Take It Easy!!!: April 2006

Friday, April 28, 2006

Karunesh - Global Village (2006)

mp3 @ VBR ~ 192 Kbps | 93 Mb. | New Age, Easy Listening

Calls it traffic jam tonic, ambient capsule, emotionally enriching new age or simply easy listening... for fans of Karunesh, its music for life. Truly, his earlier works (Secrets of Life, Global Spirit, Nirvana Cafe, etc) are packed in classic timelessness. So is 'Global Village' the most recent album from the master composer-arranger.

Tracklist:

1. Prayer Of Joy
2. Orient Express
3. Earth Spirit
4. Helele Ma
5. Transformation
6. Arabian Nights
7. Beyond Heaven (Remix)
8. Om Namo
9. Krishna's Song

Download link:
http://rapidshare.de/files/19165731/KGV2006.rar

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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

VA - Mystera Vol. 3 (1999)

mp3 @ 128 Kb. (sorry) | 72 Mb. | New Age, Easy Listening

Tracklist:

1. Cathar Rythm - ERA
2. The child in us - Enigma
3. Eden - Sarah Brightman
4. Kyrie - Antaeus
5. Pearls - Salanee
6. Amitaya - Shabala
7. African Dream - Varymbaalha
8. Amitabha - Oliver Shanti
9. Sentinel - Mike Oldfield
10. A Bridge - Clannad
11. Daughter of the midnight sun - Cecilia
12. Rain or Shine - Pilgrimage
13. Gloria - Delorean
14. Shangri la - Mind over matter
15. Ancient person of my Heart - Divine works
16. Eternal faith - Cheyenne
17. Palus Nebularum - Karl Jenkins
18. Chariots of fire - Vangelis

Download link:
http://rapidshare.de/files/18776090/VAMV31999.rar

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Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Ojos de Brujo - Techari (2006)

mp3 @ VBR 256-320 Kb. | 100 Mb. | New Flamenco, Flamenco Chillout

Ojos de Brujo return with the third record in their career, which is an ambitious project that repeats their unique flamenco fusion and has required the cooperation of illustrators, comic strip and graffiti artists and photographers.

NORMAL EDITION. It includes a CD-ROM as a bonus featuring the documentary "Mi Habana Sana" (12 min.) and the videos of the themes "Piedras contra Tanques", "Todo Tiende" and "Color". It also contains photographs from the recording of the record and the documentary, and the translation of the lyrics in fourteen different languages.

Ojos de Brujo return with the third album in their career, an ambitious project that once again involves their unique fusion of flamenco, which has required the cooperation of illustrators, comic book and graffiti artists and photographers.

"TecharÃ" ('free' in CalÃ³, a gypsy language) is a work that has required several months' activity as well as the cooperation of many people from different artistic and musical disciplines, working towards a common goal: continuous experimenting with flamenco and the emotion drawn from things that are done with a boundless passion.

This work has featured guest appearances by: the Senegalese group Daara J., Martirio, the Cuban pianist Roberto Carcasses, the flamenco guitarist Pepe Habichuela, RaÃºl RodrÃguez (of Son de la Frontera) and other artists such as Maxwell Wright and Nitin Sawney.

Tracklist:

1 Color
2 Sultanas de merkaillo
3 Todo tiende
4 Runali
5 El confort no conforta
6 Tanguillos marineros
7 Silencio
8 No somos maquinas
9 Bailaores
10 Corre, Lola, corre
11 Feedback
12 Piedras vs. Tanques
13 Respira
14 Nana
15 Bonus Track (Pista Oculta)

Download link:
http://rapidshare.de/files/18409543/OBT2006.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/18380067/OBT2006.part2.rar

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Sunday, April 16, 2006

Johannes Linstead - Sol Luna Tierra (1999)

mp3 @ 128 Kb. (sorry) | 41 Mb. | New Age, Easy Listening

Very well done CD from recording to musical arrangement with explosive and dynamite Flamenco/Pop styled by Linstead's guitar. Highly recommended!

Music Design, May/June 1999
"With masterful fretwork and vivid imagination, exciting young acoustic guitarist Johannes Linstead blends the best of traditional and contemporary South American/Caribbean melodies on this passionate, original and deeply emotional recording. Beginning with the beautiful first selection, "Mountain Mist," and throughout the following ten tracks, Linstead creates music that reflects the exciting sounds of nouveau flamenco with an amazingly strong debut album. From poignant and contemplative to fiery and provocative, Sol Luna Tierra embraces the many sounds and emotions of this striking genre of music."

Ron Gudino, RPM Magazine
"...Johannes Linstead is certainly among the cream to rise to the top of the (nouveau flamenco) genre with a strong debut titled Sol Luna Tierra (Sun Moon Earth). Linstead brings primal drums and a gypsy flute to bear on his flamenco flourishes and meticulous rhythms, adding a unique and independent voice to the musical parlance of his influences. Which means, in laymen's terms, that Linstead's original pieces are veritable daydreams for the easy listening/instrumental audience market which will swoon on first contact with the single titled 'Mountain Mist'..."

Personnel: Johannes Linstead (acoutsic & electric guitars, keyboards, bass); Steve Manning (guitar); Anja Arvo (flute, Indian wood flute); David Story (keyboards); Monty Graham, Joe Orlando (bass); Gino Mirizio (drums, percussion)

Acoustic Guitarist;Blends Trad &Contemp. S.American Melodies

Tracklist:

1. Mountain Mist
2. Temple At Delphi, The
3. Don Juan
4. Gypsy Rain
5. Sol Luna Tierra
6. Mi Angel
7. Amazonico
8. Between Tears
9. Agua Negra
10. Rio
11. Djunga

Download link:
http://rapidshare.de/files/18180404/JLSLT1999.rar

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Saturday, April 01, 2006

Andreas Vollenweider - Kryptos (1998)

mp3 @ 192 Kb. | 60 Mb. | New Age, Easy Listening

On his 1998 album, Kryptos (Sony Classical), Swiss harpist Andreas Vollenweider created a world music symphony using full orchestra and musicians from Japan, Mongolia, South Africa and more. Andreas talked about his world music sound and the imagery that's always behind his elaborately titled compositions.

Andreas Vollenweider was one of the few musicians to gain superstar status as a "new age artist" back when the term was first used as a marketing category in the mid-'80s. The Swiss harpist, however, quickly transcended the need for alternative record sales when his albums simultaneously broached Billboard's pop, jazz, and classical charts in 1986. Born in Zurich in 1953, Vollenweider was ensconced in the city's fine art scene, courtesy of his father, one of Europe's leading organists. After becoming proficient on guitar, flute, and other instruments, the young Vollenweider developed a passion for the harp, which he modified to suit his needs. Not only did he construct a damper to expedite more rhythmic playing, he broadened the harp's tonal range by electrifying it. His buoyant funk beats, exotic pan-cultural influences, and colorful harp improvisations began to sweep Europe in the early '80s as Vollenweider signed with CBS Records to release Behind the Gardens...Behind the Wall. Three albums later, he won his first Grammy for 1987's Down to the Moon. Over the years, Vollenweider has managed to maintain his artistic integrity and vision despite increasing commercial success. The harpist's 1991 album Book of Roses is a testament to his ability to expand his scope as a composer while keeping his trademark sound intact; after a lenghty hiatus, he issued Kryptos in 1998, followed two years later by Cosmopoly. ~ Linda Kohanov, All Music Guide

Tracklist:

1. Domus Cordis: Father's Tree / Painted Gate, The
2. Morgana Place
3. Under The Trees Of Hope
4. Passionata
5. Wanja The Wanderer
6. Bhambororo!
7. Forest Folks
8. Quendel And Rhomas
9. Trigon: East Of Time / Missa Obscura / South Of Time - (with Michael Brecker)
10. May Green Be The Grass...
11. Circulus Finalis: Return Of The Heroes / Heroes' Telling, The
12. Light Dance - (Bonus Track)
13. Hey You! Yes, You... - (bonus tracks)

Download link:
http://rapidshare.de/files/16959747/AVK1998.rar

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Andreas Vollenweider - Eolian Ministrel (1993)

mp3 @ 192 Kb. | 64 Mb. | New Age, Easy Listening

Combination of instrumental "Vollenweider-Music" and songs, with the two american vocalists Elza Gilkyson and Carly Simon

Vollenweider, the storyteller, this time even with words...

Andreas Vollenweider was one of the few musicians to gain superstar status as a "new age artist" back when the term was first used as a marketing category in the mid-'80s. The Swiss harpist, however, quickly transcended the need for alternative record sales when his albums simultaneously broached Billboard's pop, jazz, and classical charts in 1986. Born in Zurich in 1953, Vollenweider was ensconced in the city's fine art scene, courtesy of his father, one of Europe's leading organists. After becoming proficient on guitar, flute, and other instruments, the young Vollenweider developed a passion for the harp, which he modified to suit his needs. Not only did he construct a damper to expedite more rhythmic playing, he broadened the harp's tonal range by electrifying it. His buoyant funk beats, exotic pan-cultural influences, and colorful harp improvisations began to sweep Europe in the early '80s as Vollenweider signed with CBS Records to release Behind the Gardens...Behind the Wall. Three albums later, he won his first Grammy for 1987's Down to the Moon. Over the years, Vollenweider has managed to maintain his artistic integrity and vision despite increasing commercial success. The harpist's 1991 album Book of Roses is a testament to his ability to expand his scope as a composer while keeping his trademark sound intact; after a lenghty hiatus, he issued Kryptos in 1998, followed two years later by Cosmopoly. ~ Linda Kohanov, All Music Guide

Tracklist:

1 Song of Isolde 1:42
2 Across the Iron River 2:43
3 Reason Enough 4:26
4 Eolian Minstrel 5:01
5 Jaden Maiden 4:04
6 The Secret Shrine of Icarus 0:55
7 Harvest 5:21
8 The Years in the Forest 3:45
9 Private Fires 0:03
10 Desert of Rain 4:27
11 The Five Sisters 4:48
12 Painter's Waltz 4:09
13 Leaves of the Great Tree 3:39

Download link:
http://rapidshare.de/files/16947226/AVEM1993.rar

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PS:
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Andreas Vollenweider - Eine Art Suite in XIII Teilen (1984)

mp3 @ 192 Kb. | 54 Mb. | New Age, Easy Listening

A rare import-CD from Switzerland, it features early material not found on any other release and is worth looking for. ~ Paul Kohler, All Music Guide

Andreas Vollenweider was one of the few musicians to gain superstar status as a "new age artist" back when the term was first used as a marketing category in the mid-'80s. The Swiss harpist, however, quickly transcended the need for alternative record sales when his albums simultaneously broached Billboard's pop, jazz, and classical charts in 1986. Born in Zurich in 1953, Vollenweider was ensconced in the city's fine art scene, courtesy of his father, one of Europe's leading organists. After becoming proficient on guitar, flute, and other instruments, the young Vollenweider developed a passion for the harp, which he modified to suit his needs. Not only did he construct a damper to expedite more rhythmic playing, he broadened the harp's tonal range by electrifying it. His buoyant funk beats, exotic pan-cultural influences, and colorful harp improvisations began to sweep Europe in the early '80s as Vollenweider signed with CBS Records to release Behind the Gardens...Behind the Wall. Three albums later, he won his first Grammy for 1987's Down to the Moon. Over the years, Vollenweider has managed to maintain his artistic integrity and vision despite increasing commercial success. The harpist's 1991 album Book of Roses is a testament to his ability to expand his scope as a composer while keeping his trademark sound intact; after a lenghty hiatus, he issued Kryptos in 1998, followed two years later by Cosmopoly. ~ Linda Kohanov, All Music Guide

Tracklist:

1. Eine Art Suite in Xiii Teilen: I
2. Eine Art Suite in Xiii Teilen: II
3. Eine Art Suite in Xiii Teilen: III
4. Eine Art Suite in Xiii Teilen: IV
5. Eine Art Suite in Xiii Teilen: V
6. Eine Art Suite in Xiii Teilen: VI
7. Eine Art Suite in Xiii Teilen: VII
8. Eine Art Suite in Xiii Teilen: VIII
9. Eine Art Suite in Xiii Teilen: IX
10. Eine Art Suite in Xiii Teilen: X
11. Eine Art Suite in Xiii Teilen: XI
12. Eine Art Suite in Xiii Teilen: Xii
13. Eine Art Suite in Xiii Teilen: Xiii

Download link:
http://rapidshare.de/files/16930471/AVEASXIIIT1984.rar

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Andreas Vollenweider - Dancing With The Lion (1990)

mp3 @ 192 Kb. | 54 Mb. | New Age, Easy Listening

A lion's roar sets the tone for this continuation of Andreas Vollenweider's ever-evolving creative vision. This music for electroacoustic pedal harp, cheng, synthesizer, solo voice, chorus, percussion and a variety of other instruments is so unique and multi-textured that it tends to defy description. If pressed, I'd term the offerings on this album a fusion of the best of jazz and New Age elements with flavorings from Africa, the Orient, and somewhere far off-planet. Energizing and calming, ethereal and grounding, tantalizing and satisfying, it is an unexpected blending of extremes into a truly artful soundscape that transports you to a world free of woes and full of magic. Beginning with "The Trilogy" and "Down to the Moon", Vollenweider continues his musical journeys here, and then enhances his signature sound in ever new and intriguing ways in "Eolian Minstrel", "Book of Roses", "Kryptos" and "Cosmopoly".

Tracklist:

1. Unto The Burning Circle
2. Dancing With The Lion
3. Hippolyte
4. Dance Of The Masks
5. Pearls & Tears
6. Garden Of My Childhood
7. Still Life
8. And The Long Shadows
9. See, My Love...
10. Silver Dew, Golden Grass
11. Ascent From The Circle

Download link:
http://rapidshare.de/files/16903565/AVDWTL1990.rar

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Take It Easy!!!