Kim Robertson - Wind Shadows Vol 2 (1983)

This is NOT Valley of the Sun or Great American audio, but it is too good for me not to put up. I was with a friend of mine at a thrift store in her town, and I went searching through their CDs, hoping I'd find some new age music - And I got what I expected! It's great sounding harp music from excellent harp player Kim Robertson- Take a listen for yourself!

Wind Shadows, Vol 2

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:

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

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

A Few Words from STEVEN COOPER!

Hey. I have some cool stuff to share today. Steven Cooper had came across this blog and had shared some interesting things with me, so I figured I'd share it here with everyone else to hear what one of the great New Age artists has to say about their music. Steven has also donated 2 digital remasters from the original master tapes of Key West Afternoon and the only Cooper album from Valley Of The Sun we don't have yet: Angels Of The Sun!


"Hello,
I accidently came across your site on the internet.
Thanks for all of the nice comments.
I have several of the releases you do not have...including some of the other artists.
All of my music is on CD - but has not been re-released.
I did most of the music for the "hypnosis tapes" released in 1985-1987.
I also did music for another company - Jonathan Parker's Gateways institute. 
These were all "self-help" releases - on cassette - in 1988-89. There were many.
I also have an unreleased project that was going to come out on the Synergy Label, Audion in 1990.
They went belly up - and so did it.......I re-mastered all of these releases several years ago - and the CD's sound great. I also have a release from "Valley of the Sun" so that I can release the music on my own.
I haven't had the time to do so, so they have languished in the vault so to speak.
The label was the brainchild of Richard and Scott Sutphen. Scott recruited me, and TRANSCENDENCE was the result. That was almost thirty years ago - hard to believe. I was one of their first artists - and remained with them until the label closed. 
I may have copies of some of the other releases you don't have - I worked with Robert Slapp some, and he sent me label releases in advance. 
At the time, I really wanted all of my releases out on CD. They were all originally mastered to SONY PCM - the original DAT. The quality has always been great, and they sound much better 
in digital. I had a high quality studio for the time, and made efforts to make the recordings as good as anything out there. BUT at the time, CD releases required "big" budgets - $15k per/release - and were beyond what the label wanted to spend.
The unreleased project was titled "Planet Earth" - and was a sonic history of the earth. It was pretty cool - and I developed all sorts of sounds for it - from atoms to volcanos to earthquakes to
insects and dinosaurs. It was the project Audion was interested in - and I never offered it to Vallery of the Sun. The friends I have shared it with always liked it - and it was perhaps the best thing I did.....I guess that is the story of life - the best efforts end up unheard."

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.

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"

Robert Slap- Sedona: The Psychic Vortex Experience (OST)

Robert Slap/David Naegele- Sedona: The Psychic Vortex Experience

Soundtrack for a video made by Dick Sutphen for Valley of the Sun.
By Robert Slap, Additional keyboard performances are done by David Naegele.


If you would like to watch "Sedona: The Psychic Vortex Experience", click the link below.
Click here to watch SEDONA: The Psychic Vortex Experience

Upper Astral- Entrance To The Secret Lagoon

Here it is. And yup, it's just as amazing as I thought it was going to be.

Entrance to the Secret Lagoon!

Valley Of The Sun Publishing's Hypnagogic Sound/Vibration Tape

Hypnagogic Sound/Vibration Tape, 1982

This is a very odd release. Apparently from some people online who have heard it say it's helpful to them but I just don't get this one. It's more of noise than music,but it's quite a trip. Enjoy.

Upper Astral- Upper Astral Suite

Upper Astral Suite

From 1982 or 1981.