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Release Date: 27-07-2004
Label: Real Music
Catalog Number: RM8137-2
Barcode: 46286813729
Musical Style: New Age
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajala [05:49]  | 6 | Lung Ta [08:37] |
| 2 | Indira's Chant [07:27] | 7 | Roaming with the Whales [07:48] |
| 3 | Rainbow [01:54] | 8 | Touching Silk [03:37] |
| 4 | Beyond the Horizon [08:47] | 9 | Luna [04:04] |
| 5 | Bells of Himalaya [05:18] | 10 | Akash [05:20] |
Description:
As in Frank Steiner Jr's enormously successful I Ching Symphony, Touching Silk is a lavish production. Balanced with dynamic rhythms and exquisitely poetic passages, this is music on a grand scale, filled with exotic sounds spanning the horizon from east to west. Touching Silk is a joyful cleanser, a break from our sometimes harsh world into one that is rich in fantasy and beauty.
Biography:
Frank Steiner, Jr. was born in Freiburg, Germany in 1966. There he studied classical piano, trumpet and music theory. After experimenting on numerous musical projects and playing with a wide variety of groups, Steiner founded his own jazz-rock group. He now focuses primarily on composing.
In 1990 Steiner met Ulrich Gitschier, a producer and studio owner in South Germany, with whom he became friend and collaborator. From Gitschier he learned the backgrounds of Far Eastern religions, cultural roots and music. Steiner was fascinated with his newfound knowledge, especially Indian and Chinese music and began to compose works with these ethnic influences.
