Visualize Whirled Peas!

There. I had to say it.

It's a 1986 cassette, with two selections:

01. Relaxation Music 01 (22:08)

02. Relaxation music 02 (23:47)

THIS LINK GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

It's crystal synth music with little form but repetition.  So dreamy it’s BORING!

When you wake up, I'll see ya Thursday!

  

100 and Counting

This is New Agey, almost vapid background music.  In some tracks, I wonder what an imitation-Irish pennywhistle sound has to do with Oklahoma?  On second thought, to call it “elevator music” is too much.  I’d call this “wallpaper music,” or maybe “Sominex for the ears.”  It is competently performed, but somehow is hollow through and through.

That might have been considered a plus, since judging by the labeling this was a handout from an OKC bank.  Heaven forbid that their valued customers hear music that’s inspiring or challenging!  Somebody might become offended!

01. Beautiful America (2:52)

02. Sight of My Homeland (3:18)

03. Where Horizons Meet (4:26)

04. Light on the Moon (4:20)

05. Osage Hills (2:56)

06. A Look into the Ages (2:53)

07. Eagle's Nest (2:57)

08. Grand Lake (3:18)

09. Mantles of Gold (2:32)

10. Wichita Mountains (3:27)

11. Golden Sunrise (2:25)

12. Turner Falls (3:21)

13. Stars Alight the Heavens (2:30)

14. Tall Grass Prairie (2:50)

THIS LINK GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

I daresay you won’t be offended either.  See you Thursday!

  

Please Come Back

... after you've disappeared into this music!

01. Disappearing Into You (8:49)

02. In Paradiso (5:07)

03. Resurrection (8:10)

04. In Paradiso (3:17)

05. Primitive Silence (2:10)

06. Serpent (8:43)

07. I Say Rock and Roll Prayers to a Dancing God (7:00)

08. Spirit Guides (7:02)

09. [silence] (3:40)

More fine noodling in this 1988 release.  A bit solipsistic, but that’s what happens when you’re on the road to self-disappearance?

THIS LINK GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

  

See you on Thursday!

  

Come Wizz Mee...

... on a trip to zee fahr-aweh play-zez!

It's a 1986 cassette.

01. Traveler's Tales (15:34)

02. Solar Wind (4:30)

03. Dream Shades (4:57)

04. Ocean of Dreams (4:12)

05. After the Rain (8:22)

06. The Unfolding (2:23)

THIS LINK GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

Don't forget to come back home!  See you Monday.

  

Soundless Sounds

It's a 1999 cassette of semi-cosmic music.

01. Music of Light Part A (19:37)

02. Music of Light Part B (8:49)

03. Light Medium (27:47)

THIS LINK GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS,

PERMANENT LINK.

Have fun zoning out.  See you Monday!

  

Welcome to ... Ze Inner Sanctum!

Well, if you thought you were in for a scary story, you guessed wrong.

It's a 1982 cassette.

01. Heart Flame (8:41)

02. Fly into Light (11:57)

03. Twin Flames Rising (11:49)

04. Universal Consciousness (7:21)

No, it's New Age ramblings, not a scary radio show.  However, in some selections, the vocalizations are off-putting, almost creepy ...

THIS LINK GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

We're posting on Sunday because I'll be under the knife for a while on Monday.  See you on the flip side!

  

Nightscenes Are for Sleeping

It's a 1996 release.

01. Acquainted with the Night (5:42)

02. Light-Sky-Stars (8:31)

03. Passages (5:00)

04. Faces (8:14)

05. Love (8:48)

06. The Heart of Midnight (9:49)

07. Towards the Sunrise (8:18)

You say dreamy, I say dreary.  The tiebreaker is the artist photo.  He looks like this whole thing is a bore, and I’ll believe him.

THIS LINK GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

Hope to see you at the beginning of a new week.  Happy drowsing!

  

Greetings, Space Cadets!

If you weren't listening to Music from the Hearts of Space in the eighties, you missed out on a buncha fun, fellow transcendentalists!

This radio program is still broadcasting omms, philosophical music, and other nifty stuff.

Over the years I dubbed many dozen shows and replayed often at work overnights at the convenience store, or in the car.  This here show was broadcast on January 24, 1986, and released commercially.

01. Michael Amerian - Carillon (3:57)

02. Tim Clark - Invisible Universe, Part 2 (2:38)

03. Tim Clark - Invisible Universe, Part 3 (6:41)

04. Tim Clark - Rings, Part 3 (3:47)

05. Tim Clark - Halley's, Part 2 (3:04)

06. Tim Clark - Milky Way, Part 1 (3:02)

07. Tim Clark - Milky Way, Part 2 (4:22)

08. Michael Amerian - Contemplative Ascent (10:03)

09. Steve Roach - Kevin Braheny - The Other Side (13:17)

10. Steve Roach - Quiet Friend (7:51)

Another fun cassette find!

THIS LINK GOOD FOR THREE DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

See you on Monday, if you can get your head out of the stars!

  

Wanna Be the Best?

Well, on this 1996 release, at least you can LISTEN to the best, according to somebody else's opinion.

01. John Tesh - April Song (5:35)

02. Paul Winter - Bright Angel (2:39)

03. Raphael - Silence (3:44)

04. Jonn Serrie - Ixlandia (5:16)

05. Patrick O'Hearn - Upon the Wings of Night (3:35)

06. Tangerine Dream - Melrose (5:48)

07. Suzanne Ciani - Simple Song (3:19)

08. Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra - Bombay Night of Dreams (4:20)

09. Bill Moore - Shadowgraph (4:17)

10. Steven Halpern - Cyber Space (3:11)

11. Robert Bonfiglio - Riverside (4:27)

12. Lorie Line - The Harvest (3:41)

13. Hilary Stagg - Simple and Sweet (8:21)

THIS LINK GOOD FOR THREE DAYS.

A 1996 release.  While some of the artists produced some of the best “New Age” music, it cannot be said that this album contains it.

            Some of the stuff is pretty dreamy, though.   

PERMANENT LINK.

See you on Monday.

  

I'll Whisper 'Till You Fall Asleep

Here's another interesting offering from the Madacy recording bunch. Perhaps only interesting briefly, but let's take what we can get.

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You may find this a sleepfest, or it might calm you to the peaceful level you need.  See you Thursday, if you wake up by then!

  

Wave Now, Astro!

One day early because tomorrow is the prep day for Soonercon 32!

Yup, a world of sensual sound!

It's one semi-glorious track.  I was bemused to see the CD text (image included in file) which appeared when trying to rip this generic disc of background-music-type tripe.  Don’t ask me what the album title refers to -- probably NOT cement mix!

THIS LINK GOOD FOR 7 DAYS

PERMANENT LINK

See you on Monday!

  

You Are Now Getting Very Peaceful ...

It's a 1987 cassette.

01. Riverroad (5:00)

02. Soaring (1:08)

03. Eve (5:00)

04. Avalon (3:35)

05. Winter Suite (9:51)

06. Himalayan Hiway (7:14)

07. Sailing Free (5:46)

08. Childsplay (0:47)

09. Speak with Angels (6:12)

10. Healing Touch (1:35)

11. Thanksgiving Passage (3:59)

It wants to be dreamy and/or perky, but it lives up to its album title by ultimately making you feel sleepy.

THIS LINK GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS!

PERMANENT LINK!

See you Thursday!

  

Does the Rainbow Sea Taste Like Skittles?

You let me know about that, OK?

01. For the Americas (4:59)

02. Plumeria (4:33)

03. Agua Caliente (4:45)

04. Caught Up in the Rapture (4:38)

05. Wistari Reef (5:43)

06. Little Fuji (5:01)

07. Mystic Fire (5:27)

08. Bodysurfer (4:42)

09. Across a Rainbow Sea (8:04)

Steve Kindler - Across a Rainbow Sea

And a pretty fair bit o' nonsense, you might say! See you on Monday.

 

Day or Night!

This here's a fun li'l ole thing.

01. Daydreams, Part 1 (6:28)

02. Daydreams, Part 2 (5:51)

03. Daydreams, Part 3 (11:18)

04. Journey of the Spirit (24:10)

This 1983 release is cute but really not inspiring or moving.

THIS LINK GOOD FOR 7 DAYS

PERMANENT LINK

See you Thursday!

  

A Stirring Voyage

This 1986 LP is a winner all the way, IMO.

1   Wunjo (Joy)  4:40  

2   Sowelu (Wholeness)  19:16  

3   Uruz (Strength)  5:29  

4   Eihwaz (Defense) / Kano (Opening)  8:43  

5   Odin (The Unknowable)  19:01

Wunjo

I really like this one, even if saying the title out loud makes me think it's a game played at a bachelor party.

See ya Monday with something more from the New Age!

  

Echoes of Yawn

For a bit we'll be encountering some New Age music, some fine, some not so much.

01. Celestial Echoes (20:50) 

02. Celestial Echoes 2 (20:30)

Sorry to disappoint you, but these Celestial Echoes might resonate you into slumber.

When you awaken, let me know what you think, or dreamt!  See you Thursday.

 

An Enchanting Spiral

This 1991 release is one of the first four or five CDs I ever bought.

01. Heaven on Earth (6:45)

02. Land of Oz (6:12)

03. Before Time (3:39)

04. Spirit Dancers (5:46)

05. Island Sweets (5:58)

06. Drifting Towards a Dream (3:19)

07. Dream Spiral (5:07)

08. Sunlight Returns (8:04)

Dream Spiral

It's really dreamy, in a good way.  See you on Monday for our big April Fun wrap-up.

  

Not Too Private, I Hope

This is a thrift-store find, as bare-bones as it looks.  Cassette was not labeled, only the insert has any info.

01. Eagle Dance (0:22)

02. Shawl Dance (2:12)

03. Fancy Dance (1:17)

04. Two Worlds, One Heartbeat (1:24)

05. Nighthawk and Butterfly (4:25)

06. A Love Scene (4:24)

07. A Meeting of Hearts (4:21)

08. A Lover Dies (3:31)

09. Imaginary Love (3:37)

10. Bliss Waltz (5:16)

11. It's Only Love (5:11)

12. Freefall (5:16)

13. Circles and Spheres (6:31)

14. Curves and Zigzags (8:40)

15. Triangles (7:43)

16. Parallels and Cylinders (7:44)

17. Finale (9:16)

18. Firewalking (3:45)

Private Collections #1 

Steve McLinn, aka Ojas, has produced some fine music over the years.  Listen to this sampler and then seek out some to buy for yourself!

http://www.ojasmusic.com/

See you Thursday.

  

Where's Your Sunglasses Boy?

A 1983 album of typical New Age folderal from a master. You might have heard some of this on Music from the Hearts of Space. I recognized Tracks Three and Six that way.

01. Sun Singer Theme (0:45)
02. Hymn To The Sun (4:23)
03. Dolphin Morning (4:26)
04. Reflections in a Summer Pond (2:26)
05. Dancing Particles (5:27)
06. Winter's Dream (5:32)
07. Heaven Within (4:09)
08. Big Ben's Bolero (5:12)
09. Sun Singer (3:59)

Sun Singer

The problem with nature worship, of course, is that nature is as fickle and transient as any other tangible thing. Nature can represent or inspire us to search for the divine. But, like carnal love or like art or food, it is a manifestation of goodness, not the source of the good.

Enjoy these emanations!  See you Monday.

  

All Aboard!

This 1996 release is a smorgasbord of New Age fun and games.

01 - Morphing Space (Ambient mix) - Christopher Franke

02 - Coba - Patrick O’Hearn

03 - Ixlandia - Jonn Serrie

04 - Chatter - Gabrielle Roth

05 - Sunrise - Dean Evenson

06 - Left Where It Fell - Brian Eno and Jah Wobble

07 - Rites of Passage - Constance Demby

08 - Higher Ground - Steven Halpern

09 - Love Magick - Robert Rich and Steve Roach

10 - Twin Flame - Michael Stearns

11 - Lumiere - Suzanne Ciani

These guys and gals are indeed SOME OF the legends of “space / ambient” music, but these tracks aren’t necessarily the best they’ve ever done.

Celestial Journey

But it's a fun sampler. See you Monday!