Steve Gruskin - Interludes : Thunder and Waves (1991)

Steve Gruskin with another Interludes release. This one is a different pace and has brass fanfares in it. I would not reccomend this one for meditation, but for work or study (or background music for the house) would be great use for this CD.

Interludes - Thunder and Waves

Steve Gruskin - Interludes - Mountain Stream

Part 3 of my CD gifts! Another Interludes album, this time with sounds of a mountain stream and beautiful harp music with other instruments. A must have! Part 2 is my favorite out of the two parts.



Steve Gruskin - Mountain Stream

Steve Gruskin - Interludes: Babbling Brook

Part 2 of my Holiday CD gifts! A great Interludes CD I've had my eye on for a while. Beautiful electronic music, flutes, harp and more, set to the sounds of a bubbly brook. Gruskin's Interludes series  always promises, and this one doesn't let down!

Interludes - Babbling Brook

Musical Sounds of Relaxation - Mystic Harp by Carol Emanuel (1989)

Part 1 of my Holiday CD gift! I have 3 other albums to post here as well! The first one is a beautiful mixture of harp and other instrumentals, a wonderful tool for meditation and sleep by skilled harpist Carol Emanuel.

Musical Sounds of Relaxation - Mystic Harp

The Sounds Of Nature - Four Seasons (1988)

"The soothing sounds of the four seasons: Spring - gentle rain, Summer - frogs, crickets and ducks in a summer ambience, Fall - breeze in the trees, birds chirping, Winter - a snow storm. The sounds of the seasons will tend to calm and relax you as you identify with the wonders of each season. A beautiful aid to visualization, and ideal for blocking out environmental noises and distractions."


Four Seasons (1988)

Another great nature recording. 4 tracks are included on this release, each sounds taken in a forest in each of the four seasons, Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall - and what a nice recording it is. I find myself listening to the "Winter" recording while sipping hot chocolate in a blanket.


1992 reissue

The Sounds of Nature - Forest Sounds (1988) FIXED LINK

Another field recording, this time of a forest. Perfect for helping you sleep.


Four Seasons (I fixed the link, here it is guys)

The Sounds Of Nature - Gentle Rain (1988)

"Listen to the distant crash of thunder during a mountain rainstorm; there is something romantic, soothing and comforting in the sounds. The peaceful sounds of the gentle rain lull you as the essence of the storm clears your mind and refreshes you, invoking a sense of tranquility. The rainstorm can be a beautiful aid for visualization and is ideal for blocking out environmental noises and distractions."


Happy belated Thanksgiving!  We are back again with some nature sound recordings, this is the first of three we just got. This one has nice, relaxing sounds of the rain and thunder, a sound which I have loved using to help me sleep in years past.

Gentle Rain (1988)





It was re-issued in 1992:

WHAT I DO NOT HAVE YET AS OF 13 NOV 2014

Hello, here is an update of the list of releases we do not have. Remember, There exists many releases that may never have been discovered yet, so those are not on the list either.

*There are a few releases from Karl Schaffner, Daniel Berthiaume and others  that were not put on Valley of the Sun- despite that, I have them named here and still will post them when I get 'em (and when I discover new ones)


Robert Slap



Musical Sounds Of Relaxation (Various Artists-All released 1989)
Emerald Green: Musical Sounds of Relaxation
High as a Kite: Musical Sounds of Relaxation
Mystic Harp: Musical Sounds of Relaxation
Topaz: Musical Sounds of Relaxation


Galactic Odyssey


Bray Ghiglia


Jerry Crocker
Feather In The Wind (2000)


Upper Astral


Daniel Berthiaume
Ego (2009)
Les Grands Classiques For Relaxation (2009)
The Nature of Silence (2009)


David Naegele
Classical Meditations (1980)
Pentatonic Suite (1981)
Reveries (1981)

David Storrs
Aerobic Exercise (1983)
Channel For The Light (1984)


Steven Cooper
The Planets (Unreleased)


Karl Shaffner
Peace(19??)
The Voyage (19??)
Music For Friends (19??)


Unknown Artist/No Artist Listed
The Beat To The Theta Tape (1978)
Sounds of Nature: Ocean Waves With Subliminals (1988)
Four Seasons (1990)
Gentle Rain (1988)
Forest Sounds (1988)
Whales and Sounds of The Sea (1992)

Robert Martin
You Hit My Heart (1983)
You Are My Friend (1984)
Reality (1979)



Interludes Series (Mike Fraioli, Steve Gruskin, ect)
Babbling Brook (19??)
Mountain Stream (19??)
Thunder and Waves (19??)
Holiday Interludes: Eternal Sea (19??)
Hidden Lake (1987)

Majestic Moods Series (Steve Gruskin, ect)

Piano By The Sea (1995)
Irish Fiddle (19??)
Guitar By The Sea (1995)
Celtic Dawn (19??)
Harp By The Sea (1995)
Hymns By The Sea: Sunset Sea (19??)
Hymns By The Sea: Epping Tide (19??)

Dick Sutphen

Astral Projection (1980)
Transcendence (1980)
White Light Meditation (1981)
Confidence and Positive Thinking (1993)
The Gateless Gate (1993)
Temple Of Light (1993)
Alpha Wave Theta Wave (1995)
Hypnotic Om (1995)
Astral Journey (1995)



NOTE: There are always tapes that we have not discovered the names of yet. So remember, even if it's not on here, we may not have it. Works that are by familiar valley of the sun or GAA artists that are done on other labels will be here too, so if anyone knows of any, bring them up.

Happy Autumn

Hello to everyone who follows this blog.

Just updating to let you know I'm still alive. I do hope to get some more material to post here soon, but right now I do not have anything. I hope everyone is having a good fall.

Dick Sutphen & Upper Astral - Mansion of Beauty (1988)

Here's another great Effort from Upper Astral and Dick Sutphen with guided meditation.
The Upper Astral tracks that he speaks over are from the Nightwinds tape which you can find on this blog.
Mansion Of Beauty


 

Having a good summer, I hope?

Hey everyone. It's been a while but I am finally taking the time to make a post again. I missed posting here. Unfortunately I have nothing New for you at the moment but hopefully I can find something in the future.

Upper Astral's "Skybirds" Re-released?

It seems to be true, I saw it on Sutphen's website. I wonder if that means we can hear a digitally remastered version of that great album?


"Metaphysical Music by Upper Astral with Subliminal Suggestions by Dick Sutphen 

Track 1: Skybirds is structured for you to transcend levels of consciousness, soaring high above the earth as a bird. Seagulls, the sound of the surf, and an acoustic grand piano are used with a synthesizer which creates soaring arpeggios and subtle French horn-like sounds. You’ll feel like you are circling, circling and soaring through a vast emptiness of beautiful music that supports you and soothes your soul. Subliminal voices are saying, “up, up, higher, higher, fly with me,” and similar phrases.

Track 2: Seagulls and surf are combined with an “Ohm”-sounding synthesizer bed and a gentle, melodic French-horn sound to create a soothing, sustained environment."

Karl Schaffner & Lothar Grimm - Meditation: Music For Relaxing (Date Unknown)

Karl Schaffner and Lothar Grimm make more great ambient music together in this album. It was re-released in 2013, but I do not know when the original release of this album was. You'll enjoy this one.

Karl Schaffner and Lothar Grimm - Music For Relaxing

Daniel Berthiaume - Night Music (2000)

This album is probably Daniel Berthiaume's best work in my honest opinion. Great music and it really does make me think of the moon, the stars, and night time. perfect for listening to while lying outside when the crickets are out.

Enjoy.


Daniel Berthiaume - Night Music

David Storrs & Tony Selvage - Harmonic Dreamtime (Year Unknown)

This is a straight-up new age album featuring David Storrs and an artist named Tony Selvage. This one is beautiful and it's definitely worth a listen. The two work very well together in these songs.
(Sorry about the brief description, it's late and I have had a couple albums to put up tonight.)

David Storrs & Tony Selvage - Harmonic Dreamtime

David Storrs - Invaders From Mars- Music From The Film (1986)

This time we have a film soundtrack done by David Storrs. Far from a new age album, but it showcases some great dark ambient and spacey electronic music to hear. I have it uploaded in two seperate parts for you to download. It's a change from what I usually have here, and I've been sitting on this album for months and forgot to upload it, so here it is.

Invaders From Mars (Part 1)
Invaders From Mars (Part 2)






(This is the version I had the music from)

Karl Schaffner - Mountains In The Sea (1984)

A mid 1980s Karl Schaffner, yet another classic released on Isis. I may have too look more into this label to see what other artists put out tapes on it!

This album is a great relaxing sound, Lothar Grimm's name is nowhere to be found on the tape art so I assume this is a solo release from Karl.


Enjoy the great "Mountains In The Sea!"

Karl Schaffner - Mountains In The Sea

Dick Sutphen - 3 Altered-State Experiments (2000)

Altered-State hypnosis/meditation tape by Dick Sutphen, features music from David Naegele's Journey out of the body on track 1, Upper Astral's Crystal Cave: Return To Atlantis on track 2, and unknown music on track 3. Truth be told I haven't tried using these for meditation or anything yet but I plan to.


Dick Sutphen- 3 Altered-State Experiments

Valley Of the Sun Publishing's - Only Subliminals - Confidence & Positive Thinking (1990) FIXED LINK

This tape features excerpts taken from David Naegele's "Dreams of Atlantis", but also includes more music I have never heard before. It's worth a listen, it has subliminal messaging in it I assume- I haven't listened close enough yet.

Only Subliminals (This is the correct link)

Karl Schaffner - Flying Carpet (1984)

Happy Cinco De Mayo! Today we have a great spacey electronic album from Karl Schaffner (With a hint of guitar and traditional instruments!) It is entitled "Flying Carpet" and it was released on Isis in '84/ It has some great tracks on it, such as the ethereal "Passage", the jovial "Sailing" and the guitar backed chilled out "Longitude", among many others. I certainly recommend a listen. Lothar Grimm helps out on this album, much like some of Karl's past works I have posted.

Karl Schaffner - Flying Carpet

My computer is going through some problems so there are a couple albums I cannot upload here at the moment- but as soon as I have the ability to do so I will upload them.

Daniel Berthiaume - Arizona (2010)

Another fine album from Daniel Berthiaume, I believe this one is self released. It has some nice, relaxing tracks on it.








Daniel Berthiaume- Arizona

Steve Gruskin: Interludes - Gentle Rain (1991)

Another great release from the Interludes: Soothing Sounds of Nature and Music series! Relaxing rain, sounds of the harp and synthesizers make up this release. A definite listening is advised and using this to help you relax or sleep is great!


Interludes: Gentle Rain (1991)

Steve Gruskin - Interludes: Dancing Waters (1991)

Another great release from GAA, an edition of the Interludes: Soothing Sounds of Nature and Music series. Beautiful synth and harp sounds to the sound of waves spraying against the rocks of the ocean. A must hear for new age fans!



Steve Gruskin - Interludes - Dancing Waters

Dick Sutphen - Awakened Dreaming (1986)

Body relaxation tape by Dick Sutphen from 1986, has music in the background but I am not sure who the artist is. The music does not sound like any of the Valley of The Sun artists I know of.  Enjoy.

Dick Sutphen - Awakened Dreaming

Dick Sutphen - Expansion of Psychic Abilities (1976)

Hypnosis tape by Dick Sutphen, featuring more metronome in the background. From 1976, released on cassette. This might be his first release, as Sutphen started his practices of self help tapes in 1976.

Dick Sutphen - Expansion of Psychic Abilities

Dick Sutphen - Vision Inducing (1977)

An early meditation tape from Dick Sutphen with a metronome in the background. One of the earliest tapes that has been put up on this site.

No cover art found


Dick Sutphen - Vision inducing

Steve Gruskin - Hymns By The Sea: Gentle Waves

Hello. I'm back with another release from Steve Gruskin, who worked on the Interludes series. This is Hymns By the Sea: Gentle Waves, a collection of Religious songs done in harp and synth with waves in the background. It is nice to listen to.


Steve Gruskin - Hymns By The Sea: Gentle Waves

UPDATED LIST AS OF 5/5/14 - WHAT I DO NOT YET HAVE (UPDATED 5/5/14)

I have gone back to fix this listing right here.
REMEMBER: There may always be releases I do not know exist yet.

*There are a few releases from Karl Schaffner, Daniel Berthiaume and others  that were not put on Valley of the Sun- despite that, I have them named here and still will post them when I get 'em (and when I discover new ones)


Robert Slap



Musical Sounds Of Relaxation (Various Artists-All released 1989)
Emerald Green: Musical Sounds of Relaxation
High as a Kite: Musical Sounds of Relaxation
Mystic Harp: Musical Sounds of Relaxation
Topaz: Musical Sounds of Relaxation


Galactic Odyssey


Bray Ghiglia


Jerry Crocker
Feather In The Wind (2000)


Upper Astral


Daniel Berthiaume
Ego (2009)
Les Grands Classiques For Relaxation (2009)
The Nature of Silence (2009)


David Naegele
Classical Meditations (1980)
Pentatonic Suite (1981)
Reveries (1981)

David Storrs
Aerobic Exercise (1983)
Channel For The Light (1984)


Steven Cooper
The Planets (Unreleased)


Karl Shaffner
Peace(19??)
The Voyage (19??)
Music For Friends (19??)


Unknown Artist
The Beat To The Theta Tape (1978)

Robert Martin
You Hit My Heart (1983)
You Are My Friend (1984)


Interludes Series (Mike Fraioli, Steve Gruskin, ect)
Babbling Brook (19??)
Mountain Stream (19??)
Thunder and Waves (19??)
Holiday Interludes: Eternal Sea (19??)
Hidden Lake (1987)

Majestic Moods Series (Steve Gruskin, ect)

Piano By The Sea (1995)
Irish Fiddle (19??)
Guitar By The Sea (1995)
Celtic Dawn (19??)
Harp By The Sea (1995)
Hymns By The Sea: Sunset Sea (19??)
Hymns By The Sea: Epping Tide (19??)



NOTE: There are always tapes that we have not discovered the names of yet. So remember, even if it's not on here, we may not have it. Works that are by familiar valley of the sun or GAA artists that are done on other labels will be here too, so if anyone knows of any, bring them up.



Extra! Steve Gruskin's Biography!

http://www.ontrack-productions.com/bio.html

Info On the "Snow Dreams" release

Happy new year! While shopping on amazon I came across as copy of Snow Dreams AKA Winterscapes, and it seems to have the written name of the musician on it. It looks as if it says  "Duane A. Lobben." If this is so, this is an artist to look up.

By the way, there will be more coming to this blog soon!