Kaningbe representing a musical tradition that stretches back hundreds of years guinean griot mamady kouyate plays with a melodic virtuosity that pulls in listeners who love great guitar players. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Some of my faves are here iasos, aeoliah, don slepian, michael stearns alongside. Sonic perfume by don slepian, released 01 january 1980. Patterns of fragility somnus the roman edification of the mythological god of sleep. Don slepian, electronic keyboardist, combines unique skills in music and electronics with a lifetime of improvised keyboard music performance. Slepian s work draws equally from the harmonic terrain he explored while performing with a javanese gamelan ensemble, as well as his time spent building and modifying electronic audio equipment for studios and fellow musicians. Beautiful instrumental music, exciting concerts and webcasts, music for your imagination and creative inspiration. Sounds of the dawn new age, environmental, meditation. Cosmic geometry 360 degrees of freedom is overwhelming in music, and you need not truly begin to find freedom until you put yourself under extremely narrow constraints.
Buy oxycanta iii from the ultimae records bandcamp page. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. New age, environmental, meditation and relaxation cassette tapes. Images of saturn by safe creations, released 27 september 2017 1. Searing and percussive music from oregons don gero. The first electronic space music classic, as heard on music from the hearts of space, 1980. I first bought some cassettes of don slepian s music in the early 1980s. Its beauty and tranquility are overwhelming, and it is quite unique. Stream tracks and playlists from don slepian on your desktop or mobile device. In the 60s and 70s, following guineas independence from. Mychael danna, later signed to hearts of space, submitted the tapes he was working on with tim clement.
The original classic electronic space music, open spaces, new dawn, and rhythm of life. Somnus by alpha wave movement, released 14 december 2018 1. Live appearance have been limited to nearly once a year due to the fact that ken lives in ohio and. A 16 minute piece that is part of the sea of bliss cd. A musician, synthesiser programmer and performer of quietly dazzling skill and versatility, slepian was an exception among most of the other artists. Don slepian combines skills in music and electronics in a career of performing electronic classical music. He was originally known for his innovative 1980 ambient electronica release, the sea of bliss, used in the early 80s in. In the 60s and 70s, following guineas independence from france. Sitting still withinsitting still without karma moffett new dawn don slepian. Don slepian is another of the genuine talents whose music rose above the haze of early american new age music to enjoy widespread acclaim and airplay on pioneering american radio shows such as music from the hearts of space. Geodesic part i by don slepian, released 08 july 2019 supported by 14 fans who also own new dawn a compilation of ethereal tracks that serve not only as great new age music, but great electronic. Don slepian, neoclassical electronic keyboard concert soloist, combines unique skills in music and electronics with a. Order the experience of repetition as death on bandcamp.
Tougna by mandingo ambassadors, released 24 july 2012 1. Our exploration spans the globe and reaches deep into the recesses of music history, with the sole intent of rediscovering neglected songs deserving of another spin. Sprawled across two luxuriant, 20plus minute dreamscapes, don slepian s sea of bliss was composed on the absurdly arcane alles machine synthesizer at the bell laboratories scientific research centre, eventually set to limitedrun cassette. Theres some more technical information about the recording here, as well as a nice writeup about dons work here.
Working in renaissance, baroque, and romantic genres, he performs original classicallystyled music on. Singer songwriter keyboardist rachael sage shares her original pop music in a one hour live performance on artmusic coffeehouse. Issued as a limited edition 7 stereo lathecut record and digital download, the release stands as a snapshot of jabs. Born into a scientific family, slepian showed both. An exciting performer in a conservative style, he embodies the presentday trend of combining high technology with high art. Geodesic part i by don slepian, released 08 july 2019 supported by 14 fans who also own new dawn a compilation of ethereal tracks that serve not. Wfmu, synthetic pleasure don slepian is an electronic classical keyboardist known for performing original, improvised orchestral music that excites and inspires audiences. Working in renaissance, baroque, and romantic genres, he performs original classicallystyled music on computer instruments of his own design. Sea of bliss by don slepian, released 01 january 1980.
Get all 5 don slepian releases available on bandcamp and save 15% includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality downloads of sea of bliss. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from don slepian at the discogs marketplace. The final descent safe creations has been making music for well over 5 years now, and there have been about five different releases over this period of time. The numero group is a chicagobased record label, dedicated to the preservation and celebration of lesserknown artists. It was with this quote that don slepian laid the groundwork for over 40 years of musical output. It is influenced by slepian s time as a member of the gamelan indonesian orchestra at the university of hawaii in 1973.
Don slepian rhythm of life by don slepian free listening. About don slepian one of the genres major talents new age music rolling stone magazine one of the worlds finest electronic artists. Mandingo ambassadors tougna, released 24 july 2012 1. Singer songwriter danny bakan shares his original folk music in a one hour live performance on artmusic coffeehouse recorded september 28th, 2005. Flutist composer kat epple shares her original music in a one hour live performance on artmusic coffeehouse recorded september 14th, 2005. Sonic perfume by don slepian free listening on soundcloud. Don slepian, new age classical keyboardist, combines unique skills in music and elec. Don slepian, electronic classical keyboardist, combines unique skills in musical electronics with a lifetime of electronic music performance. He is the composer of the ambient electronica classic, sea of bliss. To no avail by ken moore, released 01 january 2014 1. Don slepian rhythm of life by don slepian published on 20180211t22. Don slepian, neoclassical electronic keyboard concert soloist, combines unique skills in music and electronics with a lifetime of improvised keyboard music performance. The songs on the current version of sea of bliss are taken from three of his early albums. A pure reflective passage to a sound world where the timeless moment recedes and shed the excess of rhythm joining at a harmonious core.
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