Healing Vibration is a journey through a world of unheard and yet strangely familiar sounds that touch your inner being.

The mesmerizing music of the crystal bowls starts out softly, yet can become very intense while enveloping your entire body. It creates a multi-layered sonic tapestry, frequently interwoven with... (more)

Healing Vibration is a journey through a world of unheard and yet strangely familiar sounds that touch your inner being.

The mesmerizing music of the crystal bowls starts out softly, yet can become very intense while enveloping your entire body. It creates a multi-layered sonic tapestry, frequently interwoven with other sounds: spherical overtone-singing, flute or monochord, the pulse of a Frame- or Udu-drum.

Let yourself be carried away ...

Der tägliche Choral des »Michel-Türmers« in alle vier Himmelsrichtungen gehört zu den Besonderheiten, die Hamburger und Touristen an St. Michaelis lieben. Auch die drei Orgeln des Michels erklingen jeden Tag bei der Mittagsandacht um 12 Uhr.

Diese CD verbindet den Choral am Morgen und am Abend jeden Tages mit dem Lauf... (more)

Der tägliche Choral des »Michel-Türmers« in alle vier Himmelsrichtungen gehört zu den Besonderheiten, die Hamburger und Touristen an St. Michaelis lieben. Auch die drei Orgeln des Michels erklingen jeden Tag bei der Mittagsandacht um 12 Uhr.

Diese CD verbindet den Choral am Morgen und am Abend jeden Tages mit dem Lauf des Kirchenjahres.

Die schier unendliche Vielfalt der Klänge, die die Große Orgel aus ihren 85 klingenden Stimmen durch die 6665 Pfeifen hervorbringt, verwoben mit den Trompeten-Chorälen des Türmers, ergibt ein außergewöhnliches Klangdokument aus Hamburgs größter Hauptkirche, dem Hamburger Michel.

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The daily chorale of the »Michel-Türmer«, played in all four cardinal directions, draws both Hamburg residents and tourists, many of whom also come to listen to the three organs of St. Michaelis being played during the daily 12AM-service.

This CD explores the relationship of the chorales from the beginning and end of every day to the cycle of the ecclesiastical year.

The sonic tapestry of the great organ with it's near infinite variability intertwines with the trumpet-chorales to create an extraordinary auditory experience from the largest among Hamburg's main churches, the »Hamburger Michel«.

In Wavegarden's debut release, Carlos Michael and LeAnn Eriksson have combined crystal singing bowls and flutes in an entirely new way, and they invite us on a meditative journey. The vibrations from the bowls have a deeply relaxing effect on body tissues, and the elegant musical patterns played on the smaller bowls... (more)

In Wavegarden's debut release, Carlos Michael and LeAnn Eriksson have combined crystal singing bowls and flutes in an entirely new way, and they invite us on a meditative journey. The vibrations from the bowls have a deeply relaxing effect on body tissues, and the elegant musical patterns played on the smaller bowls combined with the simple, sometimes raw tones from the flutes have a hypnotic effect on our minds. These sounds carry us into new dimensions in which anything is possible. Take a deep breath, close your eyes, open your ears, and let go of the past and the future.

Many of the bowls played on this CD are made not only with quartz crystal, but also with precious gems and minerals. Each of these “alchemy” bowls is played during “Jikoshoukai (Self-Introduction)”. For more information about all of the special instruments Carlos and LeAnn play, as well as their latest concert schedule, sound clips, ring tones, and other fun downloads, see www.wavegarden.net.

Jean Cocteau (1926): "Le rappel à l'ordre"

»Debussy existed long before Debussy. There was architecture reflected in water. There were waves rushing and abating, branches bent in in slumber, plums tumbling to the ground to bleed golden juice... All of nature murmured but indistinctly, without a human tongue... (more)

Jean Cocteau (1926): "Le rappel à l'ordre"

»Debussy existed long before Debussy. There was architecture reflected in water. There were waves rushing and abating, branches bent in in slumber, plums tumbling to the ground to bleed golden juice... All of nature murmured but indistinctly, without a human tongue to express it's flow. A myriad of wonders have now found their interpreter.«

[Translation from a German source: Andrew Levine]

On Saturday, the 26th of April, Christine and Sharif Sehnaoui performed as a duo for the first time in ten years at what turned out to be one of the highlights of the blurred edges 2008, the 2nd instance of Hamburg's independent contemporary music festival.

The air flowing through the Christine's saxophone and the... (more)

On Saturday, the 26th of April, Christine and Sharif Sehnaoui performed as a duo for the first time in ten years at what turned out to be one of the highlights of the blurred edges 2008, the 2nd instance of Hamburg's independent contemporary music festival.

The air flowing through the Christine's saxophone and the sounds Sharif coaxed out of the strings of his guitar wove a magnificent sonic tapestry, sometimes delicately merging, sometimes clashing to flow back to the common ground - a hypnotic groove…

Recorded puristically in ORTF configuration with two high-res microphones custom built by United Minorities. Mic-pres & 2d AD by Metric Halo. No compression besides (2d) tube saturation was applied, preserving the original dynamics. This is as pure as it gets :-)

Links:

http://www.myspace.com/christinesehnaoui