Earth Healing [Box set]

Product Description
This unique collection brings together three world-class artists who have taken deep life-long journeys into the heart and soul of healing music traditions

Komuso: The Healing Art of Zen Shakuhachi Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin

The Komuso were Zen Buddhist priests who wandered the countryside of Japan playing a particular style of healing flute music called Sui-Zen. Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin studied shakuhachi flute in Kyoto, Japan with Kurahashi Yodo Sebsai and in 1980 he received his Dai Shi-han, or Grand Master’s license. Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin is a modern-day Komuso who has brought peace, balance, and well-being to thousands with this healing repertoire.

Mbira: The Healing Spirit of Zimbabwe Erica Azim

Mbira music has been used by the Shona people of Zimbabwe to heal physical and mental illness for more than a millennium. The spiraling melodic and rhythmic lines draw the listener into a state of meditation, where mind and body find balance, and natural vitality asserts itself. Erica Azim is known in Zimbabwe as a gwenyambira - a skilled performer qualified to play at traditional ceremonies and accepted by the ancient spirits of the Shona.

Orenda: Native American Music to Heal the Spirit Valerie Dee Naranjo

Traditional Native American song is much more than entertainment. It is used to heal maladies of the mind, body, and spirit of the entire community. Valerie Dee Naranjo, M.A., has sung in schools, community centers, and substance abuse clinics on the Navajo reservation. She sang and drummed with the Native American women's group Ulali and has arranged, performed, and recorded with Philip Glass, David Byrne, Selena, Tori Amos, and Hugh Masekela. Valerie currently performs with The Lion King and NBC's Saturday Night Live Band.

Earth Healing,Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldon,Erica Kundidzora,Valarie Naranjo,Erica Azim,Relaxation,New Age / Meditation,Pop,Relaxation,Spiritual,World Beat Collections

Average customer rating: Languid meditative excursions Lovely healing music... painting a soundscape

Koyasan: Reiki Sound Healing Deuter Manufacturer: New Earth Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: East of the Full Moon Reiki: Hands of Light Tibet: Nada Himalaya, Vol. 2 Sea & Silence Wind and Mountain ASIN: B000LV62DC Release Date: 2007-02-13

Tracks:

1. Kindred Spirit
2. Hands Of Love
3. Le Velour, Le Satin Et La Soie
4. Lovesong From The Mountains
5. Sound Of Invisible Waters
6. Language Of Silence
7. Vollmond In Herbst
8. Escape From Gravity

Album Description

"Koyasan awed me with its depth while maintaining a constant flow of peace and contemplation. Highest recommendation!" -- NEW AGE REPORTER

"We have been playing Deuter's music now for over twenty-two years. Like the Tao that cannot be spoken, the compositions he orchestrates cannot be easily described in words ... if music can take you to Nirvana, Deuter would be your conductor." -- TRANSITIONS RADIO

"Deuter's style is characterized by gentle melodies and joyful rhythms that render his music accessible even as he presents an intriguing blend of Eastern and Western styles." - ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Latest release from top-selling artist in the new age/Reiki genre. A global mixture of instruments includes Chinese erhu, Japanese shakuhachi flute, East Indian tamboura, and Tibetan singing bowls. Takes the listener on a serene, mystical voyage through a variety of peaceful soundscapes with a relaxed and soothing pace.

Customer Reviews:

Languid meditative excursions.......2007-05-11

With over 60 albums in a nearly 40-year career, you might be forgiven for thinking the artist's best work has already been written and recorded. And in many cases you'd be right. But not so with Deuter. At least not so with this new release, Koyasan.

The German multi-instrumentalist was born on the cusp of a new world, in a small German town in 1945. As a young man, Georg Deuter worked for a brief time as a journalist before a near-fatal car accident lead him on a quest of the spirit and a life devoted to music, a quest that took him to study for many years in India before setting up home and a recording studio in the US southwest.

Deuter is entirely self-taught, an admirable accomplishment when you consider the range of instruments he has mastered. He's most closely identified with the flute, but also plays keyboards, the tamboura (an Indian stringed instrument), cello, koto, and several others. Many of these are used to great effect on Koyasan, named after a sacred Buddhist mountain in central Japan, home to the Shingon sect of esoteric Buddhism and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Except for the title and the presence of instruments associated with Japan, such as the shakuhachi (a bamboo flute) and the koto (a stringed instrument), and more widely with Asia (in this case, the 2-stringed Chinese violin, the erhu), the music on this album is not terribly suggestive of Koyasan. The song titles are generic enough to fit nearly any new age theme you'd care to choose.

But the music . . . the music is sublime. The album features eight tracks, all but two 8 to 9 minute meditative excursions. There is no percussion, nor any noticeable rhythm, just languid journeys built on light and airy ambient washes, puffs of aural clouds through and around which circle the voices of the acoustic instruments. Unlike so many new age productions which work well in the background but can't withstand concentrated listening, Deuter's work, especially on this recording, will reward those who sit and listen attentively.

Lovely healing music..........2007-04-14

From the first time I listened to Koyasan: Reiki Sound Healing it resonated in me. You can't help but close your eyes and breathe deeply. Indeed, this music is so lovely and healing, it feels as if you can breathe it in like a balm for your soul.

painting a soundscape.......2007-03-31

Deuter does it again with his latest release. Koyasan: Reiki Sound Healing is an amazing album, dusted with just the right balance of space, stillness and instrumentation. Deuter paints a vivid scene in the listeners mind. Several clients have shared the images with me and commented on the cd. His orchestration is so well thought out and balanced. The rate, choice of instruments, composition all subtley relax and soothe the client (and practitioner) into a state of meditation. I highly recommend this cd for healing work and meditation.

Average customer rating: Very nice music BRILLANT Love this music so cool Good for fast paced yoga class

Sacred Earth Drums David Gordon , and Steve Gordon Manufacturer: Sequoia Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Environmental | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Healing | New Age | Styles | Music Nature | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sacred Spirit Drums Drum Medicine Drum Prayer Ancient Power Sacred Drum Visions: 20th Anniversary Collection ASIN: B000008QVH Release Date: 1998-08-25

Tracks:

1. Prayer For The Four Directions
2. Sunset Ceremony
3. Call Of The Medicine Drum
4. Descent To The Lowerworld
5. Dancing For A Vision
6. Power Animals
7. Guardian Spirit
8. Return Journey
9. Sun Rise In Peace

Album Description

Drums from around the world join with Native American Flute, Incan Pan Pipes, Spirit Rattle, Guitars, Digital Synthesizers and Sounds of Nature (including wolf, eagle, coyote and dolphin). Feel the irresistible power of the beat lead you on a healing Shaman's journey. Move your body and become absorbed in the dance - for the sacredness of life and reverence for the earth!

Customer Reviews:

Very nice music.......2007-05-14

I bought this for my day care children to play as background music in our play area. It is very nice music with a great beat that sounds fantastic on our new Bose' radio!

BRILLANT.......2007-05-08

This is a very peaceful and calming drumming CD very nice I really like it.

Love this music.......2007-04-17

Let this music stir you--
sit back and hear the beat as it
lifts you and takes you on
journeys of your heart.
I highly recommend that you
enjoy this music now.

so cool.......2007-04-13

a lot of great drum beats, the music takes the listeners back to the jungle...buy

Good for fast paced yoga class.......2007-01-06

I like Drum Prayer better, but this one is very good. I like drums in my power yoga class, and this cd works nicely.

Average customer rating: Soothing Very good new age-native fusion EARTH CENTERED MUSIC Indian Welk Sacred Spirit Drums

Sacred Spirit Drums David and Steve Gordon Manufacturer: Sequoia Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Environmental | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Nature | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sacred Earth Drums Drum Medicine Sacred Spirit: Chants and Dances of the Native Americans Sacred Spirit, Vol. 2: More Chants and Dances of the Native Americans Sacred Drum Visions: 20th Anniversary Collection ASIN: B000008QVX Release Date: 1998-10-06

Tracks:

1. Sunrise Ritual
2. Calling The Sacred Beat
3. Shaman's Dance
4. Path With A Heart
5. Within The Cloud Lodge
6. Spirit Vision
7. Mother Earth, Father Sky
8. Gift Of The Eagle
9. Flowering Tree
10. Rainbow Hoop

Album Description

Native-American Flute and Incan Pan Pipe melodies soar over Tribal Drums from around the world, Guitars, Keyboards and Nature Sounds (with wolf, eagle, coyote and humpback whale). Following up their best seller, Sacred Earth Drums, the Gordons take you deeper into their healing Shamanic journey to the heart of rhythm. Feel the compelling beat of Mother Earth - move your body and join the dance for the reverence of life!

Customer Reviews:

Soothing.......2007-07-12

I used various tracks from this CD for a Cub Scout ceremony and it really set the mood..I searched on Amazon for 3 hours trying to find the right drum music and this is certainly it !

Very good new age-native fusion.......2005-06-10

Discount the self-important blather from "professional" drummers and First Nation/Capitolized Ethnic Group people you see here and buy this CD if you enjoy better quality new age music in a native vein. This CD and its highly successful predecessor was NEVER meant to be a hard-core exploration of genuine Native American drumming, flute or chanting, though it masterfully incorporates such music alongside other simple nativist percussion. Yes, persons looking outside the world music (or new age) genres for actual Native chanting and drumming may be disappointed, but it never hurts to open your ears to new things. But if that's too hard and you crave the "real thing," may I suggest Tokeya Inajin, Dik Darnell or Carlos Nakai.

EARTH CENTERED MUSIC.......2005-04-28

I HEARD THIS CD IN A SPIRITUAL SERVICE. I ENJOYED IT! I SEARCH IN THE WEB AND I BOUGHT IT! I LISTEN IT IN THE CAR OR WHEN I WANT TO FEEL MY SELF "EARTH CENTERED". REALLY IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR "DRUMS" LIKE IN LATIN MUSIC, MODERN MUSIC, IT ISNT.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A SOFT/ACTIVE RELAXING MUSIC, SO THAT YOU CAN FEEL ONE WITH THE EARTH, AND YOU GET FLASH BACK OF OTHER PRIMITIVES TIMES, THIS IS FOR YOU. THAT'S MY EXPERIENCE.

Indian Welk.......2004-10-18

Although this may sound pleasant to some people I would imagine it's an insult to others. Just another example of the exploitation of the true Americans. It's like there was a Lawrance Welk of native American music only worse. An equivelant might be buying a Metallica cd and hearing Madonna music coming from the speakers. You expected something with some real spirit but you got watered down syrupy bubblegum music instead. It's not the real thing. Besides that I'm a professional drummer, and I'm definitly not impressed with the drumming. But having said that, if you just want some pop music to listen to and delude yourself that your listening to real native American music then this is for you.

It would probably be better to rename it and put a different picture on the cover that would be less insulting to the people it's making a mockery of and more suitable to the disco minded crowd it's apparently trying to foster.

Sacred Spirit Drums.......2004-04-28

My husband is First Nation and has played on traditional Pow Wow drums. The music on this CD seems very contrived. I think it is better to get real First Nation drum music rather than to turn it into this unrecognizable, synthesized and distorted electronic sound. It is being "passed off" as Native. To me it it is not Native. It sounded, well, sorry, but, it sounded tacky. I don't know if Mr. Gordon is First Nation. Some of it even seems to be somewhat African, which would be appropriate if it where meant to be African in nature. But, all in all, it's far to "Hollywood" for me. And we all know how "Hollywood" has mis-informed the world about our First Nation's history. But, I guess the bottom line for the producers of this type of CD is - this stuff sells.
The drum is the heartbeat of Mother Earth. Her heart is not heard with this rendition.

Average customer rating: Deuter Tibetan Singing Bowls Good Vibrations My Favorite Meditation CD

Tibet: Nada Himalaya, Vol. 2 Deuter Manufacturer: New Earth Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Healing | New Age | Styles | Music Relaxation | New Age | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Nada Himalaya East of the Full Moon Buddha Nature Reiki: Hands of Light Sea & Silence ASIN: B000784XDK Release Date: 2005-04-12

Tracks:

1. Yantra
2. Kailash
3. Makalu
4. Khumbe
5. Lhotse
6. Chomolungma
7. Nanga Parbat

Album Description

The sublime harmonic vibrations of the Tibetan bowls and Deuter's ability to access the puirity of their sustained ringing tones resonates deep within the heart, transporting the listener to a world of serenity and peace. Journey to the depths of your inner being with this totally refreshing Cd, ideal for calming the nerves and healing the agitated spirit. Harmonic tones reach into an infinite Universe allowing the body to come into a natural state of equanimity.

Customer Reviews:

Deuter Tibetan Singing Bowls.......2007-01-03

I enjoyed this album as a great followup to Deuter's earlier singing Tibetan bowls work. I always enjoy his music and have most of his albums over the past 20+ years. This album continues the high quality of spiritually uplifting music that has come to define Deuter.

Good Vibrations.......2006-07-11

I have a stack of book reviews to write, but I just had to sneak in this little blurb before getting to the ceiling-high pile of books squatting accusingly on my desk: Deuter's "Tibet Nada Himalaya 2" CD on the New Earth label is pure pleasure on the ear drums. The rich thrum of the Tibetan bells and crystal bowls in each of the compositions fills the solar plexus with waves of relaxation, and triggers the production of endorphins. Highly recommended. (Jung's "Man and His Symbols" covers a section on the correlation between the sounds of bells, gongs, bowls, etc., and the resultant formation of mandala-like patterns of energy.)

If you live in a noisy place, or get knotted up with tension because of the insanity of this world, try listening to this CD.

My Favorite Meditation CD.......2006-01-13

I have dozens of yoga and meditation CDs and this has quickly risen to the top as my favorite. It calms and focuses the mind effortlessly and also creates a harmonious environment even when you're not meditating. All the sounds come from natural sources, mostly Tibetan bells and crystal singing bowls, not a one-dimensional droning synthesizer found on many meditation CDs. Now I understand why the Tibetans have been using these sounds for hundreds of years in their practices. Highly recommended!

Average customer rating:

Live on Earth...For a Limited Time Only Krishna Das Manufacturer: Triloka Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Healing | New Age | Styles | Music Relaxation | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Greatest Hits of the Kali Yuga Door of Faith Breath of the Heart Pilgrim Heart All One ASIN: B000B6FXWS Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

1. Radhe Shyam
2. Samadhi Sita Ram
3. Shri Guru Charanam
4. Three Rivers Hare Krishna
5. Hanuman Puja
6. Hunuman Chaleesa
7. Sita Ram
8. Jaya Bhagavan

Tracks:

1. Devi Puja
2. Jaya Jagatamble
3. Mountian Hare Krishna
4. Namah Shivaya
5. Rama Bolo
6. Shri Krishna Govinda/Gopala

Average customer rating: Want to really relax?...then give this gem a try! Excellent for relaxation and healing Great stuff Good vibs from these sounds! Pure Tibetian Bells...

Nada Himalaya Deuter Manufacturer: New Earth Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Healing | New Age | Styles | Music Relaxation | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Meditation Music | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Tibet: Nada Himalaya, Vol. 2 Buddha Nature The Edge of Forever Reiki: Hands of Light East of the Full Moon ASIN: B0000009DH Release Date: 2002-05-07

Tracks:

1. Nada Himalaya 1
2. Nada Himalaya 2
3. Final

Album Description

Deuter's masterful meditation music echoes the pristine essence of a Himalayan retreat by integrating Tibetan bells and bowls, chimes, and the natural sounds of a mountain stream. Expanding reverberations and overtones meld in perfect harmony.

Reviews "...Deuter has been gifted with an exquisite number of superb percussion pieces from Nepal, Tibet, Japan, and India. Sounding them with both tenderness and feeling, he manifests a timeless space in which endlessly expanding reverberations and overtones meld in perfect harmony." --New Age Retailer Magazine

"The sound of the mild connection with the bowls echoes and drifts to the point of entering the realm of silence. Nada's subtitle, 'Music for Meditation,' reveals ambient music at its very core..." --New Age Voice

Customer Reviews:

Want to really relax?...then give this gem a try!.......2005-12-02

The effect of sound on the mind and body has been confirmed not only by human experience across the centuries, but in modern times has also been scientifically documented as well.

"Nada Himalaya" contains the AMAZINGLY CALMING sounds of beautifully harmonized, genuine (not electronically-generated) Tibetan bells and chimes on track 1 (30 minutes) and track 2 (15 minutes) - with the tranquil background of a mountain stream added on the third and final track (3 minutes).

After listening to the sound samples below, I decided to give it a try - and must say it's the most relaxing CD conducive to deep meditation I've ever heard, so much so that I've ordered Deuter's sequel CD called "Tibet: Nada Himalaya Vol. 2" hoping it'll be as good as this one is!

Excellent for relaxation and healing.......2004-06-08

This CD is amazing - I have lent it to many people and all have reported that it has helped them by relieving them of physical pain during listening. I have used it for getting rid of headaches, and I can actually feel energy moving through my body. It's like a reiki session done through music. Highly recommended.

Great stuff.......2003-01-07

I discovered Deuter about 10 years ago. I just got the CD and didn't read what it was beyond Deuter's name, so I was really surprised when it was just bells. At first I was disappointed cuz I was expecting something more like Nirvana Road or something. Nope. Just bells. But, I listened to it when I got home and turned it on while I went to sleep. Yeah, now I love going to sleep to it! I only give it 4 stars cuz I was expecting Deuter's keyboard style etc. of music. If I was looking for this style, I'd give it 5 stars.

Good vibs from these sounds!.......2001-12-24

This is my all time favorite CD to use in meditation. The sounds are soothing and ideal for calming the mind. At the end there is rushing water with tibetan bowls/bells and chimes---It's totally refreshing.

Pure Tibetian Bells..........2001-06-30

I have searched for so long for a cd that would be pure tibetian bells - this is it! The moment it starts it creates a type of serenity that is just impossible to describe. The cd is ALL bells - and Deuter has masterfully recorded, with great sensitivity, these gifts of Spirit. After a long, stressful day - nothing is more relaxing than to sit down and become lost in the sounds of Nada Himalaya. My cat loves it - it doesn't matter where she is in the house, she comes to share the magic of the bells.

Average customer rating:

Saffron Blue Rasa Manufacturer: New Earth Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Healing | New Age | Styles | Music Relaxation | New Age | Styles | Music Space Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Temple of Love Dance: Dream: Dance Shelter Om Call of the Mystic ASIN: B000OONRKC Release Date: 2007-05-08

Tracks:

1. Vamsi Dhari
2. Madhava Murari
3. Gayatri Mantra
4. Antara Mandire
5. Drone Scape
6. Mana Mantra
7. Krishna Jinka
8. Sitara Dreams
9. Vande Krishna

Amazon.com

The chant genre is glutted to epidemic proportions these days, with everyone from Buddhist nuns to Madonna's backup singers intoning Tibetan chants and Hindu kirtans. After six albums, Rasa continue to rise like perfumed smoke above the chanting hordes with their Eastern acoustronica and the enthralling singing of Kim Waters. The Rasa signatures are all there on Saffron Blue: Hans Christian creates a global fusion playing Swedish nyckleharpe, Indian sarangi, cello, electric bass, and synthesizers, orchestrating them across deep throbs of Indian percussion. But it all starts with Kim Waters, intoning Hindu mantras and bhajans in a voice that is both comforting and seductive. Christian builds her up in echoing choirs and canons that just seem to climb higher and higher. But there are some new wrinkles in the sari on Saffron Blue. They bring in a couple of other singers to duet with Waters, providing a contrast of rougher, more traditional sound with Vaiyasaki Das and Bairavesh Das. But even that nod toward tradition is bent through psychedelic echoes, subtle backwards effects, and deft electronic rhythms. Christian even gets a bit of funk slap bass in on the epic 10-minute trance of "Vande Krishna." Rasa don't make your street-corner Krishna sound, nor the easy grooves of ethno-techno chant albums. They've created a chilled-out global chant that speaks in a universal language. --John Diliberto

Album Description

"Devotional music has never sounded as serene and sensual as it does in the world of Rasa." -- John Diliberto, Echoes

Evokes a sense of passion with stunning performances by four guest vocalists that perfectly juxtapose Waters's exquisite voice and Christian's virtuosic arrangements. The sound of Rasa is unlike anything you've ever heard. Sensual vocals, soaring cello, and sarangi swirls weave a sacred tunic of devotional love songs in Bengali and Sanskrit.

Average customer rating: The Earth Moved ... in Peace from Solo Piano Publications

Elements Series: Earth Peter Kater Manufacturer: Real Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Healing | New Age | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Elements Series: Water Elements Series: Air Elements Series: Fire Piano Through Windows & Walls ASIN: B000ALZHS4 Release Date: 2005-08-30

Tracks:

1. Sunrise 1:12
2. Celestine 9:12
3. Summer Prelude 2:11
4. Summer 9:39
5. Autumn Prelude 1:59
6. Autumn 9:25
7. Winter Prelude 2:10
8. Winter 9:09
9. Spring Prelude 2:33
10. Spring 9:45
11. Sunset 2:48

Amazon.com

Earth is another in pianist Peter Kater's introspective four-disc series of ambient chamber works, The Elements Series, also incorporating Water, Fire, and Air. Of the four, Earth is the most organic and folkloric, with Richard Hardy playing bamboo and Native American flutes on several tracks. But the disc also employs synthesizers and the only programmed rhythms of the series with gentle shakers and hand percussion. Earth evokes a pastoral landscape with song titles based on the seasons, making it a concept album within a concept album. "Summer" is light and airy and "Autumn" is shaded in romantic colors. "Spring" is almost country, while "Winter" takes on a darker hue with synthesizer ambiences calling up a chilled landscape. Guitarist Mike Hamilton dominates much of this album, picking out melodies on overdubbed acoustic guitar. While the other CDs in the series have a contemplative tone, Earth almost gets heroic on tracks like "Celestine." As a pianist and composer, Peter Kater can lapse into lounge-jazz and romantic piano idioms, and he kisses that terrain at times on Earth, but there is a new austerity heard in this series that serves him well, putting him on the right side of the sentimental/sublime divide. --John Diliberto

Album Description

"[Peter Kater] brings together tribal grooves, chamber settings, desert atmospheres, sensual melodies and ethereal spaces ….weaving it all together with rich keyboard orchestrations"

Twice Grammy-nominated pianist Peter Kater brings you the first of four brand new releases in the Elements Series: Earth.

Elements Series: Earth is lush and bountiful, reverberating with the sacred pulse of the earth. Imbued with gentle rhythms and melodies, luscious strings and a profound silence, the music carries Peter's soulful compositions straight to the heart of the listener.

Customer Reviews:

The Earth Moved ... in Peace.......2007-03-20

A truly relaxing CD. Lovely as background music, but it doesn't hurt to actually listen to it and be aware of the soothing progression of chords and melody shades. The moods of the seasons are graphically described, and the arrangements flow one into the other. What I also especially appreciate is the fact that the selections follow each other without much of a pause in between. Even a 3-second pause between numbers would have been too noticeable and therefore disruptive. That is not the case with this CD, as with the other CDs in the Elements series. Beautifully crafted, with a depth of feeling without being overly sentimental or romantic. A relief to listen to, a source of quiet excitement.

from Solo Piano Publications.......2005-10-05

"Earth" is one of four CDs in Peter Kater's "Elements Series," and features Kater on piano and keyboards, Mike Hamilton on guitars, and Richard Hardy on flutes and saxophone. The music is ambient and ethereal, and the piano plays a much smaller part on this CD than on "Water," which is also part of this series. Hamilton's beautiful guitar work comes to the front of several of the tracks, with Kater layering other sounds with synths and sequencers to create a peaceful, serene atmosphere. Hardy's various bamboo and Native American flutes are warm, "earthy," and reminiscent of some of Kater's previous collaborations with Native American artists. The combination of flute, guitar, and piano is fairly unusual and is very effective. The synth washes add subtle colors and contribute to the sense of open space and vastness. The mood throughout the CD is peaceful and calming - truly an understatement!

The CD opens appropriately enough with "Sunrise," a quietly haunting flute solo that melts into "Celestine," which adds the guitar, synth, and piano - a gorgeous piece that all but floats on a cloud. The next eight tracks are a prelude and then a full piece for each of the four seasons, beginning with "Summer." All are stunning in their simplicity and beauty. The closing track is "Sunset," which, like "Sunrise," features the flute, but this time has synth behind it - a peaceful close to an outstanding album.

Average customer rating: Beautiful! Mantras, the hippie way Love this CD! WOW! Incredible

Magical Healing Mantras Namasté Manufacturer: New Earth Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Om Tara: Mantras from Tibet Om Mani Padme Hum Chakra Healing Chants Travelling the Sacred Sound Current: Divine Chants & Sacred Tones for Healing & Meditation Namaste ASIN: B00004SGT4 Release Date: 2000-11-14

Tracks:

1. Shiva Shambo
2. Govindam
3. Jay Shree Krishna
4. Aum Shree Ram
5. Jaya Shiva Shankara
6. Govinda Jaya Jaya
7. Gayatri Mantra

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful!.......2005-09-08

Having heard traditional chants at Temples and sometimes at home, I was unsure how adding Western musical instruments would sound. Having listened to this CD I now know that it sounds great! This is a beautiful piece of work that I've found uplifting and moving. The artists really seem to have given a part of themselves in creating this, and like other reviewers, I've listened to it repeatedly and still find it mesmerising.

Mantras, the hippie way.......2005-03-17

I was dissapointed with the album. The music was ordinary and reminded me of the "kunbaya"-type of songs from the 60's.... Don't know id they invoke magical healing, but the mantras are rather a cheap boring version of commercialized hippie music.
I am used to listening to true mantras from the masters, and I don't recall any of them being so superficial.

Love this CD!.......2004-08-20

The simplicity and beauty of this music cannot be matched. I listen to it just before I go to sleep. It's the perfect music to lull you into blissful dreams. Buy it and try it. My favorite purchase this year.

WOW!.......2004-01-02

I wished there were more Namaste recordings here on amazon. When I listen to this recording it makes me feel as if I am on vacation, sitting out in nature near a fire with mild refreshing breeze blowing - with a group of close friends, celebrating life and praising the power of creation. Oh, what a wonderful feeling!

Incredible.......2002-02-28

I heard this cd in a yoga class recently and it touched me like none other. Enchanting was a word that was used in one of the reviews and I could note agree more.

Average customer rating: No More Indian Imitations, Please His Very Best Delicious My Favorite CD!!!! AWESOME!!!!!

Garden of the Gods Deuter Manufacturer: New Earth Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Healing | New Age | Styles | Music Relaxation | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Buddha Nature Reiki: Hands of Light East of the Full Moon Wind and Mountain Sun Spirit ASIN: B00004SGS4 Release Date: 2001-01-09

Tracks:

1. Temple Of Silence
2. Gaia Dreaming Herself Awake
3. Felsen Im Licht
4. Kiss Of A Rose
5. Seashell
6. Venus Rising
7. Wind In The Trees
8. Mountain

Album Description

The unparalleled celestial soundscapes that Deuter is best known for have attained an even more expansive quality with the addition of the heavenly vocal stylings of Annette Cantor. The sonic textures of voice and keyboard create a profoundly relaxing musical sanctuary.

Customer Reviews:

No More Indian Imitations, Please.......2007-05-25

I loved the songs with eerie female vocals but could do without the two tunes with male "Hey-ya, Hey-ya" singing.

His Very Best.......2007-01-10

This is my favorite of the many great CD's by Deuter that I own. I find Deuter's music simple, yet evocative and interesting. Garden of the Gods is compelling as well. It isn't so good as "background music" because it grabs your attention so completely. I love the vocal sounds of both people.

Delicious.......2005-08-31

Garden of the Gods is a spiritual and emotional experience, NOT musical "wallpaper". I teach T'ai Chi Chih which, among other things, is a moving meditation on joy and gratefulness. This beautiful soundtrack with its ethereal vocal and instrumental lines helps us to recognize this sense of joy and build upon it. This is by far my favorite "New Age" CD.

My Favorite CD!!!!.......2004-11-29

This is by FAR my favorite CD in my collection! I use it for meditation and also just when I need a lift. I recommend it highly and hope that others get as much from it as I do. My only problem is that is CD has set the bar that new ones are not messuring up. I would love any suggestions!

AWESOME!!!!!.......2001-05-18

This is the best cd i own, it takes you to a place beyond reality,it takes you to a garden and beyond, I highly recommend this to anyone who searches for peace in their life, In it's meditative trance you will be under, you will find love .

World Music:

1. Faut Qu'ca Arrete [Import]
2. Folk Songs from Scotland
3. Free & Easy [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
4. Gafieira Universal [Import]
5. Giovani Jovanotti [Import]
6. Grandes Cantaores [Import]
7. Gravikords, Whirlies, and Pyrophones (Experimental Musical Instruments)
8. Greek Pop Classics [Import]
9. IGUAZU
10. Il Lanciatore Di Coltelli [Import]

World Music

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World Music

Best of the Doors

Gregorian Chant from Silos [Import]

Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson / Live from Wigmore Hall

The Young Rebel [Box set]

Matt's Mood [Import] [SACD]

MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 [Live]

Kacheche

Live at Carnegie Hall [Live]

Legends of Rock [Box set] [Import]

Khachaturian: Masquerade Suite; Kabalevsky: The Comedians; Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien; Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol / Kondrashin

John Henry

Italia Estate 2002 [Import]

Hot Salsa, Vol. 2

Homage: Age of the Diva

Passion & Grace