Shabda : शब्द

Rudy Adrian’s Lotuspike debut, MoonWater, was a beautifully crafted study in deeply serene and contemplative soundscapes. His new release, Desert Realms, follows that same stylistic path, exploring the spectacular stillness and vast landscape of the American Southwest desert.

Singers and musicians from Nepal, Algeria, Tibet, Poland, Morocco and Portugal have contributed their cultural background to Margot Reisinger’s own style of spiritual world music. Margot has composed nine unique songs on the base of traditional as well as newly arranged mantra texts, interpreted by beautiful vocals and accompanied by choirs, violin, ney, flutes, guitars, piano, sitar, Tibetan horns and cymbals, keyboards, singing bowls, percussion, monochord, drums and more..

A gentle way to escape! Reiki is one of Kamal’s top-selling albums. Beautiful, flowing music is intertwined with lovely ocean sounds and birdsongs.

Century Seasons is a two-disc compilation in which tracks from earlier Serrie albums have been remixed and woven together to create a lengthy journey through musical space. There are two newly written tracks that fit in well with the rest. The result is an album that blends familiar sections in new contexts with previously unheard efforts.

This CD by Deuter is magnificent. The music is such that wonder emerges from apparent simplicity of form that we discover wealth beyond measure for this music is of great and lasting magnificence. The instruments used lend themselves further towards mystery and magic and in this the mists clear and the sun rises to new heights.

Kiyoshi Yoshida’s Asian Drums II features more of his unique wadaiko drums, shamisen, shakuhachi, koto, and synthesizer compositions. From the gently mysterious “The Lucky Spirit” to the more direct, percussive approach of pieces like “Duel” to lilting, reflective pieces like “Summer Grass,” Yoshida balances ancient and modern and melody and percussion ably in his music. The driving “Mad Spider’s Web” and “Midare Uchi,” which celebrates the pure beauty of the wadaiko, are two other highlights from this relaxing yet invigorating album.

The music of Reiki Healing Touch has a beautiful Eastern feel about it, can also be used for other therapies such as aromatherapy, reflexology and massage or to simply relax and unwind after a busy day.