Garden of Serenity II - 991

Review "... the perfect album to bliss-out, wake up to, or unwind with after the pressures of reality become too much." -- Time and a Word "A masterful blending of peaceful music and sounds of nature transforming any environment into a healing, stress-free, life affirming one." -- Leading Edge Review "Another instant classic! Creates an earthy, relaxing ambiance that is absolutely perfect for meditation, massage, yoga or soothing background music." -- Steve Ryals, New Age Retailer "Easily one of the more enjoyable meditative recordings of the year." -- Time and a Word "Your own private paradise...re-experience your own inner stillness every time you listen to Garden of Serenity II. -- Inner Change Magazine Product Description Return again behind secluded garden walls where Shakuhachi and Silver Flute melodies intertwine with Harp, Koto, Temple Bells, Piano, Wind Chimes, gentle streams and exotic songbirds. Natural sounds and tranquil music, put your mind at peace and inspire your soul. Don’t miss this soothing version of Debussy’s Reverie. Great for spa treatments, Reiki, meditation and yoga. From the Artist Gardens are very special places. They are adaptations of nature specifically designed to have a peaceful and inspiring effect on the mind of the person in it. Certain music can also have a similar effect. The combination of serene instruments and sounds of nature can transform any environment into a more life affirming one. Ever since we released the original "Garden of Serenity" over 10 years ago, people have been asking us to make another one. In recent years we have been exploring more upbeat music, such as our recordings of, "Sacred Earth Drums", "Sacred Spirit Drums" and "Drum Medicine". With this recording it felt good to return to the garden once again. We hope you enjoy this second journey into the secret places hidden behind the garden walls. In Peace, Steve & David Gordon About the Artist David and Steve Gordon have pioneered New Age/World music with their award-winning top charting albums for over twenty years. Their influential trademark sound, combining world instruments and sounds of nature has sold over one million units worldwide and has appeared on network TV and major motion picture scores such as the recent Fox Searchlight release, "Kissing Jessica Stein." Since founding Sequoia Records in 1982, the Gordon brothers have been breaking musical ground, consistently creating albums that top the charts, garner awards, and expand the boundaries of New Age and World music. "We like to think of our music as the music of Earth and Spirit, because we believe that one of the goals of being alive is to unite the two into one," explains Steve Gordon. Natives of Southern California, David and Steve Gordon both took an early interest in music. After studying classical music at Los Angeles Valley College and UCLA, the brothers both attended the Grove Music Academy where they studied modern harmony and jazz. They formed Sequoia Records in 1982 to release their first two albums Misty Forest Morning and Peaceful Evening. These albums combined music and nature so beautifully that they became known as definitive recordings of the newly emerging New Age music genre... Since these releases met with critical acclaim and healthy sales, over the next couple of years they recorded their next two music and nature titles, Radiant Sea and Still Waters. They next began experimenting with their music, developing a new style they called "Inner Environments", which they featured on two albums, Astral Journey and Celestial Suite. These recordings were some of the earliest examples of what is known today as Ambient/Space Music. In the early '90's the brothers began to collect Tribal drums and studied the Native American flute. They envisioned a contemporary world music, combining traditional Native instruments, with guitar, keyboards, and sounds of nature into a new universal world groove. Their 1994 release Sacred Earth Drums s
ASIN: B000009RC9
VSKU: GGV.B000009RC9.LN
Condition: Like New
Author/Artist:David & Steve Gordon
Binding: Audio cd