Special one

5. Still

Darkness Defines the Light EP

Own compositions

Ghazal Shakeri - Song Of The Red Dervish

Inspired by the amazing summer nights here in Copenhagen and my son Gabriel, playing with triplets as well as the new Chord Progression player from Reason Studios
Cover art: Own photo of Noctilucent Clouds in Copenhagen

Nordic Summer Nights

Inspired by the sad state of our planet Earth, and how we should act to save it as being the lush diverse beautiful planet sustaining us and all life on it. Here the track is as recorded live in a plant medicine ceremony, October 2022. Cover: Own photo from Iceland 2017

State of the Earth

State of the Earth - Live

State Of The Earth - Live

Inspired by the sad state of our planet Earth, and how we should act to save it as being the lush diverse beautiful planet sustaining us and all life on it. Here the studio version of the track. Cover: Own photo from Iceland 2017

State Of The Earth

My first soundtrack and my tribute to this years Piano Day! Features both the music and the effects used for the Center for Psykedelisk Dannelse (CEPDA) Explainer video, which can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxwTqMVqVVs
Graphics by Louise Huus Kjeldgaard - https://louisehuus.dk/
CEPDA: https://psykedeliskdannelse.dk/
Piano Day:https://www.pianoday.org/

CEPDA Explainer OST

Composed and produced my me, for the World Piano Day, 28.March, initiated by Nils Frahm and held worldwide on the Years 88th day. Made in Reason Studios with 2 layers of Felt Piano, 1 layer of processed piano, 2 layers of guitar and 2 layers of Ólafur Arnalds Chamber Evolution strings. If you have piano tracks made for this years Piano Day, please send me a message here in Soundcloud and I will include it in the Piano Day Playlist I curate. For the official Piano Day, please visit http://www.pianoday.org

Presence Is A Present - Piano Day 2024

Let the desert winds carry you away to the sound of the hang drum...

Desert Winds

In the deep waters, a wild forest, a infinite sky ...
Listen to the whales

Solaris

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (a.k.a. Forbidden Colours) by Ryuichi Sakamoto (1983)

Live video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_v_pbd-O8U

Soundtrack from the movie Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (戦場のメリークリスマス), a.k.a. Furyo in Europe, directed by Nagisa Oshima, and starring David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Takeshi Kitano.

The instrument is a Kawai VPC1 controlling a Clavia Nord Stage 2, using a sampled Yamaha C7 grand piano, and... straight from the 80's a sampled preset named "Touch Perco" from the Yamaha DX7 mk2 synth.

Spotify

Ryuichi Sakamoto 坂本龍一 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence [live cover]

Part of the forthcoming album by Yoyu (Ali Khan) 'Ordinary Moon'.
Available for pre-order next April 3rd.

Soon

Yoyu - Forest Purple

Part of the opening track from my latest ambient album Real Life and How To Avoid It, out on CD, download and streamies.

This track (like most of my music) was improvised live in my studio with most of my synths rather than just the laptop. 
It is another example of me exploring ways of making even more minimal music that is still satisfying.

Real Life and How to Avoid It

Once More

There is no Light without Darkness. Starting electronic, dark and structure-less going into the life blooming Light at the end, this own composition shows how Light will spring out of Darkness, and how the Darkness defines it.
Possible to purchase at https://michaelrasa.bandcamp.com/releases

A Pre-release edit was included earlier in my mix: This Journey We Take - Part 2
Made in Propellerhead Reason with a few VSTs
Cover Art: Photo by Michael Rasa. Gratitude to Planetarium Hamburg and Ben Lukas Boysen for the show

Darkness Defines The Light

Darkness Defines the Light - Ceremony Edit

Darkness Defines The Light - Ceremony Edit

2nd version of my own Darkness Defines The Light. Now in a Michael's Friends edit ;)

There is no Light without Darkness. Starting electronic, dark and structure-less going into the life blooming Light at the end, this own composition shows how Light will spring out of Darkness, and how the Darkness defines it.
Possible to purchase at michaelrasa.bandcamp.com/releases

A Pre-release edit was included earlier in my mix: This Journey We Take - Part 2
Made in Propellerhead Reason with a few VSTs
Cover Art: Photo by Michael Rasa. Gratitude to Planetarium Hamburg and Ben Lukas Boysen for the show

Darkness Defines the Light - Friend Edit

Darkness Defines The Light - Friend Edit

Spiritual music by Merav Klin - Vocalist hiller 
Produced by Masala - Music & Spirit 
Guitar By Hadar Yaakov - Strings Master 
Good for YOGA, MEDITATION and spiritual practice 

HEART MANTRA

Creating musical journeys for inner travels and psychedelic ceremonies
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