an intense period of inspiration that many of the songs were written two-at-a-time, and the whole album was penned in the length of time it takes to go on a long plane ride.

Customer Reviews:

Wine and candles.......2005-04-24

I love to listen to Jo Smith's new cd especially after a long day at work. I light some vanilla scented candles in my room, pour myself a glass of wine, and am able to easily unwind. Little Seed is my favorite song. Having heard about this up and coming artist is great because most of my friend haven't heard of her yet, so they love receiving this CD as a gift. I also checked out her website at www.josmith.net and found it so interesting to read about her. Listen and read and be inspired.

Joana Smith really took me on plane ride!.......2005-04-22

I saw Joana Smith play in Boston, and now that I am in Germany, I am so happy to have her CD not far from me at all times. Also, it wasn't until I listened to the CD a few times that I realized how prolific her work is. Each of the songs on the CD is individual. Words cannot express the beauty of her work. This is an awesome CD!
By the way, this would be an excellent gift.

At long last..........2005-04-18

Joana Smith's newest release is fantastic. Having seen her perform in person (and loving every minute of it), I thought I knew what to expect when purchasing this CD... but I was wonderfully amazed. More so than I expected! Something about that voice just transports me from the very first note. Enjoy!

The stars are brighter.......2005-04-14

Last Sunday night I had to take a long drive up to New Hampshire. I had Joana's new CD, so I popped it in as I left Boston. Immediately I was staring up at the stars through the windshield, wrapped up in my world accompanied by pianos and cello and before I knew it I realized that I had missed my exit...by about 35 miles! Joana's style has many faces in this album; she is sometimes passionate, sometimes trembling, sometimes singing with ambient guitars, sometimes the piano is so old fashioned that you could swear you were caught in a time warp to Rachmaninoff in 1900. A great album to sink your head into during personal times

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Deep Breathing Anjica Manufacturer: Our World Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00006JNEO Release Date: 2002-09-24

Tracks:

1. Calling
2. Forever
3. Deep Breathing
4. I Am
5. The Drum
6. Love
7. Something
8. Sleeping With The Lights On
9. Changing
10. I Am A River
11. I Got Locked In
12. Voices In The Air

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Deep Breathing Manufacturer: Jeff Bird ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Jazz | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000065V00 Release Date: 2001-05-31

Tracks:

1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. On a Ground

Album Description

I first met Jaro Czerwinec at the recording of Cowboy Junkies' legendary Trinity session.We finished playing the first take of Misguided Angel and Jaro ran over to me, very excited. "Who are you man? It's like your my long lost brother"

I have had a house gig in a hotel in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, for about nine years. It is a very functional gig, led by a fabulous singer named Doreen Smith. Many great players perform here, and this is one of its attractions to me. One evening Witold Grabowiecki showed up as the piano player. At the end of evening when we were saying goodbye he laughed and called me "his brother."

I am always looking for excuses to bring all my long lost brothers and sisters together so when the Guelph Arts Festival approached me to see if I wanted to put together a performance, I naturally thought of a family reunion.

I knew that Witold was very much into meditation; he attends week-long retreats of silence in Brooklin, New York. And when I spoke to Jaro he said, "that he really liked droning on his accordian these days."

For the performance we decided to use long deep breaths as our guiding rythmic principle, and then adopt very simple harmonic ideas upon which we would improvise.

These four pieces are the result.

One uses the five note scale D, F#, G, A, C#.

Two is A minor.

Three is based on the F lydian scale.

On a Ground features Jaro and Witold improvising over a constantly repeated bass line adapted from the music of the 13th Century mystic, Hildegard von Bingen.

Carry on

Jeff Bird

Meditation Music:

1. Desires
2. Earth Heart
3. Expressions: The Heart of God
4. Fair Play
5. Fairy of the Woods/Fairy Night Songs
6. Fall in Love Again
7. From a Blue Planet
8. Hanna's World
9. Imaginary Roads
10. In Chantment

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