TIBETAN SINGING BOWLS VOLUME 10:
HIMALAYAN STUDIES #5 ( 2004) 78:37
BEL
CD 020
(CD
only) £12
The CD is retrospective and the tracks also unfold in this backwards direction to the earliest example of my endeavours to create music for expanded consciousness or meditative/altered states (not drug induced altered states! - or any other form of artificial energy)
Photograph taken upstairs at Ronnie Scott's jazz club in 1972-3 featuring Frank's equipment
as recorded on the final track Amethyst, Gold, & Royal Blue. Taken by Andy Burns.
Light
Rays Breaking through Clouds.
(25-6-2004)
A brand new piece recorded in the summer of last year.
Tongues
of Fiery Light. (May
1999)
Solo track taken from the CD RAINBOW HEALING PEACE (overtone choir CD)
Rainbow
Light Bells. (May
1999)
Solo track taken from the CD RAINBOW HEALING PEACE (overtone choir CD)
Milarepa’s
Rainbow of Sound. (May
1999)
Solo track taken from the CD RAINBOW HEALING PEACE (overtone choir CD)
Temple
of the Ancient Magical Presence. (6-1-1998)
This is the first version of this piece recorded for FMP. It is shorter than the other version appearing on STAR PEACE. The rest of the CD on FMP under the same title features myself playing in various Trios and Duos - including a percussion trio.
Treasure
of the Mountain. (NKR)
(15-12-1995)
This is the first version of this piece released on the Solar label. The album featured many groups and this was the only piece on which I appeared.
The
Breath Within the Breath. (25-2-1990)
This solo is taken from the CD OUT THERE which featured the poetry of Owen Davis with fellow musicians Cathy Davis on Viola and Violin and Chas Dickie on Cello and Keyboards.
Whispers
of Eternity.
(13-1-1986)
This was originally intended as a pre-meditation piece spontaneously composed during the White Temple recordings of January 1986. It features exclusively the sounds of the Petalumines - invented and hand-made by myself. In 1983 I released an LP titled NEW ATLANTIS and the entire first side was a piece for 21 Petalumines entitled Temple of Sound. This is still available as part of a Double CD on the Celestial Harmonies Label where it is teamed with Deep Peace (for more details regarding this release please click HERE). My idea with Whispers of Eternity was to provide a short piece of music for people wishing to meditate who did not own any sound-producing meditative instruments of their own. There were six such pieces recorded at the time. For more on the White Temple Recordings (especially the technical aspects) click HERE.
Stillness
of Peace Profound. (13-1-1986)
This was originally intended as a pre-meditation piece spontaneously composed during the White Temple recordings of January 1986. It is played upon a collection of Burmese meditation gongs called Kyeezees. My idea was to provide a selection of short pieces of music for people wishing to meditate who did not own any sound-producing meditative instruments of their own. There were six such pieces recorded at the time.
Mountain
Angel from Venus. (13-9-1974)
Although recorded many years ago it was finally released only recently on FMP under the title THE IMPROVISING PERCUSSIONIST. The piece was recorded for a project featuring solo percussionists originated by percussionist Trevor Taylor. The CD consists of percussion solos performed by several improvising percussionists of that time - early 70s. Drums and other percussion instruments of short duration were still a part of my set-up during this period of my playing - although they do not play a prominent role in the piece. It is included as an early example of my chosen direction in improvised percussion music.
Amethyst,
Gold and Royal Blue, my way of saying Thank You.
(?-?-1972)
This was originally released on the LP OVARY LODGE in 1973. There was a period during the recording sessions where things weren't going well for my fellow musicians and so, feeling somewhat frustrated, I wished to leave the studio that day feeling that I had accomplished something. I spontaneously played this piece simply for myself and, unbeknown to me, Robert Fripp (lead guitarist of King Crimson and Producer of the album) had signalled to the recording engineer to leave the tape recording and so we have this piece - my very first professionally recorded solo piece. I have no idea what I might have created were I consciously recording a solo item. This is totally unselfconscious, natural and free of any false considerations. I was still using drums and other percussion instruments of short duration during this period of my playing - although they do not play a prominent role in the piece. It is included as the earliest example of my chosen direction in improvised percussion music.
Items with # have never been previously released.
To view the Nicholas Roerich paintings on this CD click HERE
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