Call of the Mystic

Product Description While other genre labels like Narada and Windham Hill diversified from their new age roots, Real Music has been consistent over the years in providing nothing but the best music for relaxation, meditation and spiritual enhancement. Their most notable recordings come from an Eastern Buddhist mindset, with multi-instrumentalist Karunesh leading the pack on the strength of previous discs Zen Breakfast and Nirvana Café. His basic approach to contemplative music involves a blend of exotic textures (bells, chimes, Tibetan bowls, sitar and Chinese instruments) with easy grooves and rich walls of ambience. The new collection's trance inducing instrumentation and sensuous rhythms begins with a few minutes of pure ambience and sitar, before slowly introducing a gentle percussive line ("For the Joy of It All"); Avinash's graceful Indian violin carries a mournful beauty that is also part of the similarly hypnotic, easy grooving "Monsoon's Dance." Bikram's Bansuri flute floats through beautifully in key locations, such as the introduction of "Mount Kailash." While the uninitiated might feel that there's a certain repetitive nature to the tracks (which usually begin with sparse instrumentation before the electricity is turned on), the intention is more to invoke a sense of inner peace than to be truly innovative. The title of the richly textured "Zensual" sums up the mystical intent of the thought provoking exercise. ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide Review ...a chorus of bells, chimes, Tibetan bowls and Chinese instruments that come together in a symphony of celebration. -- Pulse Magazine ...exalted, ecstatic music that reaches for and attains the highest peaks of emotional pleasure and rewards listeners with riches -- ~ Lloyd Barde, Backroads Music; home of the Heartbeats Catalog Calling all listeners... sit back, relax and prepare yourself to be enchanted by the sweet sounds of Karunesh. -- ~ Liz Doan, Senior Buyer, Music Design Karuneshs album is for yoga, meditation, and healing bodywork carrying listeners across the Asian continent to experience its musical traditions. -- Mara Applebaum, New Age Retailer Like a sonic hammock or cocoon, this set lets you fall into it and takes over for you... -- Chris Spector, Mid-West Record Re-cap. The sitar, the bansuri flute, and the Indian violin come together in a symphony of celebration... -- L.T., American Spa Magazine, January 2005 From the Artist There is a stillness, a point of balance, from which all movement stems, just as there is a place of silence from which all sound emanates. On Call of the Mystic, Karunesh has established such a base from which many wondrous instruments and sounds leap into joyful expression. Beautifully played bells, chimes, Tibetan bowls, sitar, sarod and Chinese instruments, bansuri flute and Indian violin come alive in a symphony of celebration -- an offering, a meditation, a delightfully mystical calling, irresistible to heart and mind. ~ Terence Yallop, Real Music President About the Artist KARUNESH Upon hearing the sacred qualities in Zen Breakfast, it comes as no surprise that Karuneshs natural talent for musical expression was initially nurtured in a spiritual environment. The music of Zen Breakfast draws upon sounds from ancient spiritual and religious traditions in ways that speak to the deep-felt longing in each of us for spiritual connection. It was during five years that Karunesh lived in an ashram in Germany that he had the opportunity to learn from and play together with musicians from cultures around the world. Music was a vital part of the mystical experience being pursued and where Karunesh (Sanskrit for "compassion") says he developed the ability to weave different styles and feelings together into a living symbiosis a symbiosis carried by his own very unique and personal "melodies from the heart." Karunesh was born in 1956 in Cologne, Germany. Although he had been drawn to music as a child and played in bands as a teen, he chose to study graphic design as a career. After attaining his degree, the path did not feel right for him and as sometimes happens to prompt us of a critical need for a change in direction, Karunesh was involved in a serious motorcycle accident. For two weeks, he was suspended between life and death, and this experience sparked the beginning of his spiritual path. In 1979 he made his first journey to India and began to follow his heart. In 1984 Karunesh released his first album "Sounds of the Heart," an album that quickly became a classic in the new age genre. More albums followed. With 450,000 albums sold to date, Karunesh has become established as one of the best-known artists in the genre. Karunesh has lived in Maui, Hawaii, since 1992, bathed in the healing warmth and fragrances of the tropics. From this islands feminine embrace, he creates music that holds a beautiful, sacred and healing resonance for those who listen. It was over breakfast one morning in Maui that comp
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Author/Artist:KARUNESH
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