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Subject: January 2018 MBR The Library CD Shelf
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The Library CD Shelf
Spirit Wheel
Terra Guitarra
www.terraguitarra.com
Privately Published
$15.00 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com
The ninth album by acoustic guitar duo Terra Guitarra (lead guitarist and c
omposer Bruce Hecksel and his partner Julie Patchouli), Spirit Wheel featur
es all original songs with a combination of acoustic and rhythm-guitar play
ing, as well as additional instrumentation from bass, drums, and hand percu
ssion played by both members. Keyboards and wood flutes in four songs furth
er accentuate the dreamy, immersive tracks conducive to reflection, meditat
ion, and creativity. Spirit Wheel is a joy to experience, highly recommende
d. The tracks are "Autumn's Breath" (4:57), "Ambrosia" (6:43), "Daydream" (
5:45), "Spirit Wheel" (6:06), "Lemuria (7:09), "Palamino" (5:55), "Cloud Ca
ravan" (6:17), "Mountain Lake" (6:15), "Oriel" (6:50), and "Zephyr" (8:06).
Let There Be Light
Tom Moore and Sherry Finzer
senseofpurposecommunications.com
sherryfinzer.com
Heart Dance Recordings
$14.99 CD / $8.91 MP3 amazon.com
Multi-instrumentalist Tom Moore and award-winning New Age flutist Sherry Fi
nzer have worked together to release Let There Be Light, a beautiful follow
-up album to their previous collaberation of Whispers from Silence. The ins
trumental music of Let There Be Light resonates with the listener, inspirin
g creativity, easing stress, and fostering meditative contemplation. A beau
tiful celebration of "light" in all its meanings and forms, Let There Be Li
ght is highly recommended especially for New Age connoisseurs. The tracks a
re "The Way of the White Clouds" (6:42), "First Light" (7:03), "Timeless Jo
urney" (6:37), "Full Moon Night" (5:17), "A Celebration of Life" (6:07), "S
acred Ground" (6:01), "Waves of Light" (5:52), "Tides of Time" (5:27) and "
A Deeper Light" (5:29). 54 min., 35 sec.
The View from Outside
The Ries Brothers
RiesBrothers.com
Privately Published
$13.99 CD / $8.99 MP3 amazon.com
The View from Outside is the debut album by The Ries Brothers, an up-and-co
ming duo of literal brothers who incorporate rock, blues, funk, and reggae
into their own unique style of lively music. Vocals, drums, keyboard bass,
and guitar are the primary instruments driving this energetic, passionate p
erformance, enthusiastically recommended as a musical "pick me up"! The tra
cks are "It's Never Me", "Closer To You", "Street Lights", "Echoing Dream",
"Neon Signs", "Run to the Sea", "The View from the Outside", "Sentimental
Games", "No Place I'd Rather Be", "Something", "Unrequited", "Without You",
and "Road Map".
After the Harvest
Michael Kent Smith
michaelkentsmith.com
Heart Dance Recordings
$TBA CD / $7.99 MP3 amazon.com
Originally composed in 2002, After the Harvest is being re-released by Hear
t Dance Recordings. Composed by painter and musician Michael Kent Smith, Af
ter the Harvest is inspired by the music structure of the 12th century and
draws inspiration from the cycles of life, from daily routines to generatio
nal shifts. Many of the songs were built around medieval tunes, though once
the composition was complete Michael Smith removed the original medieval m
elody from the finished project. A variety of instruments including guitars
, dulcimers, psaltery, bandurria, recorders, dumbec and shakers are used in
this unique and memorable creation, highly recommended for connoisseurs of
reinvented classics. The tracks are "The Fruits of Your Labor" (6:45), "Ta
pestry #1" (3:09), "Konstantin Surveys His Land" (4:15), "Fourteen Generati
ons" (2:05), "The Veil" (2:44), "Sing Mother Earth" (4:11), "Peace Is Every
Step" (3:01), "The Family Tree" (2:53), "Aucon Vont" (2:29), "The Royal Ch
amber" (3:48), "The (W)hole Above Me" (5:01), "As the Crow Flies (Parts I &
II)" (3:35), "Until Next Year (The Haymakers Dance)" (3:38) and "The Noble
Vine" (2:54).
Spiritual Odyssey
Russell Suereth
www.russellsuereth.com
Privately Published
$TBA CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com
Spiritual Odyssey: A Chronicle of a Spiritual Journey is the fourth recordi
ng by electronic keyboardist, new age vocalist, and composer Russell Sueret
h. The music is designed to guide the listener on a spiritual voyage to cle
ar the mind and sharpen the senses, encouraging one to dream and think beyo
nd everyday confines. Spiritual Odyssey is beautiful, inspirational, and hi
ghly recommended especially to new age connoisseurs. The tracks are "Break
the Chains" (3:21), "My Beating Heart" (3:19), "Where Will I Go" (4:37), "A
Ride to Virgo" (4:56), "So Far Away" (3:18), "The Hidden Dance" (3:33), "I
t's All Around" (3:59), "The Walls are Tumbling" (5:00), "Seed of Imagery"
(3:45) and "A Burning Rainbow" (3:45).
When Every Word Was Singing
Uwe Gronau
uwegronau.com
Privately Published
$TBA cdbaby.com
When Every Word Was Singing is the latest, original new age album by German
keyboardist and composer Uwe Gronau, well-known for his dynamic creativity
and masterful electric soundscapes. A handful of friends and associates, i
ncluding lyricist Michael Hoing, contributed to a few of the songs, but mos
t of When Every Word Was Singing flows from Gronau's vision. Soul-stirring
to the point of transcendental, When Every Word Was Singing is highly recom
mended to new age connoisseurs. The tracks are "When Every Word Was Singing
" (4:05), "Inner Face" (3:51), "Motif in Motion" (3:54), "Never Forget" (3:
54), "Breakfast in Kentucky" (4:01), "Rockets on their Minds" (3:30), "Rain
bows in our Eyes" (3:25), "Storm" (2:34), "Into the Sky" (3:31), "Dream Dre
am" (3:45), "Jackson" (4:13), "Loving Time" 4:23", "Ray of Hope" (3:14), "D
eath of a Matador" (3:53), "Nachstuck" (3:30), and "Waterland" (2:49).
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