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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Once upon a time there was Zen World — or how to slip into a pool of peace and serenity and get away from it all. On this new CD, characterized by its femininity, universality and grace, Thierry David opens the gateway to this world. The music is sweetly and sensitively enhanced in voice by four talented singers from Latin America, Asia and Europe for an incomparable moment of relaxation.
| 1. Close to Heaven 5:18 |
| 2. Asian Rhapsody 4:27 |
| 3. I Miss You So 4:31 |
| 4. Walking on Skies 3:15 |
| 5. Mahal Kita (I Love You) 5:05 |
| 6. Deep Inside 4:09 |
| 7. Mystic Trip 5:04 |
| 8. Forgive Me 4:53 |
| 9. Song of Freedom 5:58 |
| 10. Babel 3:40 |
| 11. Sometimes 4:23 |
| 12. Peaceful Dreams 6:31 |
| 13. Beyond Sadness 3:06 |
Internationally acclaimed French composer, director and producer Thierry David has made a name for himself over the years with the famous Buddha Bar series. In Zen World, David uses piano and synthesizer soundscapes that blend well with groove beats and improvised vocals from Latin America, Asia and Europe. The music on this album is thoroughly relaxing, but not in the usual way of New Age music. Here the music is smooth and loungy. It’s the sort of composition you might listen to around the pool on a lazy Saturday after a party. The texture is trippy and even silky (if that’s possible). I liked “I Miss You So” a lot for its cool, feminine sensitivity. “Asian Rhapsody” keeps the album passive and is an easy listen. This is one of those albums that bridges the divide between New Age and World Groove. I believe David sells himself short by calling it “New Age.” The album is excellent for creating ambrosiac ambience and a soft casual mood. I wasn’t feeling a “yogic” vibe here, but I’m sure this record could be used for yoga classes if someone felt the inspiration for that. It’s not a meditative album, but still perfect for grooving and instilling positive energy flow.
Thierry David invites you back into his mystical space of peace and calm with Zen World, the follow-up to his chilled masterpiece Zen Pause. Once again, the mood is mellow, with arrangements that meld light, tripped-out beats with entrancing ambient piano, keyboards and haunting vocals. The album has a very dreamy feel coupled with a sense of sophistication that crosses spa music with something you’d expect to hear in an urban cocktail lounge. It’s great for the listener who wants something cool and suave that makes you want to relax, but that has enough upbeat energy and appeal to keep you stimulated.