Mario Dufour- Reflexion (1988)

Holiday post #3! This time it's a 1988 release by Mario Dufour, a collection of relaxing piano compositions in this release, called Reflexion!

Mario Dufour - Reflexion





That's it for the holiday posts! I hope everyone's holidays were great, and I wish everyone a nice vacation.

Daniel Berthiaume - The Sacred Fire, 1992 (Merry Christmas!)

Holiday Udate #2! This time, here is the 1992 release, The Sacred Fire, AKA Le Feu Sacre, by Canadian artist Daniel Berthiaume. This one is quite nice, heavy synth work here! Hope you enjoy it!

I took a look at Daniel Berthiaume's other works, too. It's nice, if I obtain any I may put them on my other blog.
Daniel Berthiaume - The Sacred Fire

Robin Miller- Celestial Bridge, 1988 (Merry Christmas!)

Got some CD's for christmas, consider this Holiday Update #1! Here's a great release from Robin Miller, "Celestial Bridge".  I'm really enjoying this one, and I hope you do as well. I got the CD version, released on Miller's own label, Miller Music Publishing in 2000. Original tape released in 1988

Robin Miller - Celestial Bridge



If you enjoy his music, please check out his web-site at http://www.robinmillermusic.com. Happy Holidays, New age fans!

"Celestial music has the power to create a bridge connecting our world and our consciousness to higher spheres.  My purpose in this life is to utilize my talent to this end. As the music flows through me, my wish is for all who experience it to realize they are part of much grander design and are held in the love of spirit."
-Robin Miller

David Storrs - Sedona Sunrise (1985)

Another release from David Storrs! This time, rather than being progressive new age, this is true new age/ ambient. Enjoy, from 1985, Sedona Sunrise.
David Storrs - Sedona Sunrise (1985)



From press release: Inspired by the Sedona Arizona, energy vortexes. Imagine yourself at sunrise in the beautiful, high desert environment. Experience awakening in the vortex at sunrise; watch as the sun's first rays fall across the red rock canyon walls. Side 2 is "Night In The Vortex." A mystical wooden flute, a harp and ethereal voices merge.

Robert Slap- In The Caverns Of Your Mind (1984)

Another release from Robert Slap! It's pretty good.

Robert Slap- In The Caverns Of Your Mind

I'll try to get better quality pics later.

[from the insert] "High-energy New Age fusion msuic that is becoming very popular on the West Coast. Robert combines guitar and synthesizer sounds with percussion and the natural sounds of surf and wind, to generate a very exciting musical excursion in which you'll explore the limitless internal harmonies of your mind. The album is a collection of themes that will trigger internal responses, including chakra stimulationl (c) 1984 by Robert Slap. Engineer: Dan Hillard Catalogue number AM123. Stereo.

Robert Slap - Snow Dreams (Musical Sounds Of Relaxation) AKA Winterscapes

This was released in 1989 as "Snow Dreams" on the Musical Sounds of Relaxation series, but was re-released by the label Madacy in 1994.
Robert Slap- Snow Dreams/Winterscapes

Robert Slap- Oriental Garden (Musical Sounds of Relaxation)

Discovered another Musical Sounds of Relaxation tape I have never heard of before. Briefly listened to it, I enjoyed it quite a bit. It's called Oriental Garden.

Oriental Gardens









Some of the music from this tape was later released as "Oriental Gardens" on a 4 CD set, called "The Ultimate New Age Collection,"  distributed by Distributions Madacy, Inc. in 1994. They have some other New Age releases, which I am to assume are all Robert Slap. Such titles as "I am The Sea", which I think might be "You Are The Sea," and "Winterscapes" might be "Snow Dreams". 

Still looking for more tapes!/Help us find tape names

Sorry that I haven't updated in a while, I've been looking for more releases, but with no avail. If anyone here has any releases we don't have up, please share them with us! We'd love to hear from you!

Also, there are most likely many tapes we don't even know the names of yet, or tapes we aren't aware exist. I had never even heard of the Upper Astral "Finding Your Soul Mate" album until someone had commented mentioning they had it. If anyone knows of any tapes which have not been named on the "tapes I don't have" list, let me know!

Robert Martin- Great Peace (1988 Re-Release)

Originally from 1981, This is an awesome release from Robert Martin. Not electronic-oriented at all, but it's amazing. You're going to love this one. It's missing one track, "Pranavo", but it is only 32 seconds, and I don't have the song.

Robert Martin- Great Peace

David Naegele- Dreams of Atlantis (1982)

Ok, we have a great one coming up here. Another awesome David Naegele tape. From the tape's insert:

"Piano, harp synthesizers and effects recreates life on the lost continent, a world of crystals and highly evolved spiritual people. Close your eyes and allow forgotten memories to flow. Side 2 is "Neptune Fantasy," capturing a water world in which all flows naturally, in balance with the higher energies. You won't want to come back."


David Naegele- Dreams of Atlantis!

David Storrs- Manifestation of The Pyramids (1986)

Finally, we get to hear the music of David Storrs! And I'm enjoying it!

From the press release:
An awe-inspiring example of what New Age music can be. This is music that will stimulate ancient memories. Close your eyes and see the perfectly cut stones of the Great Pyramid being levitated into position by the power of the mind. Heavenly voices proclaim this, inspiring visions of glory, reverence and power.

Enjoy David Storrs' work:

David Storrs- Manifestation of the Pyramids

The Sounds Of Nature- Desert Oasis (Produced by Robert Slap)

Another nature recording.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?fdgsm9rewjbg83t

Robert Slap- Aquamarine (HIGH QUALTY!) Musical Sounds of Relaxation

My all time favorite release from Robert Slap, in the 320kbps!
Aquamarine (320kbps)

The Sounds Of Nature- Creek In The Forest (Produced by Robert Slap)

More nature recordings from Robert Slap.
Creek In The Forest

The Sounds Of Nature- Nightbirds (Produced By Robert Slap_

A nature recording from Robert Slap, includes subliminals, which I've yet to be able to pick up.
Nightbirds

Robert Slap- You Are The Sea (Musical Sounds of Relaxation) 1989

Another release in the Musical Sounds of Relaxation series, and a great one at that:

You Are The Sea (1989)

Dick Sutphen & Upper Astral- The Alchemist (1988)

Guided meditation tape, same program is on both sides with different music. Unfortunately, the music is kind of hard to hear.

The Alchemist

Robert Slap- Gayatri

http://www.mediafire.com/?f4xoqaskcn9kyjf


No images yet.

Karl Schaffner- White Dove (1993)

Currently my favorite Karl Schaffner release. Amazing piece, roughly an hour long.
Karl Schaffner- White Dove

Also, pretty cover. Look at the nice dove.
Cassete Version
CD Version

Upper Astral - Finding Your Soul Mate

A release I had no prior knowledge of until I was notified someone owned it. Nice to know that there may be  other Upper astral releases out there besides Higher Self-Rendezvous that we don't have up on here.
Finding Your Soul Mate

Special thanks to Joseph for ripping this! Cover art will be added in the future.

INFO: I just discovered that David Naegele helped produce the "Skybirds" album. This could mean that he is one of the musicians in Upper Astral, as Upper Astral is a group of artists.

Robert Slap- Ocean Echoes (Musical Sounds of Relaxation)

Another release on the GAA/Valley Of The Sun's Musical Sounds of Relaxation Series.

Ocean Echoes

Robert Slap- Zen Morning

Robert Slap- Zen Morning (1996) Nice release from Robert Slap. Has a less electronic sound to it, some tracks even sound a bit like smooth jazz, it's quite nice.

Will scan in back cover/inside/cd soon.

Karl Schaffner & Lothar Grimm- Birds Of Passage

Birds Of Passage

This CD was released on a different Label, but apparently Valley of The Sun did put it out at one time..

David Naegele- Dreamscapes (Higher Quality)

Posted this as a new post so everyone would see it. The quality is much better on this one here.

David Naegele- Dreamscapes

Robert Slap- Nightwinds (Musical Sounds Of Relaxation)

Nightwinds- Musical Sounds Of Relaxation

An AMAZING release from GAA/Valley Of The Sun.

Musical Sounds Of Relaxation (SERIES INFO)

Some background info courtesy of Jason D McKean of Valley of The Sun:

". There were a series of 6 or 10 that were made and distributed through Great American. 20 years or so ago. Anyone who would know is no longer around. Maybe it was created by Robert Slap, he did a lot of the music back then. Maybe not. Could've been in tandem with other artists."

Musical Sounds of Relaxation release listing- These are the ones I'm aware of so far. From my research, most of or all of these were released in 1989. Included is further information on Amazon.

*Aquamarine (1989) Music by Robert SlapAmazon link for info + Purchase, someone has it for sale.

Snow Dreams (1989) Music by Unknown. Amazon link

*You Are The Sea (1989) Music by unknown Amazon info

Topaz (1989) Music by unknown Amazon info

High as a Kite (1989) Music by unknown amazon info

Emerald Green (1989) Music by unknown Amazon info

*Tranquilities (19??) Music by Robert Slap Info

*Ocean Echoes (1989)  Music by unknown Amazon info

Mystic Harp (19??) Music By Carol Emanuel Amazon info

*Nightshades by Robert Slap

Oriental Garden by Robert Slap

*=I already have them on this blog

Gentle Wind & Rain- Inner Vistas

Inner Vistas
Nice little collection  songs by an artist/group(?) called Gentle Wind & Rain.

Reflections Of Reflections (Produced by Robert Slap)

Not a fan of this release . Nature sounds with some little bells mixed in. If you're a fan of listening to sounds of nature, you'll love this.
Reflections of Reflections

Robert Slap- New Age Gregorian Chants

New Age Gregorian Chants
Interesting sound.

French Re- Release

Steven Cooper- Crystal Garden

Long-awaited release is now here! Steven Cooper- Crystal Garden

Great release from Cooper. Nice little release with birds and all sorts of stuff. Listened to it while reading in my backyard. Amazing.

UPDATE! Robert Slap-Tranquillities (Musical Sounds Of Relaxation)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?xnmu7ywl16m7rch Turns out, that this, along with AQUAMARINE, is part of an entire series done by Valley of the Sun/Great American Audio Corp. I got info about this before upon emailing Valley Of The Sun, but wasn't sure if they meant the Musical Sounds of Relaxation series, or just their normal new age releases. Well, there are quite a few of these out there. I'll list them in a next post, but here are the covers and stuff for "Tranquilities"

Upper Astral- Crystal Cave: Back To Atlantis

Upper Astral- Crystal Cave I had this one already but lost the audio. Here it is again.
I think there's one more known Upper Astral release I don't have.

Another Upper Astral release. Still looking for others.

Robert Slap- East of West

East of West

Gloria Thomas- When I Become The Wind

Gloria Thomas- When I become The Wind
This is a UNIQUE release. It isn't really inner harmony music, but a bit of normal pop/country sounding songs with vocals and all. Not a fan of it myself, but it is Valley of The Sun, so here you are.

Steven Cooper- Transcendence

Steven Cooper- Transcendence










From press release: An inner-harmony album of beautiful stream of-consciousness music that is highly conducive to an altered state of consciousness. Three synthesizers, various keyboards, assorted percussion instruments and an antique autoharp create a masterpiece of New Age music. Use it to generate a soothing, healing environment for meditation or massage.

Robert Slap- Ascension to the All That Is

Ascension To The All That Is

One of my favorite Slap releases. This release is over an hour worth of PURE INNER HARMONY. I highly suggest this one to EVERYONE!
from the release inlay:
Music created to capture the feeling of ascending through the astral planes to the seventh level -- the Godhead, the Universal Mind...The All That Is. A masterpiece of synthesized inspirational music. Angelic choirs, celestial strings, and a cathedral organ blend with gentle wind chimes to draw you ever upward into the realms of peace, light, and love. Created and produced by Robert Slap. Digitally mixed and mastered at Valley of the Sun Studios, Agoura Hills, CA. Program Length: 61:35.