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MANDALA: David Arkenstone’s new group

To be a David Arkenstone fan is never boring, and his most recent project – the new group named MANDALA – seems to be another nice addition to an already impressive discography. The group consists of Seth Osburn, John Wakefield and the maestro himself, David Arkenstone.

 This group recently held a concert which was filmed and presumably will be available on DVD (unconfirmed).

Here is the message which was posted on Facebook:

You’re invited to a FREE CONCERT this TUESDAY, MAY 18th,
7pm, Simi Valley, CA This is a concert demo for
a new tribal electronica trance group MANDALA, featuring David Arkenstone. First 30 to
respond for FREE concert & refreshments. Think meditation, inner exploration and ECSTATIC DANCING! Very cool cutting edge visuals.

And here is the concert poster:

The concert was held and on David Arkenstone’s label, Domo Music Group, a total of six pictures have been posted from the event – here and here.

In David’s own words on Facebook:

We just filmed a really cool concert for my new group, MANDALA. It’s exciting diving into this tribal electronica genre with these amazing visuals accompanying the music.

If you were one of the persons attending this concert, please contact us and tell us what it was like! Make sure to follow David Arkenstone on Facebook. We will too follow this project carefully. In the past David has been a member of the “ambient Native Southwest” side project Ah Nee Mah, together with Diane Arkenstone.

Native Spirit

I have been a huge fan of David and Diane Arkenstone’s ethnic and ambient “Native Southwest” side project, Ah*Nee*Mah, since their first album was released back in 2001. So far there have been 4 albums released, the latest being Ancient Visions in 2006.

Now a “best of” Ah*Nee*Mah, entitled Native Spirit, has been released on the Green Hill Music label. Here you’ll find some of their best songs, like Sun Circle and Spirit Dance. As you know, David and Diane are not longer married – but they continue to work together on several projects. Hopefully we will get to hear more from the Ah*Nee*Mah-project in the future – the band with the stars in their name - but a “best of” album is also a treat.

Sample the album on Green Hill Music’s homepage.