Aho my fellow souls! It’s great to be in Soul land!

Slow We Go

https://sakuro.vision

Ein summendes Kollektiv von Menschen. Eine magische Stimme verzaubert und entführt. Trommelschläge formen den Puls der Zeit. Und dann: Bewegung! Das Kollektiv gerät ins Schaukeln, die Priesterin verrät uns den Weg. Gedanken entflammen, Emotionen zerfließen, Körper verschmelzen vom Winde verweht. Die Schichten des Seins in Geschichten vereint verschwimmen pulsierend im Klimax befreit - zurück bleibt… die Eins.

In Erinnerung an einen wundersamen Sommer 2021.

Featured Zuzu CreatriX: https://soundcloud.com/sistar-zuzu

Ecstatic Dance - The Experience - by Sakuro & Zuzu CreatriX @ Aequinox Unity Gathering 2021

The album "Mirror of the Heart", released in 2013, is inspired by the passion, depth and devotion of Sufi, Middle-Eastern and Indian music. The mostly acoustic sound is spiced up with occasional Western (electronic) ingredients. Prafuls trademark instruments Bansuri (Indian Bamboo Flutes) & Sax lead the way, but featured are also many (Eastern) stringed instruments from different cultures and world percussion. An impressive line-up of guest musicians from Turkey, Persia, India and Europe supported Praful to create a rich, colorful world-sound. Praful sings lead vocals on 4 songs, the lyrics being based on English translations of poems by Sufi mystics Rumi, Hafiz and words by Praful himself. Featured guest vocalists on 2 songs each are Pakistani Sufi singer Shahzad Ali Khan and Australian Earth-chantess Peruquois.

musicians:
PRAFUL - Lead & Backing Vocals, Bansuri (Indian Bamboo Flutes), Silver Flute, Saxophones, Harmonium, Keyboards, Fender Rhodes, Nylon & Steel String Guitars, Swarmandel, Xalam, Udu, additional small Percussion 
SHAHZAD ALI KHAN – Vocals (3,7) 
PERUQUOIS – Vocals, Spoken Words (6,9) 
AFRA MUSSAWISADE – Frame Drums, Darbuka, Dumbek, Tavil, Kanjira, Ghatam, Calebas, Krakabs, small Percussion (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9) 
MEHMET POLAT – Ud (2,8,10) 
NAHIM AVCI – Cura, Yayli Tanbur, Derili Saz (4,7,8,) 
MARTIJN BAAIJENS – Sarod (10), Nylon String Guitar (2) 
RENE DISSEL – Upright Bass (4), Electric Bass (3,6,9) 
MARTIN BRUNSDEN – Upright Bass (8,10) 
GIL LOPEZ – Electric Guitar (3,9) & Nylon String Guitar (4) 
JAYA SHRI MISHRA – Indian Mandoline (5) 
SUDHA – Backing Vocals (1) 
SANDIP BHATTACHARYA – Tabla (9) 
TERENCE SAMSON – Frame Drums, Cymbals, Shakers (10) 

all music composed by Praful (copyright control) 
lyrics: The Eyes of a Miracle & Ready to Dare by Praful; I Saw You by J. Rumi (trad.) & Praful; Secret Vaults of Heaven by Rumi (trad.), Hafiz (trad.) & Praful; Love Found Me by Baba Bulleh Shah (trad.); Arabesque by Shahzad Ali Khan; Lotus Dance by Peruquois; Meet them Laughing by Rumi (trad.) 
produced, recorded and mixed by Praful @ Skywalker Studio, DE 

mastered by Darius van Helfteren at Amsterdam Mastering, NL 
cover design by Vimal G. Gabrielsen /www.vimalgabrielsen.com 
cover photo by Rene Dissel / www.renedissel.com 
back cover photo by Elles de Vries / www.ellesfotocreatie.nl 
label: Mystic Productions 
website: www.prafulmusic.com

I Saw You

Cosmic Dance (w/ Marieme)

Tangled

Denna Glass - Sanango

In the silent space between shadow and light, memory floats in patterns too fragile to name. These echoes arrive feathered: light as thought, heavy as longing. What disappears does not fade; it changes rhythm. This is a myth traced by silence and told through the glow of dying stars.

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Having been available exclusively as the second disc to 2015's 'Collaborative Works', Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm's improvised audio recordings 'Trance Frendz', taken from their 45-minute studio film of the same name, have been given their own vinyl release – out March 4th, 2016.

Prior to a string of collaborative Erased Tapes releases, which include 2012's 'Stare' 10” and last year’s 'Life Story Love and Glory' 7” and 'Loon' 12” – compiled on the 'Collaborative Works' 2-CD set, Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm spent many hours together in their studios across Berlin and Reykjavik. Both have carved out genre-defying musical careers and formed unique live shows, creating a fan base loyal to their prolific output.

During a session at Durton Studio in Berlin last summer, Nils and Ólafur invited Alexander Schneider and his camera to document it. The recording continued long after the first take, stretching out into the next day until, eventually, several new improvisations had been recorded in 8 hours with no overdubs or edits. The unexpected nature in which these pieces had been created was reminiscent of their first on-stage improvisation many years ago. It became immediately clear how special these songs were.

"At the end of the night we had all this music that sounded unfamiliar even to us, loudly asking to be included in this collection.”

Originally made available as a 45-minute film on their joint website (www.arnaldsfrahm.com) last September, 'Trance Frendz' will be available to own on vinyl from March 4th, 2016.

Press for their 'Collaborative Works':

'A particularly joyous wash of slinky percussion and juddering layers' (8/10) – Clash

'An enchanting listen. The bar for a Lads' Night In has just been raised a few notches' (7/10) – Drowned In Sound

‘This is music for slowing down the pace of modern life... An immersive listening experience is guaranteed, while we must hope Frahm and Arnalds go on ‘holiday’ together more in future, and don’t forget to take their musical instruments.’ ★★★★ – MusicOMH

'A collection of gorgeously intimate piano compositions and eye-opening synth pieces, each never aggressive but always powerfully poignant' (8/10) – Under The Radar

'What Collaborative Works offers is something strange: a shared world created by two mad geniuses. Long may Arnalds and Frahm tinker' (8/10) – PopMatters

'Collaborative Works further proves just how natural a fit Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm are together' – Resident Advisor

Trance Frendz

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Ólafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm – 20:17

The first single, "Farm Song" from Music To Be Born To.  Full release 2-26-16. 

VIDEO : https://youtu.be/rkeXynKiD2w

The music of Music To Die To and Music To Be Born To both arose from live improvised “sound healing” ceremonies - over five years in development - held between 2011 and 2015 at a ranch in the high desert of Southern Utah and also on an organic farm in upstate New York. In both cases, I improvised live music over the course of several hours, layering vocals, keyboards and original field recordings with the use of looping pedals, later curating a selection of tracks. 

When listening to these albums you are listening to music in its virginal state. All ten tracks on the albums were "discovered" live - sometimes edited for length but with no overdubs or computer wizardry. The result is a rare intimacy that captures a moment in time free of any after thoughts or additions. Each track is a meditation on allowing while aiming for the freedom of the flow state. 

The inspiration for Music To Die To began during my time volunteering in hospice care between 2010 - 2012 as I witnessed a lack of musical tools to assist those both actively dying as well as their families and loved ones. Music Thanatology is a noteworthy existing field in palliative care but is limited to voice and harp. I wanted to offer something different, something broader, something using sound healing science both ancient and new, as well as music that speaks straight to the process of release, acceptance, and surrender. 

Death also made me think about birth. And after receiving numerous requests over the years for “birthing mixes”, I seized this opportunity to create the companion record, Music To Be Born To. Beyond active birthing, I wanted to compile a series of tracks designed for both the mother and the developing fetus (with the aid of “belly headphones”) to be listened to throughout the course of pregnancy. The aim being for the music to have a deep familiarity on a conscious and subconscious level so that when moment of childbirth arrives the music can help ease the stress of both mother AND baby during the process of labor. 

Put together, I hope these two albums serve not only their specific designs but also reach beyond to the metaphorical, to speak to that part in all of us that might be dying in order for something new to be born. I view death and birth as the two primary polarities of reality. If we stood out in outer space and could somehow see all of the life on Earth -- the people, plants, animals, insects, bacteria -- we would see a non stop constant swirling motion of birthing and dying -- this motion being the engine of life. Sometimes death can be a struggle, and so can birth. Let us be a witness to that which is asking to be born and also to honor that which is dying, giving space for the continuity of life.

releases February 26, 2016 

Music by Trevor Oswalt 
Mastered by Taylor Deupree 
Art by Michael Robinson

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Farm Song

Be sure to listen to the twin record, "MUSIC TO DIE TO" for the complete listening experience : http://soundcloud.com/eastforest

Trevor Oswalt's near-death experiences catalyzed a search for answers. After two violent bicycle accidents – the second of which causing almost identical injuries to the first incident – he began searching for understanding; his path eventually lead him to volunteer in a hospice, until Oswalt, aka East Forest, felt comfortable facing his fears. 

"Everyone copes with loss and trauma in different ways," he says.  "I was searching for a way that could help me and others at the same time." 

That search birthed the idea for his next album, Music To Die To, out February 26, 2016 on Aquilo Records.  "People think that nearly everything in life stems from the fact that we know we're going to die, and that real creative freedom comes from accepting our mortality," Oswalt says. "Part of this album is literally music for people to die to, but it's also the soundtrack of my own journey toward acceptance."

Inspired by one of his idols, Keith Jarrett, and his The Köln Concert, Oswalt knew he'd improvise most of the recordings by live looping a combination of vintage pianos, his voice, and original field recordings, all with the theme of life's finite nature in mind.  Recording on an organic farm in upstate New York and a remote ranch in the southern Utah high desert, he bunkered in until he had more than enough for one album. 
"Once you get out into nature and get the ball rolling, the improvisation starts to flow through you," he says. "I love the idea of giving birth to music on the spot, to record something in the moment that won't be made again."

Armed with a surplus of material, East Forest realized the perfect bookend: Music To Be Born To, the sister album to Music To Die To. To me, birth comes from the space created by the destruction of something, not the other way around. Out of death comes birth.” 

Together, the twin releases form a perfect pair, complementing the other in not only theme, but in musical substance. The former is an optimistic glow bathed in waves of his "blissful" (NPR), ethereal sound; the latter is more direct, more organic, and more focused - embodying an increasingly-mature sound and aesthetic.  but provides a fresher start with a newer beginning.

In 2016, he's back in Portland, but is now armed with a live show that is continually evolving; sometimes performing solo, sometimes with a string section, and often with cinematic projections. With experience as a performing pianist for a dance troupe, in a hospice volunteering as well as in the Amazonian jungle searching for answers, his music is a connected journey that's been dubbed "a revelatory excursion in sound" (Under The Gun Review) that invites listeners to "go on a journey of self discovery" (Earmilk).  He's been featured on NPR's Second Stage and Tiny Desk Contest, and shared the stage with Moby. 

"We forget that we are nature. We feel so much separation in our modern life, inundated with so much information; I believe our solutions will come from the inside out. They're already here, we're just uncovering them." 

"It’s all a process of discovery.  We need to give space for that which wants to emerge  -- something needs to die for something else to be born.  Making these albums was my way of creating some space, and inside I hope to hear an answer.

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Trevor Oswalt - live looped music, field recordings, vocals
Taylor Deupree - mastering
Michael Robinson - art direction

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East Forest plays electro-acoustic music coined "blissful" (NPR) and "immersive" (Wired). His work has appeared on Bright Antenna, Domino, Mercury KX, 1631 Recordings, Aquilo Records, as well as Tender Loving Empire & Universal/Decca.

He has three #1 albums that charted on iTunes as well as multiple top ten Billboard releases. He tours internationally.

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