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Release Date: 16-08-1997
Label: Hearts of Space
Catalog Number: HS11051-2
Barcode: 25041105125
Musical Style: Space Music
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawning | 4 | Cry of the Heart |
| 2 | Ocean Without Shores | 5 | Eternal Return |
| 3 | Innocence | 6 | Rites of Passage |
Description:
Constance Demby's special talent is translating the tradition of sacred music into a 21st century context. First came Sacred Space Music in 1982, then her 1986 masterpiece and landmark recording Novus Magnificat.
Now she has given us Æterna, soaring with expansively romantic piano melodies singing amidst rich electronic orchestrations and choirs of angelic voices. A four star emotional workout, from reverence to transcendent release.
Digitally sampled piano, orchestral and electronic sounds.
Biography:
An irrepressible personality with an infectious joie de vivre, Constance Demby is also a sincere spiritual seeker. A fifth generation Californian born in Oakland, Demby began classical piano studies at the age of eight. At twelve she moved to Connecticut where her artistic studies also included painting and sculpture.
Throughout the 70s, she gave concerts, workshops and visual/musical presentations all over the eastern seaboard. During this period, she began to develop new forms of contemplative classical music. By the end of the decade, she had established her own label and released her first albums of meditative and sacred spacemusic (Skies Above Skies and Sunborne).
Demby's music blossomed when she returned permanently to northern California in 1980 and began experimenting with electronic instruments. Two years later, she released Sacred Space Music Vol. 1, an enduring album featuring hammered dulcimer, acoustic piano and synthesizer (re-released in 1988, HS11010).
Soon after the arrival of digital sampling keyboards, Demby integrated symphonic instrumental sounds into her music and began recording in her own 16-track studio. There she produced Novus Magnificat (1986, HS11003). Her 1989 release Set Free (HS11016) added rhythms and influences from Bali and Africa to her contemporary classical base and was hailed as a first-rate release by an artist in her prime. Several international tours followed, to Europe, South America, the Canary Islands, Japan, Indonesia and beyond.
With the help of Jim Miller of Stratus Sounds, Demby updated her entire studio in the early 90s, replacing many of her early synthesizers with an impressive array of the latest electronic instruments and recording technology.
Additional Attributes:
| Relaxing | Uplifting | Meditative | Exercise | Healing | Chant |
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