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Born from an aesthetic that aims to induce a sense of inner calm, new age music emerged from the meditational and holistic fields. Generally, these are harmonious and nonthreatening albums that are allied with new age philosophies encouraging spiritual transcendence and physical healing. Some of these albums are artistically satisfying as well... [+] Continue

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Liebert has said that "flamenco is a music both romantic and dangerous; it is an attitude as much as it is a musical genre." Therein lies the philosophy that catapulted him to fame at the end of the '80s with an engaging mix of subdued flamenco guitar and South American percussion, rock, jazz, and pop influences. Liebert's "attitude" actually... [+] Read More

Though he's one of the most influential artists in "new age pop" and adult alternative circles, Lynch has extensive formal music training. Inspired by Andres Segovia's classical guitar recordings, Lynch studied the instrument in Barcelona, Spain, in the early '60s. He later attended the University of Texas as a composition student. Toward the... [+] Read More

One of the most popular artists in the solo instrumental and adult-alternative spheres, Lanz played in several rock bands during his teens, then began developing his style as a solo pianist in a small Seattle nightclub. He introduced some of his originals into the bar's required mix of standards and pop tunes, receiving such a positive response... [+] Read More

Kitaro's style is the epitome of the contemplative, highly melodic synthesizer music often associated with the new-age movement. Interestingly enough, this famous Japanese composer taught himself to play electric guitar in high school -- inspired by the R&B music of Otis Redding. In the early '70s, Kitaro formed the Far East Family Band, which... [+] Read More

Kitaro's style is the epitome of the contemplative, highly melodic synthesizer music often associated with the new-age movement. Interestingly enough, this famous Japanese composer taught himself to play electric guitar in high school -- inspired by the R&B music of Otis Redding. In the early '70s, Kitaro formed the Far East Family Band, which released two albums of progressive rock. In 1972, however, he met the innovative German synthesist Klaus Schulze during a trip to Europe. Kitaro was hooked. He built his first synthesizer and began experimenting with all kinds of unusual sounds. His first solo album, Astral Voyage, appeared in 1978 and quickly gained a cult following. Two years later, he produced the first of several soundtracks for Silk Road, a Japanese television documentary series that ran for five years. Several albums of music from Silk Road were released to a growing international contingent of fans who admired his combination of lush, majestic textures and gentle, almost naive, melodies. Kitaro, however, was still considered an underground artist in America until he signed with Geffen Records in 1986, which re-released seven of his earlier albums and gave him the support to expand his scope in many ways. For instance, after years of creating albums in the privacy of his home studio near Japan's Mt. Fuji, Kitaro produced his 1987 release, The Light of the Spirit, with the help of Mickey Hart. The album featured an array of American musicians and was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best New-Age Performance category. That same year, Kitaro also made his first live tour of North America and sold two million albums in the U.S. alone. Kitaro's style had changed as well, becoming more theatrical and assertive while retaining a certain level of innocence and purity. His more recent recordings also show a renewed interest in the rock and pop elements that originally attracted him to music in the late '60s; in 1998, he also released the soundtrack to Cirque Ingenieux, a production bound for the Broadway stage. Thinking of You followed a year later; Ancient appeared in spring 2001. It was well received, leading to a sequel of sorts in the like-minded Ancient Journey in 2002. His contributions on the soundtrack to the controversial Chinese drama The Soong Sisters came out the same year, as did a live album and DVD. ~ Linda Kohanov, All Music Guide [-] Hide

Georgia Kelly is a classically trained harpist and composer who began her music studies at the age of three. Years before American audiences had even heard of pop harpist Andreas Vollenweider, this West Coast musician was gaining considerable attention for her albums of spiritual harp performances, which she initially released and distributed... [+] Read More

Virtuosic guitar playing and a passion for imaginative composing has kept the schedule of Brian Keane full. In addition to recording several memorable solo albums, Keane has been featured on albums by such stellar jazz players as Larry Coryell, Paco de Lucia, and Bobby McFerrin. His four albums with Turkish multi-instrumentalist Omar Faruk... [+] Read More

Virtuosic guitar playing and a passion for imaginative composing has kept the schedule of Brian Keane full. In addition to recording several memorable solo albums, Keane has been featured on albums by such stellar jazz players as Larry Coryell, Paco de Lucia, and Bobby McFerrin. His four albums with Turkish multi-instrumentalist Omar Faruk Tekbilek -- Suleyman the Magnificent, Fire Dance, Beyond the Sky, and Whirling -- are classics of modern Middle Eastern music. Respectfully called "the John Williams of the documentary world," Keane has composed scores for more than 100 historical and social films and television documentaries.

Keane inherited his musical talents from his parents. His mother was an avant-garde composer and opera singer who has performed in Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Opera House. His father was a highly trained Irish tenor singer. Although his father bought a guitar, intending to learn how to play, it lay dormant until he picked it up at the age of ten. Teaching himself a few chords, he spent hours playing rock & roll songs. Initially uninterested in jazz, Keane changed his point of view after attending a concert by the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the mid-'70s. Inspired by what he heard, he began taking the guitar much more seriously. While attending Staples High School, he studied at the Juilliard School of Music with John Mohegan, the developer of the numeric theory of music and the author of Rhythm and Tonal Principals. By the time that he enrolled in Ithica College, he knew more than most music teachers.

Although he studied with modern composer Karel Husa at Cornell University, he earned his B.A. in general studies. Moving to New York, following his graduation, Keane was soon playing with the city's top instrumentalists. In addition to playing in a trio with bassist Eddie Gomez and flautist Jeremy Steig, he performed with a Connecticut-based fusion band Sunsight from 1978 to 1981. Keane also began working as a session guitarist for Atlantic Records producer Arif Mardin.

Shortly after leaving Sunsight, Keane began collaborating with influential jazz guitarist Larry Coryell. Performing as a duo, Keane and Coryell recorded three albums during the four years that they worked together. Keane's collaboration with Tekbilek developed while he was working on the soundtrack for the film Suleyman the Magnificent. Although he knew little of Tekbilek, who was suggested for the project by Mardin, Keane became excited after their initial recording session. The resulting soundtrack recording was so powerful that the two musicians were offered a contract by Celestial Harmonies. ~ Craig Harris, All Music Guide [-] Hide

New Age Albums

December
Artist: George Winston
Released: 1982

The mother of all solo instrumental albums, and with good reason. Mixing traditional carols with Pachelbel's Canon and a few originals, Winston produces a solo piano album of unparalleled -- and undeniable -- beauty. How can music be simultaneously stirring and soothing, relaxed yet exalted? Millions have found the answer here, and an industry... [+] Read More