Posts Tagged ‘Peter Kater’

The Christmas shopping season is now underway – and we here at .nu will do our very best to be your guide through the many offers available. We believe that new age music is the perfect gift to anyone, because it is an effective stress relief and creates a warm atmosphere. Few other presents have these qualities.

Around Christmas it is nice to note that the CD format is still standing strong. They make beautiful gifts. But know that – in a time when playing music and mobile phones are synonyms – that it is also possible to send music gifts via email in many online music outlets (like iTunes). This is the green, plastic free way to give gifts – but then we have nothing to put under the Christmas tree…

You will find all the New Age Music Christmas offers under the tag Christmas Music.

We will start this Christmas music presentation with an excellent offer from new age music superstar Peter Kater. His 2010 music offer is 6 CDs for 50 $. The albums are:

PIANO CHRISTMAS
CALL OF LOVE
IN A DREAM
WALK IN BEAUTY
ESSENCE
COMPASSION

Read our rave review of Call of Love here. It is for sure one of this year’s finest releases.

Here is Peter Kater’s presentation of the offer on Facebook – and you’ll find it on the front page of his homepage too.

Love is the power behind everything good. Love is creation. Love is to be found everywhere in nature. On the cover of his new album Peter Kater has the following comment that sums it up in a marvelous way:

Words cannot express the joy and elation I feel when I allow myself to experience and BE with the almost unreasonable beauty that IS our natural world, our Home. I thank the Universe/God that I CAN experience its awe and wonderment as often as I do. I know this perfection IS Reality. And for some unexplainable miracle, I can see it. I can hear its silent roar. It calls to me. Touches me . . . reaches out and talks to me. It reminds me that I am not alone as I am absorbed into its profound presence. The unspeakable shift. The unthinkable gift. Elation. Here, in the “real” world, the natural world, within each moment and from every direction, resounds the Call Of Love.

With such a powerful message, Peter Kater’s new album Call of Love simply HAD to become great and inspired. It sure is. It is an album that from the very first piano note takes the listener on a musical voyage that is as colorful as Spar Street‘s wonderful cover artwork. Six time Grammy nominee Peter Kater is always delivering, and this is also the case with the album at hand. No artist out there is better when it comes to creating a song that starts with a hint of melancholy and grows into a melodic, passionate and almost divine artwork; the finished musical canvas is filled with nothing but the brightest colors.

Peter has invited three very gifted musicians to create the album. These artists are Legendary reedman, Paul McCandless; celebrated cellist, Jaques Morelenbaum; and Sting guitarist, Dominic Miller. It is obvious to the listener that they have had great fun while creating the album. There is a refreshing playfulness to many segments. This gives the album a more live feeling.

The album starts with the title song. A Call of Love never a whisper, nor everyday talk, and is for sure not a scream. It is a gentle, softly spoken message that tells of deep, true love. This also sums up the song. It starts with a few piano notes and grows into a call that is all about tenderness, gratitude and promises of everlasting love. It is simply masterful.

Breath of Life is like an awakening, and after a gentle start Dominic’s guitar and Paul’s cello lift the songs to new heights – and Peter fills in the theme on the piano. It is almost impossible not to close ones eyes and venture into the beautiful dream, a sphere of colors, that the music creates.

I love it when Peter shows his impressive piano skills. Track 5 is a fast song that shows how being here for you often means running and doing an extra effort for ones love. It is all about getting the work done and take the time to build and strengthen a relationship. Yes, it is all about love!

A song that is impossible not to, well, love, is A Tale To Tell. The tale told here is about the best of feelings. I found myself smiling while listening to it. The theme makes you want to listen to the song again and again.

The next last track is interesting. Sting’s Fields of Gold is always a welcome listen. Cover versions of this international hit have been made by artists such as Eva Cassidy and Mary Wilson. Peter’s take on Fields of Gold is very precise and true to the original, while adding an interesting twist here and there. I especially like the way the melodic theme is shared by the piano and the guitar. As a radio show host I know that this song will be a true winner, and people will stay logged on just to finish listening to it. Few will log off because the song is just so beautiful, and this arrangement is extremely well done.

Call of Love is without a doubt one of this year’s best releases – and one of Peter Kater’s very best albums. Indeed, as we look back it might well be this album we will remember for the year 2010. It is created by love for music, nature and creation itself. It is a true Call of Love.

Visit Peter Kater’s webpage for information.

Peter Kater has sold close to 3 million albums over his 3 decades of music making and is respected as one of the most prolific and defining pioneers of  our genre. Now his most recent album Call of Love is out. NewAgeMusic.nu will in a short while publish a complete review. In the meantime check out this press release:

Call of Love is a hybrid of instrumental music and combines and transcends many genres such as New Age, Contemporary Jazz, Classical Crossover and Pop Instrumental. The compositions are melodic, multi-layered, inspired, rich and spacious . The album also features an instrumental cover of the Sting classic, Fields Of Gold. This is the only time the original guitarist, Dominic Miller, has recorded the song, other than with Sting himself.

Read the rest of the press release here – and check out our in-dept Peter Kater feature too.

One of this year’s major new age music titles, Peter Kater’s Call of Love, is now available on iTunes.

Kater has on this album invited three very gifted musicians to create an album that sounds as natural as it colorful. These artists are Legendary reedman, Paul McCandless; celebrated cellist, Jaques Morelenbaum; and Sting guitarist, Dominic Miller.

And while we are talking about Peter Kater – read this recent interview with him on Consensuslife.com.

For more information and samples, check out PeterKater.com

Peter Kater has just released the below video from his brand new Call of Love album. This is without a doubt one of this year’s finest releases.

Visit Peterkater.com for more wonderful samples.

Peter Kater‘s new album Call of Love has now been released! He has invited three very gifted musicians to create an album that sounds as natural as it colorful. These artists are Legendary reedman, Paul McCandless; celebrated cellist, Jaques Morelenbaum; and Sting guitarist, Dominic Miller.

They all lend their talents to this hybrid of instrumental music originating from the core of Peter’s most prolific and inspired Muse, the Natural World. This musical enchantment was born far away from the demands of the material world and mind.

Call of Love can as of now only be ordered through Peter Kater’s homepage on CD – but digital versions are expected to be available soon. And thankfully, there are over 8 minutes of samples from the album to check out.

Peter Kater has posted an interesting blog post called “On the Road with Nawang Khechog” – where he tells about his latest tour with the talented Tibetan flutist Nawang Khechog.

I think it is so nice when a new age music superstar like Kater uses the blog format to communicate with  fans – much like J. M. Jarre and Peter Buffett. Make sure to bookmark it! You’ll find it here.

We have already told you that Peter Kater will release a new album in September.

Now we can tell you the name of the album and show you the album art! The title is as beautiful as the cover artwork; it is Call of Love.

I almost can’t wait a month for this to be released!

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Enjoy this excellent song and video by Peter Kater & Dominic Miller. They are the best!!!

The newspaper Hamptonroads.com has an interview with Peter Kater and Nawang Khechog who have recently completed their tour.

First question out is:

Hamptonroads.com: When you helped start the New Age movement, were you consciously trying to start a new musical genre?

Mr. Kater: Absolutely not. I’m classically trained and I grew up listening to pop and rock and Top 40 music, but I was a pianist and not really a singer. I just started improvising, and this style is what came out.

Read the whole interview here.

Good news to all Peter Kater fans; he will release a new album in September. Nothing much is known about the album as of today – but we will tell you as soon as we hear anything.

But while we are waiting; why not check out Peter’s tour schedule: lots of great conserts are coming up this July for our US friends! And also make sure to read his latest blogpost: called Unreasonable Happiness.

Some quick notes on the Grammy Awards now before we move on to new music; On the Domo Music homepage you can see Kitaro’s pictures from the awards ceremony. He didn’t win though – but it looks like he still had a good time. There is also a very noisy Grammy Pre Party video available.  And, if you didn’t get to see the show – you can see it in its entirety on Grammy.com. The new age music part is from 59 minutes onwards – or you can listen to an audio version just by visiting David Darling’s homepage.

And, while we are talking about the Grammy Award, check out Peter Kater’s blog about how he felt about being nominated for the sixth time.

Peter Kater & Dominic Miller start their summer 2009 tour on July 23rd at McCoy Studio Theater at Maui, Hawaii. Two days later they are in Colorado, and after that in New Mexico, Arizona, Washington DC and the tour ends in Virginia.

See all tour dates and get information here.

Peter Kater has received 5 Grammy nominations in the last 6 years and has scored over 100 television programs and films including 11 Off and On-Broadway plays. Now you got the chance to see him performe live!