![]() ![]() To follow Vollenweider's continuing evolution as an artist, try the next albums he recorded: 'Down from the Moon' and 'Dancing with the Lion'.Īndreas Vollenweider's 1985 effort White Winds, subtitled 'Seeker's Journey,' features the composer's modified electric harp in pieces that are much more experimental than what would later emerge as the prevailing sound of new age. If you like this release, try its two companion works as well, either separately, or as packaged together in the two CD set 'The Trilogy'. In an era where the dumbing down of the New Age genre has resulted in a plethora of mindless dronings of ambient whitenoise, this album stands as a reminder of what meditative electroacoustic music can truly be. Vollenweider has this to say about his art: 'The making of music, dancing, painting–creativity–all of this has so much to do with the ongoing process of `finding oneself', or better, of searching for the things that give us such an individual, complex, and miraculous depth of emotions…ideas…dreams…' He calls his endeavors 'wonderful adventures' and 'seeker's journeys', and relishes 'making this music and bringing it to its listening friends.'Īnd indeed, Vollenweider and his fellow musicians have found riches within and many friends without. This is true music at its finest–playful, intricate compositions that are soulfully performed and ingeniously constructed, flowing one into another through an ever evolving succession of moods. All feature Vollenweider's signature sound of dreamy, jazzy electroacoustic pedal harp and cheng accompanied by voice, synthesizer, a wide range of gentle percussion, and occasional contributions from other instruments. ![]() The first and third parts of the Trilogy are '…Behind the Gardens–Behind the Wall–Under the Tree…' and 'White Winds'. Artful, complex, imaginative and ever-changing, 'White Winds' is the third (and my personal favorite) in a trio of complimentary recordings that bring to life the magic and mystery of our world through the eyes of an artist of rare depth and clarity. ![]() For me, this release and the other early work of Andreas Vollenweider defined New Age music. ![]()
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