Visionary new age music for nourishing and rejuvenating body, mind and spirit
Visionary new age music for nourishing and rejuvenating body, mind and spirit
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Soft rhythms of liquid, mystical motion blending Chinese and electro-acoustic harps, congas, flutes, didgeridoo, guitars, violin, penny whistle. While Native American, Tibetan and Hawaiian voices sweep you off to a blissful escape.
| 1. East Meets West 7:02 |
| 2. Dance of the Dakinis 5:12 |
| 3. Eldorado 4:40 |
| 4. A Night to Remember 6:01 |
| 5. Dreamers’ Waltz 6:23 |
| 6. Wanna Hula 4:43 |
| 7. While Away 6:00 |
| 8. Moon over Xanadu 5:38 |
| 9. Road to Shambala 6:08 |
| 10. The Long Goodbye 4:50 |
A firm but gentle set from someone that spends his time in Sedona and crafts an audio vista that lives up to the set’s title well. A gentle stress buster of a harp fronted set that gives you the freedom to float through the realm of senses of your choice. Tasty, involving work that invites you to sail away for a spell and come back often. It’s especially nice to get a warm and welcome moment away from electronics and delve into some hand made, acoustic sounds that are delivered by a player that really knows how to connect. Top shelf.
Shadow, Mist & Light is fabulous! I love all of the added instrumentation and soft wordless vocals. Very pleasing to the ear. There is such beauty with all the different sounds mixed with Peter’s harp... this is absolutely breathtaking.
Musically, this disc is flawless. Peter’s painstaking sound design gives each element its proper voice; each contributor is at his/her peak. While the unusual mix of instruments is amazing, “The Long Goodbye,” the final track, is the highlight. That piece features Peter on harp and keyboards. It is a superb love song — romantic, poignant, atmospheric, sensuous and sexy. There is none better.
This is a very personal album; a series of fresh pieces, full of feeling, in some occasions introspective, and in some others much more cheerful. In this work, the harp has a remarkable role, and it is perhaps here where Peter’s skills are most outstanding. The artist also uses numerous instruments. And he has surrounded himself with a team of splendid musicians, as for example William Aura, Richard Hardy, Robin Miller, Elizabeth Ursic, and Fitz-Hugh Jenkins, among others.