Live recording with added humpback whales

From The Womb Of The Earth

Praful's EP release of 2 uplifting dance-floor world-beat remixes, crafted by DJ Kareem Raihani - the original versions were released on the Praful album 'Mirror of the Heart'

Lotus Dance - Kareem Raihani Remix

Return to Light was channeled during a live looping performance with a private healing retreat group in Sedona, AZ.   Join us for a future retreat or private sessions at porangui.com

Return to Light (Live Solo Performance)

#9 on "Gravity"
theancientwild.bandcamp.com

Gravity

"... a tranquil and immersive listening experience which transcends boundaries." - Folk Radio UK

Real Music for Unreal Times by Kumea Sound is the second album by the Finnish sound artist Lauri Wuolio. Kumea Sound’s self-titled debut album (2013) was also structured around the instrument named handpan, or cupola.

On the new album all post-production processes are stripped away and a sense of deep passion and commitment to his instrument is transmitted from Wuolio’s playing. "I wanted the album to reveal something instead of trying to hide mistakes", Wuolio says. "Apart from mixing, nothing was changed or added after the recordings."

Even the haunting reverb was created and captured live in the studio with a complex setup of speaker arrays and experimental 360 degree microphones. The reverb itself was sampled in the historical Russian monastery of Solovetsky.

The recording of an instrument that has an exceptionally rich sound has turned out to be quite a challenge. Real Music for Unreal Times may so far be the most ambitious attempt to capture the full sound spectrum of the young instrument in all its history.

Real Music for Unreal times is a meditative counteraction to the experience of soullessness. Simultaneously timeless and contemporary, this acoustic percussion work reminds us of how rich and complex music may derive from a simple starting point.

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The album is available at Bandcamp (CD, LP, DL) and iTunes:

https://kumea.bandcamp.com/album/real-music-for-unreal-times
https://itunes.apple.com/fi/album/real-music-for-unreal-times/id971658417?uo=4

Everything Is An Exception

ripples

Buy // stream 🧠

-I'm actually really happy with this piece. It came together with a simple beat and wrote itself in front of me after that. I wove in some Dance of Wanderers cues for good measure, just to feel like I was doing something!

-Cover of "Kokiri Forest" and "Korok Forest" from Ocarina of Time and Breath of the Wild, originally composed by Koji Kondo, Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata, and Hajime Wakai.

Kokiri Hideout

beautyful forest of joy with som sitar and ney. calming. thanks to my instrument and teacher!
Tuned in 432Hz

Forest of Help

complete version

I Put You First

Composed, performed and produced by Alex Forster

I’m pleased to tell you that my album Komorebi - Music for the Forest has now been released on Bandcamp and Spotify 🌳🌞

During lockdown last year I released tracks from the album, accompanied by videos made from footage I’ve captured over the years in my local woodland. Here’s a little promo- vimeo.com/403394897

If you’re feeling it please consider buying it, even if you prefer streaming for practical reasons, as streaming provides artists with very little financial return for their work … or even better, use Bandcamp to gift it to a friend 🙌✨

Thank you again for your support and encouragement, it really makes a difference to the creative process and motivation.

You can continue to follow my music on 
alexforster.bandcamp.com
instagram.com/alexforstermusic
facebook.com/alexforstermusic
https://vimeo.com/alexforster
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7o7xemaenBnC6yCTBE7s4x?si=yTia3vO0RTmF1Z8OSgg0dA

Be well, 
Alex