higher octave music

living love

always liked these early new agey record covers, don't worry about the music though, its not very good.
this was a series of LPs on living love publications from the late 70s.
all revolving around Living Love center in Berkeley & Cornucopia in St. Mary, Kentucky (which was founded in 1977)
the teachings were mostly by this cult-ish leader below, Ken Keyes, Jr.

Don Robertson - Starmusic

DON ROBERTSON - STARMUSIC
DBR music
1982

two posts in one day to make up for lost time...imagine pixellated space dust synclavier II sprinklings floating down from the far reaches of the galaxy.....these are the vibes i get from Don Robertson's ode to the universe 'Starmusic'. after a couple of years studying with morton feldman in new york, robertson made the incredible proto-new age album 'Dawn' in the late 60s. in the 70s and 80s he naturally gravitated to synthesizer music land and made several private press and hard to find tapes and albums. 'Starmusic' is a perfect soundtrack to Calvino's Cosmicomics. and then there is the requisite blasted into outer space treatment of Satie's Gymnopedie as a bonus. thanks to a very generous follower of the blog who sent this tape (and many others!) to me. enjoy enjoy!

visit don robertson's website -> HERE
(don's also on twitter, youtube and has a couple of blogs too....)

Henry Wolff & Nancy Hennings - Tibetan Bells III - The Empty Mirror

HENRY WOLFF & NANCY HENNINGS - TIBETAN BELLS III - THE EMPTY MIRROR
celestial harmonies (cel 027)
1988

thanks for your patience around here.....here is the 3rd and final installment in the Tibetan Bells series by Henry Wolff & Nancy Hennings. beautiful and crystalline metallic tones, gongs, bowls, chimes, etc.....radiating pure light. enjoy!

so many more gems waiting to be digitized and uploaded to the blog. please stay tuned in!

S.D. Batish - Om Shanti Meditation - Dilruba

S.D. Batish - Om Shanti Meditation - Dilruba
Batish Records
1998

i posted Ashwin Batish's version of Om Shanti Meditation on Swarmandal a little bit back. here is S.D. Batish's blissful drone ragascape on Dilruba, a bowed and fretted indian classical stringed instrument. 2 long alap sections of 2 ragas with lots of reverb and tamboura on this one for a super lush vibe. enjoy!!!

Wayne Siegel - Autumn Resonance

WAYNE SIEGEL - AUTUMN RESONANCE
Paula Records (paula 21)
1983

this kind of falls into the post terry riley new music zone a little bit, but its a gorgeous LP with 2 long pieces. im happy to call it GOOD NEW AGE! side 1 is a luxurious, sparkly & floating piece for piano and delay systems. side 2 is a shimmering mass of 42 guitars. sustained slowly changing choral textures. i think i originally found this LP on the mutantsounds blog or someplace else on the net, however these mp3s have been specially remastered by yours truly. beautiful music, enjoy!!

visit mr. siegel's website HERE

Steven Halpern - Study Suite

STEVEN HALPERN - STUDY SUITE
1983
SoundWave 2000 (SW2003)

time for another dose of Halpern. this time an affirmation cassette for use during studying. these are harmonic affirmations projected into "the same chord and frequency" as the music. signature halpern: lovely waves of electric piano and string synthesizer to soothe your brain and get you in the zone to do some learning. thanks to jay b. for the rip.
enjoy!

"you are now in control of your multi-billion cell bio-computer. you decide what you want to study and when. each time you listen to this tape, you make even more progress studying. learning comes easily to you. you look forward to learning experiences. studying is a pleasure. studying is enjoyable. it comes easily to you. each time that you hear this tape, your learning and studying becomes more and more effective and enjoyable."