P. Kater & D. Miller – In A Dream “Close to You”
Enjoy this excellent song and video by Peter Kater & Dominic Miller. They are the best!!!
Bruce Kaphan Song Video / Oregon Fire
Bruce Kaphan from California has taken pedal string guitar to a whole new level in New Age music for years, making this instrumental transition not only a surprising one but a dazzling one too, giving even music purists a reason to love pedal steel guitar with his earlier release Slider and now Hybrid.
Bruce Kaphan is easily recognized in the music industry since he began an early career as a studio technician, engineer and producer for many highly recognized artists in other genres and had either played a role with the recording production of their album or performed with artists such as REM, Jewel, The Black Crowes, Thomas Dolby, John Lee Hooker and a vast selection of popular musicians.
The list of popular artists Bruce has encountered as a musician and during his tenure as a recording artist is quite lengthy and will surprise you as it did me when you visit his website. During the early days while living in San Francisco he was also a member of Indie / Alternative band American Music Club plus his music has been featured on many film scores and television broadcasts.
Hybrid is his current album that I recently wrote a review about here at New Age Music World. The 12 original compositions show pedal steel guitar as an appealing choice while clearing a new path of creative improvisations in light ambience and emerges as a natural contender in the vast field of music.
Bruce Kaphan and his music is described below in my review quote, along with the song video of Oregon Fire from the Slider album. This is a nice selection of Bruce performing on pedal steel guitar behind a backdrop of beautiful photography by Nick O’Kelly. Visit brucekaphan.com website to sample / purchase his music or visit his CDBaby.com page. Read his biography page and view his collective discography page. Read my review of Hybrid on our page dedicated to Bruce Kaphan. Studio photo copyright Bruce Kaphan courtesy of James Saxon
Bruce Kaphan makes a bold statement on Slider and current Hybrid album which features pedal steel guitar as the primary instrument. You will find his music is a unique blending of unrivaled beauty freshly harvested from another cross section in the vast field of music. It quickly becomes apparent this new emerging beauty will remain a lasting entity in the world of music.
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Leave a commentMike Oldfield On Alan Titchmarsh Show
I recently wrote an article called Music of the Spheres – Two years after. I hold Music of the Spheres to be one of Mike Oldfield’s best. Below is a video with Mike and Hayley Westenra from the Alan Titchmarsh Show which was recorded in connection with the album release.
We all love live new age music here on .nu, don’t we? These two artists are just so talented!!!
Cadence Spalding / Save The World Video
Cadence Spalding is a multi talented singer, songwriter, and performer I have interviewed and published a review on recently. Many know about her Save The World release and solo performances with husband Mars Lasar on his albums by our interview, but there are so many more aspects to Cadence Spalding I wanted to tell you more about her.
Cadence is preparing for her role as a television network host for a Children’s program in California having already performed in a teaching role for years by her Miss Jenny television personality designed to educate and entertain children in the California community.
Along with her active role at many special events in the state, Cadence has scored, recorded and performed original music for children’s musicals that benefit renowned charities, including donations of original scores for documentaries, independent films and commercial CD / DVD’s.
In 2008 Cadence composed the scores for both the original and the remake of For The Children, a documentary originally narrated by James Coburn for Share Incorporated based in Beverly Hills, California.
Save The World is Classic New Age where her radiant vocals host a lovely mix of ballads finely tuned to perfection in the purest sense, and where Cadence instills her personal message of peace, harmony, and dedication to the family unit for all who share the same logic, devotion, and mindful perspective.
NewAgeMusic.nu had chose Save The World for the # 1 position of our Best Album of 2009 awards, placing Cadence Spalding at the top since we decided her debut album represented a title that answers the “ what is New Age music ” question the best and illustrates everything that is great about New Age music.
Save The World began her debut solo album as a singular artist while also glowing radiantly as a soloist on many releases from Mars Lasar, who provided his expertise and renowned talents on the mixing, vocal layering, and technical production of her debut which nicely enhances the aesthetic value of her first solo album.
This release is available as a CD only or in a suggested and widely preferred CD / DVD collector’s edition featuring top quality visual photography by Mars Lasar that is a beautiful work of art.
Visit cadencespalding.com to sample / purchase. Read her Biography pages that tell about her diverse life work and Miss Jenny character when leading her children programs. Read our interview together and my review on our page dedicated to Cadence Spalding.
Visit marslasar.com to sample / purchase his many releases. Read his biography here then read our interview on our page dedicated to Mars Lasar. Below is an album quote from my review titled Music to the Power of One and a video of title song Save The World.
Cadence Spalding is one person doing their part as role model for bringing about a greater awareness by her Save The World album. The 11 tracks pertain to the noblest of desires in conveying her message of what one person alone can accomplish by caring for mother earth, caring for those who cannot help themselves, and by caring for one another as a family unit.
Albums by 2002 available again
After Gemini Sun Records closed its doors, several of 2002’s albums have been unavailable. Now three of them have been re-released on 2002’s own label Galactic Playground Music. The albums are Deep Still Blue, A Word in the Wind and Christmas Dreams.
For the re-release of Deep Still Blue a new music video has been made. The song is Where the Stars and Moon Play. As we know from before; the song is awesome, but the underwater video too is very very nice!
Check it out below.
New Deep Africa trailer
The release of Eric Mouquet’s Deep Africa is getting close. The album will be out in April. In preparation for this, Mouquet has released a small video trailer (see below). In style the trailer is very close to the Deep Forest albums of the early 1990s (especially Word Mix, where Sweet Lullaby was the no. 1 hit). We are also happy to report that our good friend, the very talented Joel Kanning, is a part of the project! He will be delivering remixes of the music.
New music video from Henta
Henta’s album Laserium for the Soul was nominated for a Grammy. Now she is ready with a new video, Vision of Truth.
About the song she says:
This song is about envisaging a new world of harmony, unity, compassion and love and finding ways to make a personal positive impact in the world to help turn that vision into reality. This journey will most likely be a challenging but you need to hold onto your vision, be strong and stay true to yourself and your personal truth. This video was shot in various locations, including Sedona (Arizona), Ocean Shores (Washington), Antibes (France), Florida and in Seattle, Washington.
Be sure to visit Hentamusic.com
Gandalf Sanctuary Tour 2009
A video that impressed me a lot is the below from Gandalf’s Sanctuary Tour 2009. What a true master Gandalf is. Yet another proof that new age music is live music.
New Video by 2002
A new video by 2002 has just been released. It depict the great supernova of July 4, 1054 A.D., the remnants of which became the famous Crab Nebula. The video is about what people back then might have been thinking when they saw this for them magic and mystical event. The supernova was visible even in broad daylight for 23 days. This is the video as it appears on the DVD/CD set “A Word in the Wind” by 2002.
The world of Liquid Mind
Make no mistake about it; the music of Liquid Mind (aka Chuck Wild) has become an international phenomenon – reaching audiences far beyond most other artists in our genre – climbing to the very top on both Amazon and iTunes new age music charts, month after month (right now he is on top of the Amazon NA Music mp3 downloads chart).
Chuck Wild started creating music to deal with the anxiety and stress of overwork and the serious illness of friends – releasing his first album in 1994 (Ambience Minimus). Now his discography contains some of the finest meditation and relaxation albums released.
RealMusic has created a wonderful video presentation about the music of Liquid Mind. If you are looking for the perfect gift to a dear friend – or yourself – RealMusic sells iPod Shuffles with the complete Liquid Mind Collection installed!
In this world of stress and negativity, we all need some Liquid Mind from time to time. I know I’m right about that one 
New Video by Michael Brant DeMaria
Michael Brant DeMaria has released a new video for his Grammy nominated album Siyotanka. It is a wonderful video, that takes the viewer on an almost epic journey out in space and back again – all backed by DeMaria’s amazing music. Be also sure to read J. P. Olsen’s artist interview below!
New video by 2002
2002 has just released a new video for the song A Word in the Wind, with performance clips of the band layered into the composition. The video features Randy Copus on guitar (Stratocaster) and Pamelaon her transverse flute. A Word in the Wind is, by the way, an all time favorite on New Age Stars – so you probably already know the song. Enjoy!
Video Interview with Deuter
Label New Earth Records has published an interview with new age music star Deuter.
Here he tells about his first memories of music, why he became an artist and his long career in the music business – and also about his time in India, where he learned much about music and meditation.
Enjoy this rare video interview with this artist who has touched millions of listeneres around the world. In the end you’ll also get a small sample of his music – as usual combined with the sounds of nature.
BTW: Here (Scroll down) you can see pictures from Deuter’s many years on the scene.
Celebrating Kitaro’s Grammy nomination
Kitaro is a major artist indeed, and not only in new age music. He has been Grammy nominated 13 times – included here is the nomination of his latest release, Impressions Of The West Lake.
Kitaro’s label, Domo Records, presents a very special gift box for this holiday season for the most eager Kitaro fan. This CD package, signed by Kitaro, includes 13 albums with booklets from each album (please note that the album does not come with jewel cases).
Albums:
Impressions Of The West Lake
Sacred Journey of Kukai Volume 3
Sacred Journey of Kukai Volume 2
Sacred Journey of Kukai Volume 1
An Ancient Journey
Ancient
Thinking of You (Winner)
Gaia Onbashira
An Enchanted Evening
Mandala
Dream
Kojiki
Light of the Spirit
See here for information – and enjoy the video below.
Jillian Aversa and FL Studio
FL Studio is one of the most popular music software available, and version 9 of the program has just been released. This program is used by professionals (like Mike Oldfield) and hobbyists alike. And, lo and behold, new age music’s very own Jillian Aversa (Goldin) is featured in the program’s demo song!
Sample the song below (it is not really new age music but more like electronica), where you also can see how the program looks like.
We here at .nu simply adore Jillian – and her debut album was awarded our “Best new age music album of 2008” price.
Christmas offers from New Age Music labels
I have said it before, and I’ll say it again and again; new age music makes a perfect gift! It can be so hard to find something to someone who has everything. Then a quality new age music title may be an ideal gift!
MG Music has a lot to put under the tree this year. Medwyn Goodall offers a special Christmas collection of 5 of his most recent releases and best sellers. Buy 5 get 2 FREE ! They are all quality releases – take my word for it!
See other fine MG Music titles here.
Real Music has made this presentation of their impressive Holiday offers. Enjoy!
And here is a Christmas offer from Sequoiarecords
A Mediterranean Odyssey
We love live new age music here at .nu – and the next best thing to a live concert is a high quality, fan oriented live album release. One such release is A Mediterranean Odyssey which comprises a richly designed Limited Edition 2 disc set commemorating Loreena McKennitt’s 2009 Mediterranean Tour. Designed to attract not only the legions of devoted Loreena listeners, but to expose and inspire the uninitiated to an exotic, haunting and emotional musical experience they will never forget. This is truly a glittering addition to Loreena McKennitt’s catalogue!
Inspired by the tones, textures and rich cultural heritage of the Mediterranean, this latest release features virtuosic performances on authentic instruments including oud, lyra, bouzouki, harp and hurdy-gurdy alongside electric guitar, cello and percussion. Disc 1 “The Olive and the Cedar” A Mediterranean-inspired collection of 11 studio recordings personally selected by Loreena McKennitt from her back catalogue. Disc 2 “From Istanbul to Athens” Is 56 minutes of concert highlights from the 2009 Mediterranean Tour including five songs not featured in previous Loreena McKennitt “in concert” releases. The collection also includes a 24 page, lavishly illustrated booklet featuring on-location photographs captured during the tour.
See a presentation of the album below. We can only say wow, Loreena McKennitt is once again showing that she knows what the fans wants. The album is available on Amazon and all other major digital music outlets.
Era Classics
Now this is something quite different; Era Classics might sound like yet another “best of” album from a major label artist – but that is not the case at all. The new album from Eric Lévi’s popular Era project (famous for such songs as Ameno, Cathar Rhythm and The Mass) is actually a collection of works by classical artists such as Verdi, Bach and Mahler – all remixed to fit into Era’s famous soundscape. Sample it here – and in the video below.
On Era Classics you can hear Era’s versions of such songs as Ave Maria, Four Seasons and Adagio For Strings. And as usual, the focus is on vocals that reminds of Gregorian Chants. Needles to say, it is a beautiful collection. The use of samples also creates an interesting atmosphere.
Another aspect with Era’s music is the gorgeous videos that emphasize the medieval atmosphere – Era’s most prominent trademark. See the video here
Like previous Era albums, this one too was also first released in France (on November 2nd). I have been unable to find an international release date, but I will keep you posted. It will probably take a few weeks (or months) more. Enjoy the video below in the meantime.
Wistful Visions by Marc Enfroy
Below is a new music video produced for Marc Enfroy’s Wistful Visions by one of his many fans, Truus Kok.
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