New Age
Various Artists
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- The Basics
While the roots of the New Age movement are centuries old, both its spirit and its music are focused powerfully on psychic and sonic possibilities that lie just over the horizon. Probably one of the few true crossover hits — and who knows whether it migrated from new-age consciousness into pop, or the other way around — is Enya’s waltz time-trip through the fairytale seas of “Caribbean Blue.” The GRAMMY®-winning synth player and guitarist Kitaro spins a spider-web reverie that spans both East and West in “Caravansary.” And former jazzman-turned-music healer Steven Halpern casts his third eye back to his very first album, reworking his hypnotic magic on the legendary “Spectrum Suite” and taking it a step beyond in “2nd Chakra: Keynote D - Chakra Suite (Solo Electric Piano Plus Synths).”
In Next Steps, we’ll travel from the Emerald Isle to Twin Peaks and beyond.$26.85 The Basics
Name Artist Time Price 1 Caravansary Kitaro 7:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 The Fairy Queen Clannad 2:39 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 Om Mani Padme Hum Deva Premal 8:26 $0.99 View In iTunes 4 The True Spirit of Mom & Dad Ray Lynch 8:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 Anthem Suzanne Ciani 3:54 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Rainsong George Winston 4:38 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 Wolf Eyes Paul Winter 6:37 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 Cailleach's Whisper David Arkenstone 3:32 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Song from a Secret Garden Secret Garden 3:32 $1.29 View In iTunes 10 2nd Chakra: Keynote D - Chakra Suite (Solo Electric Piano Plus Synths) Steven Halpern 3:14 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 The Bricklayer's Beautiful Daughter William Ackerman 3:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Tibet, Pt. 2 Mark Isham 4:54 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Witchi-Tai-To Oregon 8:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Tingri Maiden Jonn Serrie 8:45 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Whisper to Me Liquid Mind 8:01 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 Bensusan Michael Hedges 2:29 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 Caribbean Blue Enya 3:58 $1.29 View In iTunes 18 Earth and Sky Terry Oldfield 8:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 The Last Emperor (Theme) Ryuichi Sakamoto 5:54 $1.29 View In iTunes 20 Falling from Grace Jesse Cook 3:35 $1.29 View In iTunes 21 Silence Delerium & Sarah McLachlan 4:06 $1.29 View In iTunes 22 Cold Steel Frank Van Bogaert 5:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 Shadow Dancer Eric Tingstad 3:41 $1.29 View In iTunes 24 The Games John Tesh 5:18 $1.29 View In iTunes 25 In the Morning Light Yanni 3:50 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 25 Songs - Next Steps
Not everybody who plays new-age music is necessarily a new-age artist. As a for instance, song thrush Julee Cruise first came to fame working with director’s David Lynch’s favorite composer, Angelo Badalamenti. Their collaboration on the butterfly-wing airiness of “Falling” turns up as the theme to the surreal murder mystery series Twin Peaks, a story more rooted in old rage than new age. Classical composer Harold Budd, on the other hand, is (along with occasional co-collaborator Brian Eno) one of the cofounders of the’70s ambient- music movement, and he conjures up a wistful, almost otherworldly soundscape in “The Room of Ancillary Dreams.” Finally, Irish harper Aine Minogue draws upon bedrock-deep Celtic folk roots while casting her musical net out to a distant realm in “Spirits of the World.”
In Deep Cuts, we’ll hear from some angels, a guru, a nun, and more.$24.66 Next Steps
Name Artist Time Price 1 The Alchemist Acoustic Alchemy 3:54 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 Dawn Dancing Karl Jenkins 3:15 $1.29 View In iTunes 3 Jääpuikko Esa Kotilainen 5:35 $0.99 View In iTunes 4 Now We Are Free Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard 4:14 $1.29 View In iTunes 5 The Room of Ancillary Dreams Harold Budd 6:08 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Solar Wind Bernhard Wöstheinrich & Erik Wøllo 6:54 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 Mea Culpa (Fading Shades Mix) Enigma 6:04 $1.29 View In iTunes 8 Havana Sunset Govi 6:51 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Unaccountable Effect Liz Story 8:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 Spirits of the World Aine Minogue 3:45 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 Blessing Deuter 6:23 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Surrender Paul Avgerinos 7:13 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Exile Enya 4:21 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 On the Edge Jim Brickman 5:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Touching Beauty Nadama 5:35 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 Sound of Wind Driven Rain Will Ackerman 8:14 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 Solilai Pierre Bensusan 6:28 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 Causeway Alex de Grassi 4:08 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 Misty Kitaro 4:13 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 Gymnopedie No.1 Sakura Yanase 3:11 $0.99 View In iTunes 21 Ghost Voices Igneous Flame 5:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 Island Peace Anthony Miles 4:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 Black Delilah Patrick O'Hearn 5:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 24 Mistral Tim Wheater 7:10 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 24 Songs - Deep Cuts
At its most basic level, new-age music is not so much for listening as for absorbing, as you almost unconsciously invite its healing power right into your very core. Deepak Chopra, best known as “the poet-prophet of alternative medicine,” rounds up an all-star backing cast for the second volume of A Gift of Love, which features the techno-fied feline slinkiness of the album’s subtitle, “Oceans of Ecstasy.” The trio known as Angels of Venice (because they play like angels and come from Venice, California) invoke an ancient, trance-like ambience — think Xena on a vision quest — in “Queen of the Sun.” And former Dead Can Dance chanteuse Lisa Gerrard summons celestial grace in the propulsive and dreamy “Go Forward.”
$26.25 Deep Cuts
Name Artist Time Price 1 Last: the Lonely Shepherd Gheorghe Zamfir & James Last and His Orchestra 4:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 Falling Julee Cruise 5:22 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 Beyond Words Craig Chaquico 4:03 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 Eves Of Paradise Steven Buckner 6:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 No Wonder They Sing Philip Aaberg 4:49 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Majestica Lisa Lynne 5:26 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 Dreamer's Waltz David Lanz 4:33 $1.29 View In iTunes 8 Queen of the Sun Angels of Venice 6:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Behind the Gardens – Behind the Wall – Under the Tree Andreas Vollenweider 7:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 Lake of Purity Midori 9:10 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 Red Guitars Erik Wøllo 5:22 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Embrace Shastro 6:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Simpatico William Ellwood 4:20 $1.29 View In iTunes 14 Kokopelli's Ritual Anugama 4:10 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 The Reaper and the Flowers Vas 4:22 $1.29 View In iTunes 16 Calmness Hideo Shimazu 4:20 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 The Hope Davol 4:39 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 Akwaba / Welcome Tya 5:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 Lake Missa Johnouchi 5:00 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 Trancendence Tulku 4:40 $0.99 View In iTunes 21 Waterfalls David Belmont 4:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 Recognition Robert Rich 8:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 Go Forward Lisa Gerrard 5:55 $0.99 View In iTunes 24 Eternal Note Timothy Leary & Liquid Mind 5:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 25 Oceans of Ecstasy Deepak Chopra 4:32 $1.29 View In iTunes Total: 25 Songs - Complete Set
Hard to believe that “new age” is really a pretty old concept, going back, at least, to poet William Blake in 1809. But after a long period of hibernation, the idea of a sort of metaphysical spirituality resonated with a generation of flower children. At the dawning of the Age of Aquarius, new agers not only had their own communes, politics, and religion(s), but they also developed a new style of music. Some find it spacey, others ethereal. Some call it mystical, others merely calming. But there’s no better way to quiet those jangled post-millennial nerves than to tap into the gentle power of the new-age sound. And even if you can’t tell a chakra from a cowbell, no worries — we’ll be your musical spirit guides, taking you from Enya to Kitaro, from Timothy Leary to Deepak Chopra, and beyond.
$77.76 Complete Set
Name Artist Time Price 1 Caravansary Kitaro 7:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 The Fairy Queen Clannad 2:39 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 Om Mani Padme Hum Deva Premal 8:26 $0.99 View In iTunes 4 The True Spirit of Mom & Dad Ray Lynch 8:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 Anthem Suzanne Ciani 3:54 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Rainsong George Winston 4:38 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 Wolf Eyes Paul Winter 6:37 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 Cailleach's Whisper David Arkenstone 3:32 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Song from a Secret Garden Secret Garden 3:32 $1.29 View In iTunes 10 2nd Chakra: Keynote D - Chakra Suite (Solo Electric Piano Plus Synths) Steven Halpern 3:14 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 The Bricklayer's Beautiful Daughter William Ackerman 3:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Tibet, Pt. 2 Mark Isham 4:54 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Witchi-Tai-To Oregon 8:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Tingri Maiden Jonn Serrie 8:45 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Whisper to Me Liquid Mind 8:01 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 Bensusan Michael Hedges 2:29 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 Caribbean Blue Enya 3:58 $1.29 View In iTunes 18 Earth and Sky Terry Oldfield 8:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 The Last Emperor (Theme) Ryuichi Sakamoto 5:54 $1.29 View In iTunes 20 Falling from Grace Jesse Cook 3:35 $1.29 View In iTunes 21 Silence Delerium & Sarah McLachlan 4:06 $1.29 View In iTunes 22 Cold Steel Frank Van Bogaert 5:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 Shadow Dancer Eric Tingstad 3:41 $1.29 View In iTunes 24 The Games John Tesh 5:18 $1.29 View In iTunes 25 In the Morning Light Yanni 3:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 26 The Alchemist Acoustic Alchemy 3:54 $0.99 View In iTunes 27 Dawn Dancing Karl Jenkins 3:15 $1.29 View In iTunes 28 Jääpuikko Esa Kotilainen 5:35 $0.99 View In iTunes 29 Now We Are Free Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard 4:14 $1.29 View In iTunes 30 The Room of Ancillary Dreams Harold Budd 6:08 $0.99 View In iTunes 31 Solar Wind Bernhard Wöstheinrich & Erik Wøllo 6:54 $0.99 View In iTunes 32 Mea Culpa (Fading Shades Mix) Enigma 6:04 $1.29 View In iTunes 33 Havana Sunset Govi 6:51 $0.99 View In iTunes 34 Unaccountable Effect Liz Story 8:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 35 Spirits of the World Aine Minogue 3:45 $0.99 View In iTunes 36 Blessing Deuter 6:23 $0.99 View In iTunes 37 Surrender Paul Avgerinos 7:13 $0.99 View In iTunes 38 Exile Enya 4:21 $0.99 View In iTunes 39 On the Edge Jim Brickman 5:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 40 Touching Beauty Nadama 5:35 $0.99 View In iTunes 41 Sound of Wind Driven Rain Will Ackerman 8:14 $0.99 View In iTunes 42 Solilai Pierre Bensusan 6:28 $0.99 View In iTunes 43 Causeway Alex de Grassi 4:08 $0.99 View In iTunes 44 Misty Kitaro 4:13 $0.99 View In iTunes 45 Gymnopedie No.1 Sakura Yanase 3:11 $0.99 View In iTunes 46 Ghost Voices Igneous Flame 5:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 47 Island Peace Anthony Miles 4:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 48 Black Delilah Patrick O'Hearn 5:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 49 Mistral Tim Wheater 7:10 $0.99 View In iTunes 50 Last: the Lonely Shepherd Gheorghe Zamfir & James Last and His Orchestra 4:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 51 Falling Julee Cruise 5:22 $0.99 View In iTunes 52 Beyond Words Craig Chaquico 4:03 $1.29 View In iTunes 53 Eves Of Paradise Steven Buckner 6:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 54 No Wonder They Sing Philip Aaberg 4:49 $0.99 View In iTunes 55 Majestica Lisa Lynne 5:26 $0.99 View In iTunes 56 Dreamer's Waltz David Lanz 4:33 $1.29 View In iTunes 57 Queen of the Sun Angels of Venice 6:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 58 Behind the Gardens – Behind the Wall – Under the Tree Andreas Vollenweider 7:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 59 Lake of Purity Midori 9:10 $0.99 View In iTunes 60 Red Guitars Erik Wøllo 5:22 $0.99 View In iTunes 61 Embrace Shastro 6:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 62 Simpatico William Ellwood 4:20 $1.29 View In iTunes 63 Kokopelli's Ritual Anugama 4:10 $0.99 View In iTunes 64 The Reaper and the Flowers Vas 4:22 $1.29 View In iTunes 65 Calmness Hideo Shimazu 4:20 $0.99 View In iTunes 66 The Hope Davol 4:39 $0.99 View In iTunes 67 Akwaba / Welcome Tya 5:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 68 Lake Missa Johnouchi 5:00 $0.99 View In iTunes 69 Trancendence Tulku 4:40 $0.99 View In iTunes 70 Waterfalls David Belmont 4:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 71 Recognition Robert Rich 8:50 $0.99 View In iTunes 72 Go Forward Lisa Gerrard 5:55 $0.99 View In iTunes 73 Eternal Note Timothy Leary & Liquid Mind 5:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 74 Oceans of Ecstasy Deepak Chopra 4:32 $1.29 View In iTunes Total: 74 Songs
Customer Reviews
Too expensive
The music is ok but it should be a $9.99 album at most.
Too Much money for music
This is way overpriced. Go and listen to Eric Walker Tangier Dream his music is new or JMJ, TD, also great!
New Age The Essentials
Thank you for assembling such a superb collection of New Age music. The range of artists represents some of the best of the genre in my opinion. The collection makes the cost for the complete set a bargain in that it saves me time in seeking the individual artists/songs. Well done!
