ishvara pranidhana

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय  
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya means
“Om, I bow to Lord Vasudeva or Lord Krishna”

This twelve syllable mantra is known as a Mukti (liberation) mantra and a spiritual formula for attaining freedom.

Hang - James Winstanley
Hang - Daniel Waples
Vocals - Su Hart
Bass - Jasper Patterson

© Winstanley / Waples 2014

Om Namu Bagavate

Tybo

Godzilla

Luna

Train Fantôme

Yaksa

Benefit Yoga Class at The Shala Union Square, New York on May 3rd 2015. Solo accompaniment by Seth.

This was captured during pigeon pose towards the end of class.

Instrumentation:
Guitar
Harmonium
Vocals
Loop Station

Pigeon Pose Durga Harmonium (Live @ The Shala May 2015)

9/9

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Yoga Journal Review :
"A passionate performance on guitar offers a Westerner's interpretation of the classical Indian raga.

Classical Indian music is all about mood. Songs can evoke joy, tranquillity, even devotion. To accomplish this, musicians base songs on a form called a raga—a melodic pattern built on a framework of notes, rhythms, and musical progressions designed to summon up a particular emotion. It's best to experience ragas if you want to understand them, and now you can get a taste on Stevin McNamara's new album, Om Guitar: Acoustic Meditation Music.
A gifted guitarist and sitarist who has worked with Tina Turner, among others, McNamara has released two earlier solo discs: Caroline Myss' Chakra Meditation Music and Yogitar. McNamara's purpose on his newest album is not to imitate classical Indian music, but to apply the principles of raga to the totality of his background as a player of Indian and Western guitar.
Om Guitar is made up of four lengthy songs (from 13 to 25 minutes) that unfold at the unhurried pace of a sunny day spent in a leafy canyon. The music contains melodic and harmonic echoes of classical European repertoire, coffeehouse strumming, gentle psychedelia, and easygoing jazz. These combine effortlessly with McNamara's skillful microtonal string bends that are unique to North Indian classical music. This technique creates a plaintive sound that is especially effective in the album's first composition, "Aubade," based on a raga designed to awaken passionate longing.
Other compositions showcase McNamara's guitar and sitar playing in tandem. The two instruments intertwine in coy call-and-response patterns and joyful melodies on the album's closing track, "Heartsong Celebration." Another piece, "May Fortune Smile," features McNamara's nylon-string guitar being struck by fingers, brushes, the heel of his hand, and a violin bow. On other tracks, percussionist Nic Dacelo and tamboura/harmonium player Aram Ram provide hypnotic underpinnings. The album as a whole is meditative and soothing, making it an evocative introduction to classical Indian music."

Om Guitar

Heartsong Celebration

Ephemeral

Once Upon a Time

Satellite

Nightfall002

Nightfall006

Frameworks' new album KINGS is out July 14 on @emancipator's Loci Records.

Kings

Komorebi

Out 8/2217 on @locirecords

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Ghost Pong

"Music is much more than notes produced on an instrument. Every note should live and breathe with a connection to the Soul. Drawing from the infinite tradition of raga, as well as that of blues and those South African sounds of my youth, I have found a way to express my experience in a way that I hope will leave you feeling soothed, healed, uplifted and at peace with one's self and the world. Because that's the feeling I get from playing it."
Namaste, Siyabonga and Peace,
Stevin McNamara

Shanti Guitar

Moon Magic (Chandra) (Part 2 - Gat)

Moon magic (Chandra) Singhle/Edit

Marco Selvaggio - Aether

Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Toni Carbone at T-LAB STUDIO

T-LAB REVOLUTION TEAM: Luca Davino, Peppe Calvo, Toni Carbone

Cover Artwork by Benedetto Poma - Graphic Concept by Laura Accardi

Label: T-LAB REVOLUTION

AETHER

Hanoi

Marco Selvaggio - Hanoi

The second installment of Music For Keyboards is a set of 14 variations on piano. Taking inspiration from the chord progressions and melodies in the song "What's My Age Again" by Blink 182, these tracks are piano exercises looking at the song from several different abstracted angles. This volume of Music For Keyboards hopes to showcase the beauty of the original song when stripped down to just the notes.

ishvara pranidhana

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