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Thunder Love
Jai Uttal
Release date: 13-05-2009
Label: Nutone Music
Thunder Love is Uttal’s tenth studio album and his first major release since his Grammy-nominated 2002 record Mondo Rama. Thunder Love displays Uttal’s skill not only as a vocalist and interpreter of Sanskrit mantras, but also his ability as an English-speaking songwriter. Additionally the album progresses beyond the traditional structures of kirtan (call-and-response devotional chanting) and Indian music and utilizes a diverse array of musical genres. Performing on guitars, banjo, bass, dotar, harmonium, keyboards and harmonica, among other instruments, Uttal fuses elements of Americana, roots, jazz, Brazilian and electronic music to create his own unique world sound. Recorded in California, the nine-track album was written and produced by Uttal alongside his longtime collaborator Ben Leinbach. Also featured on the album is acclaimed musician and producer Bill Laswell (Iggy Pop, Herbie Hancock), who mixed the record and plays bass and percussion on two tracks. Over the course of a recording career that’s spanned two decades Uttal’s music has become a staple in the yoga-practicing community.
Sanctuary
Donna De Lory
Release date: 13-05-2009
Label: Nutone Music
Donna De Lory is a singer, songwriter, producer and musician whose voice and music transcends time and genre. Fans will be familiar with Donna from her years of touring with Madonna, but her music has its own compelling vision. Inspired by Indian devotional music and dance beats from around the globe as well as western pop, Donna's songs blend diverse styles for a sound that's as natural as it is unique. Her latest album, Sanctuary, is remarkable for a sound that's expansive and intimate, deeply layered and subtle, immediate and ageless. Donna's clear pure vocals possess an emotive power that can be enchanting and ardent, elegant and earthy; a voice rich with emotional nuance and understated soul. Billboard Magazine said of her album 'Sky is Open': “De Lory breathes immeasurable depth into lyrics that read like romantic poems and heartfelt confessionals. With influences that range from Kate Bush to Peter Gabriel and Jonathan Brooke, De Lory has created an ethereal roots-rooted soundscape.” In concert Donna delivers a seamless blend of Mantra and English devotional songs accompanied by her own harmonium and her hypnotic band: Cameron Stone on cello, Mark Gorman on bass, and Dave Allen on drums and percussion.
Global Brain - White Hole in Time - From Science to God
Peter Russel
Release date: 17-06-2009
Label: Fønix Musik
THE GLOBAL BRAIN In The Global Brain Peter Russell shows that humanity has reached a crossroads in its evolutionary path. The Internet is linking humanity into one, worldwide community - a “global brain”. This, combined with a rapidly growing spiritual awakening, is creating a collective consciousness that is humanity's only hope of saving itself from itself. However, Russell warns if we continue on our current path of greed and destruction, humanity will become a planetary cancer. Selling more than 100,000 copies and translated into ten languages, his seminal work, The Global Brain, won acclaim from forward thinkers worldwide. It was regarded by many as years ahead of its time, and its original predictions about the impact of computer networks and changing social values are now being realized. Peter Russell, who holds advanced degrees in theoretical physics, experimental psychology and computer science, makes no apologies for presenting what may seem like a Utopian theory. He advises, “The image a society has of itself can play a crucial role in the shaping of its future. A positive vision is like the light at the end of the tunnel, which, even though dimly glimpsed, encourages us to step in that direction”. WAKING UP IN TIME (The White Hole in Time) Finding Inner Peace in limes of Accelerating Change. In this thoroughly rewritten, newly illustrated edition of his classic work, The White Hole in Time, Peter Russell calls for a spiritual renaissance in the face of the dangers of ever-accelerating change. Here is an extraordinary vision for the new millennium, one that integrates the evolving nature of civilization with our timeless quest for harmony and inner peace. FROM SCIENCE TO GOD A Physicist's Journey Into Mystery of Consciousness From Science to God is the story of Peter Russell's lifelong exploration into the nature of consciousness. Blending physics, psychology, and philosophy, he leads us to a new worldview in which consciousness is as fundamental to the cosmos as space, time, and matter, Integrating a deep knowledge of science with his own experiences of meditation, Russell arrives at a universe similar to that described by many mystics - one in which science and spirit no longer conflict. The bridge between them, he shows, is light. From Science to God invites us to cross that bridge to a radically different, and ultimately healing, view of ourselves and the universe - one in which God takes on new meaning, and spiritual practice a deeper significance.
Liberation's Door
Snatam Kaur
Release date: 17-06-2009
Label: Spirit Voyage Music
After spending 2 years touring and writing new music, Snatam Kaur releases Liberation's Door, an album written and recorded as she experienced the magical creativity of her first pregnancy. This album builds on the fluid, soaring music that Snatam is known for, but raises it to a new level with her maternal energy unleashing a depth of emotion and richness beyond anything we've heard from Snatam before. Blending Gurmukhi mantra, Shabds (traditional Sikh prayers put to music) and the sweetest of songs, Snatam lays her heart and her devotion at the feet of the listener. Snatam is joined by the musicians who tour with her, GuruGanesha Singh and Manish Vyas on this album. GuruGanesha Singh helped in the writing and composing process and his guitar bring incredible depth and breadth to this album. Manish's voice feels like the sweetest of instruments dancing through some of the tracks. With cello, flute, tabla, keyboards, sarangi and GuruGanesha's signature guitar cradling her crystalline voice, Snatam's music will carry your spirit straight to liberation's door.
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