What is new age music?
I am always looking for new perspectives on the what is new age music question. Previously I have blogged about Stephen Hill's fine article on the subject , and the funny article about the connection between new age music and pagan idol worship . The article I have for you today have I found on Synthtopia.com , which covers both historical aspects and the synth/electronic perspective. It is a v...
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The beautiful Coast
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The New Image of New Age Music, ten years ago
I found this article from New York Times in January 1996. It is about Windham Hill Records (which as you know today is a part of Sony Music Entertainment, and is sadly not releasing much new material these days). But in 1996 it was business as usual, and Windham Hill Records was trying to revive its image. It is a very interesting article that tells us just how much the record industry has chan...
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A Mix of Fine Food and New Age Music
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Artist:Rui Serodio
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MG Music Download Store reopened
MG Music has now reopened their popular music download service! Here you can buy and download music from artists like Medwyn Goodall, Paul Sills and Runestone. They even have one of my all time favorite artists, Clifford White. The music is in Ipod friendly high bitrate mp3, and no subscription is necessary. This is indeed good news for all new age music fans!
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New Age Christmas Radio
To get in the holiday spirit I recommend you to check out Newagechristmasradio.com. Here you'll find a selection of the finest Christmas new age music. The best part is that there are a lot of fresh titles as well, like tracks from Enya's And Winter Came, David Arkenstone's Christmas Lounge and Ken Elkinson's Generations of Yuletide. If you like it, remember the tip jar.
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Interview with Ken Elkinson
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BT Fasmer (*) of NewAgeMusic.nu has interviewed Ken Elkinson about his solo piano albums. Read his discography here . * I have noticed that your music, from Midnight Conversation (1997) to the Cue (2006), tend to be very positive and uplifting. There almost no melancholy and even the sadness is beautiful (like the song Beautiful Sadness on Cue ). Is it your goal to create music with a positi...
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Jack Dejohnette: Peace Time
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Spotify Invites
This is for our readers in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Finland, Norway and Sweden: we are giving away 10 invites to the streaming music service Spotify. This service has license from Universal, Sony, BMG, EMI Music and several other labels. Spotify is currently in beta, and if you want to try it out we got some invites to share. Just send an email to me on bt[at]newagemusic.nu, and I...
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Peter Kater: Ambrosia
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Tubular Tos
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If you are a fan of Mike Oldfield you must check out the artist Tubular Tos. On Soundclick.com you'll find 48 amazing tracks. But Mike Oldfield is not the only source of inspiration: others mentioned are Edgar Froese, Klaus Schulze and Jean-Michel Jarre. Without the backing of a label Tubular Tos has created some very nice music. You'll be amazed of the variation in sound, and the overall quali...
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Peter Buffet: Star of Wonder
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This is guaranteed the best offer you'll get all day: Peter Buffett's new holiday album, Star of Wonder , is available to download for free at Amiestreet.com/fhb . For every free download, AmieStreet.com will make a $ 1 donation, which will be tripled by The Robin Hood Foundation, allowing the Food Bank For New York City to provide 15 meals for people in need. I have always looked for ways in...
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The Sound of Harmony
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Artist:Torben Thoger
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Album:Harmony
The world would have been a better place if more artists created music like Torben Thoger. His album entitled Harmony is, as you might guess, a collection of truly harmonic music. All five tracks on this album are beautiful beyond words. It is music for the soul. But as with all of Thoger's albums, the sound is never simple. There is a depth here, something poetic and romantic. The layers of ...
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Interview with Dan Kennedy
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The newspaper Amherst Bulletin has a nice interview with pianist Dan Kennedy . Dan recently released his debut album Lantern , produced by Will Ackerman. Read our review of it here .
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The Beat of Life
[Grammy Nominees for New Age Part 1] I find it impossible to be sad when I am listening to a skilled percussionist play. Rhythm is a universal language, filled with expressions and life. A truly marvelous recording is one of this year's Grammy nominees, Will Clipman's Pathfinder. And wow, we are really getting the groove here! Clipman calls it melodic percussion, and I find that to be a good de...
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