Zen Breakfast
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 4.8
Backroads Music
"Like shimmering silver light reflecting off moonlit minarets of the soul, the soaring passages of Zen Breakfast find each note carefully conceived and each instrument reaching for the heavens above. Karunesh makes unabashedly romantic music -- with his plaintive flutes, stirring piano motifs and delicate guitars all beautifully at play, with angelic, choral voices floating on high. Delicate, crystal clear bells chime to signal anew waking moments on each composition rising form the abundantly dreamy themes that are carefully shaped to take form in patient manner through these extravagant excursions. Weaving exotic voices and cross-cultural elements through his sparkling tapestry, Karunesh finds that perfect balance point where classical, world and healing music join, carefully coaxing love's caress from every note. Zen Breakfast, not unlike the similarly named pioneering predecessor of fifteen years ago, Deep Breakfast by Ray Lynch, is sacred music from far off visionary places that touch the heart ever so close to home. And it is destined to become every bit as much a classic release, withstanding the test of time like the purest musical treasures of our generation." Lloyd Barde, Backroads Music
New Age Retailer
Unlike a lot of meditation music, which is deeply ambient, Zen Breakfast is filled with soft, lovely melodies, making it wonderful for deep as well as casual listening. Karunesh has created an album filled with gentle grace and sweet peace." New Age Retailer
E.R.
My husband and I work and reside at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia; a noisy, polluted city of 15 million souls. After riding the Metro, fighting the crowds on the streets and trying to shut out the noise of cars everywhere, I de-stress with the ethereal music by Karunesh. Only "Zen" can I meditate." E.R.
C.I. Athens Greece
"I have followed Karunesh’s career over the last ten years and I have everything he has recorded. Zen Breakfast is so honest and deep, when I listen to it I feel warmth from inside and the world gets better." C.I., Athens Greece
NAPRA Review
Utterly inspirational and bordering on pure bliss, these compositions are drawn from far and deep. Transcendental ringing tones of gongs, bells, and chimes are threaded through with vocalizations from the sacred traditions of India and the Far East, encouraging a moment’s lingering in a stilled inner space. Keyboard and flute flow effortlessly, joined on several tracks by Govi’s passionate guitar and sitar, as classical elements merge with cross-cultural influences. A variety of vocals, too, shimmer with resonance and emotion, contributing to the meditative, enlightening experience. Also, in the romantic guitar genre: Your Lingering Touch, showing Govi at his sultry best, and Guitarra del Fuego by Johannes Linstead, fueling passion’s flame with nouveau flamenco fire. SAH, Napra ReView